I open my eyes, inhaling deeply as I scan the room. Everything is the same but There's also something missing. Rolling over, I place my hand on the spot where Master had been laying beside me. When the reality of his absence hits, an empty feeling fills my tummy and I feel a little sad. I run my hand across the spot for a few moments and close my eyes again before finally deciding to get out of bed for the day.
The morning goes on, the world keeps turning, and time drudges on as if my empty feeling has no meaning. Today, I feel quite small. Just a tiny smudge on the big picture of life. I get ready and eat breakfast. Olga comes and goes. Elise and Marie stop in briefly and we chat about Anna and where she will go now. As it turns out, her family is wealthy and she will be returning home t
