The days after Jessica had confronted me to tell me that things were going to be different were...well, pure torture. Ashley still had yet to come home, and I didn't feel like bothering him. The boys were overjoyed to have me back, but Jessica managed to invade all of our time, whether to bark orders at me, or yell at them for being too noisy or messy.
Granny had altogether quit coming to the house since she no longer had a purpose, which meant it was just me, and occasionally a random farm hand that came up to the house to say hello to me or the boys as they were passing from the pastures.
"Why'd you leave for so long, Hadley?" August has asked me as he followed me around as I did a few random chores. We had pulled laundry baskets to the upstairs where I was now staying, letting them p
