NARA
The clock on the wall read eleven forty-three.. I had been staring at it for over two hours now.
I shifted on the sofa again, tucking my legs deeper under me and pulling the throw blanket tighter around my shoulders. The television played some old show in the background, but I was not paying any attention to it.. It was just there to just fill the heavy silence.
Cassie’s words would not leave me alone despite how much I tried..
“I hope you survive this marriage.”
She had said it so calmly, almost like she actually felt sorry for me. That gentle tone scared me more than any shouting or threats from Ophelia ever could. It felt like she knew secrets about this house that I had not even touched yet..
Just then, footsteps came from the hallway, I turned my head.
One of the maids app
