CHAPTER TWO The alarm clock woke her with a start. It said six-thirty, and any other day she would have shut it off and rolled back over. Getting up early in the morning, was not something that Brenda had ever gotten used to, or had been able to manage. She was definitely a late morning, or even early afternoon riser. But today was something special. She had gone to sleep with the thought of Florida and freedom burning into her brain. She had dreamed about balmy beaches and surf, and when she awoke, it was the first thought that she had. She jumped out of bed like she had been shot from a cannon. In no time she was dressed, having laid everything out the night before. She wore a smart summer suit, which showed her body off to its best advantage. She grabbed her purse, and buzzed to the

