"Wake up, sleepyhead. It's already 3 o'clock in the afternoon," a warm, familiar voice gently roused me from my slumber.
I blinked my eyes open to find Rosie sitting on the edge of the bed with her hand tenderly stroking my hair.
"Rosie!" I exclaimed groggily, still trying to shake off the lingering fog of sleep.
She gave me a sad little smile. "My beautiful girl, I'm so sorry I wasn't there by your side during your whole ordeal earlier," Rosie said as she reached out to delicately wipe away a stray hair from my face.
I shook my head, trying to brush it off. "It's okay, Rosie, really. There was nothing you could have done anyway since I didn't tell you anything about it. S0, don't be sorry."
"Lavinia..." Rosie's eyes shone with concern and just the faintest hint of hurt. "Why didn't
