Her mother promised her she could go play as soon as she got done with her chores. She had a lot of them today. Her sister wasn’t feeling well and her mother put her in bed. So she had to do both of their chores. Alice had a habit of daydreaming, so it took her a bit longer to get done with everything than it would normally. It was after lunch when she finished her last chore. She decided she would grab an apple and run straight to the grove her friend would be at today. A warm, midsummer day meant she didn’t have to wear that heavy overcoat. She was only 9, nothing to hide that wasn’t hidden by her other clothing. She ran as hard as she could. When she passed the line of trees she could hear them playing. She ran harder and slowed when the trees broke into a large field. She spotted them,
