CHAPTER 8
I had to admit, I woke up the next morning excited at the prospect of having fun at the market with Anna. I put on one of my comfortable cotton dresses, the green one, and my black boots, and covered my hair with a scarf. I wrapped a cloak around me and strapped the pouch of money to my waist.
I giggled when I caught myself skipping down the stairs, and tiny sparkling stars burst inside of me when I saw Anna already with her cloak as well, waiting for me with a couple of sandwiches. Burk was nowhere to be seen.
“We’ll eat these on our way,” she said as she handed me one and nodded toward the door. She was radiant with her hair free from her usual bonnet. She also wore a cotton dress, a pink one, which was such a nice change from the brown and green one she wore every day.
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