I sigh with pleasure as the hot water soothes my aching muscles. Gosh, shopping can tire a girl out, I think to myself as my palm flattens on my hard stomach.
Content, I lay there with my eyes closed, savoring the quiet and finally beginning to think about all that had happened in the last few days.
Drained, that's what I am. Drained, but free.
Free.....
Yes, for the first time ever, I'm free from my family. No longer will I have to parade around a camera in my underwear to scrimp on some money together while my family blow away everything we have.
I'm free to make my own decisions now.
And that excites me.
Eventually, long after all the bubbles have disappeared, I drag myself from the bath tub and dry myself off, waiting for the arrival of Billy.
To occupy myself, I begin rooting
