Chapter 33: Margie's Kindness
POV: Elowen Hart
The diner was called Margie's Place, and it saved my life.
I was a frightened girl with nothing but a secret growing inside her when I walked through the door for the first time. I did not know much of anything back then, I was only looking for a place to hide. The bus had dropped me off at the Port Harlow station at dawn, and I had wandered the foggy streets for hours, until I saw the sign in the window that says “Help needed, no experience necessary. Ask Inside.”
So I went inside.
Margie was a woman in her fifties with grey-streaked hair pulled back in a tight bun and arms that looked strong enough to carry a full tray of dishes without getting tired easily. She looked me up and down, taking in my worn duffel bag, my pale face, the che
