Chapter 8: Warrick
Time passed, and the pain of my separation from Thomas—and home, of course—gradually eased. I found myself enjoying living in Canada.
My studies went well, and as it turned out, I had a knack for spacial dimensions. As a result, I could also design houses that not only had an air of elegance about them but were comfortable to live in. A local firm saw one of my designs and was impressed enough to acquire it for a client. Both the firm and the client were pleased with the results, and the outcome was the promise of a junior position once I’d graduated.
I saw Mother during the holidays—she’d moved into a cottage on the property her father owned—but we had less and less to say to one another, as she had become involved with Aubrey Clarke, a neighbour of her parents. That
