Chapter 9
VANESSA
Mary hardly left my side all morning, taking only a brief break before returning. Her constant chatter was beginning to wear on me. As late afternoon approached, she was still right there beside me.
I wasn't accustomed to having so much company or engaging in so many different conversations. In the past, I had been either silently enduring torture or seeking solace in the library, lost in the worlds of the books that brought me back to life.
"Tell me about yourself, Vanessa. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?" Mary asked,she pursed her lips,as she realised her mistake.
"I'm sorry, I know you never have free time,that ass so stupid of me. Forget that I asked," she quickly added, retracting her previous question.
"I like reading," I replied simply, my voice d
