FortyMy eyes fluttered open in the darkness; my body still burdened by sleep. For a moment, I had no understanding of where I was, and then it became clear – I was home in Bourton. Rolling over, I nestled my head into the pillow and drifted back into a deep sleep.
Sunlight had already filled my room by the time my eyes popped open and my body began the ascent to consciousness. Blurry eyed, I rolled over rubbing away the last bits of sleep and focused on the alarm clock. I sat up in disbelief, staring at the numbers as they flicked to eleven o'clock. I'd slept the morning away, a consequence of returning home very late or rather, very early.
Back in Tockington, Peter had offered to drive me home, leaving Jane and Aaron behind. By the time we left, it was quite late. I was exhausted, but h
