Over the next week, Luke and Cassie formed a friendship that was the only bright spot about Cassie’s current situation. After a day spent alone in the house with Tim, she was grateful that Luke came home and spent each evening with them. They worked together making dinner, cleaning up, sharing conversation, and playing with Tim. They lived almost entirely by themselves as John had taken to spending each evening at Sarah’s. If John came home for the night, he was usually gone before Cassie came down for breakfast, a fact that was just fine with her.
Cassie had no idea how long their living situation would go on, or what would happen to end it. She could only wait and hope that eventually it would be safe enough for her and Tim to continue on with their lives.
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