Ruby
I stared at my laptop screen, but I wasn’t seeing the coursework I had to do. It had been a week since I’d been sentenced to my new life, but instead of physically going to school I decided to take online classes. I still had my job at the diner, but morning shifts only.
Taking online classes meant I’d have to leave my room less, and I figured that would be best for everyone. I’d now settled into the routine of waiting until everyone’s turned in for the night before making myself dinner.
I was accustomed to being alone, but living under these circumstances had me slowly losing my mind. How much of this would I have to endure? Weeks? Months?
Years?
I closed my laptop screen and reclined in the chair by my window as the sun began to set. The splash of colors above the green trees l
