Chapter 38: Mouth Talk
Alex
The next morning, I dragged my tired body out of the cellar and headed for the kitchens. I made sure to get there before the sun had fully risen over the trees. My body felt heavy and slow, as if every one of my bones had absorbed the deep cold of the night and simply refused to let it go. My joints felt stiff, and my head felt light from a lack of sleep. I did not want to be there, but I had a job to do if I wanted to stay under the radar until my birthday.
I walked into the kitchen and saw that it was already starting to get warm from the large ovens. I did not speak to anyone. I rolled up my sleeves without thinking and went straight to the large dish sink in the corner. I plunged my hands into the steaming hot water. The heat felt like a shock against my
