Ayla POV
I wake before sunrise. For a moment I don't move because today of all days I do everything I usually avoid doing to avoid getting punished.
I remain on the bed and wait, listening for the sound that usually follows my waking up.
I wait for footsteps coming from the corridor, loud and heavy, a door slamming open or my name shouted angrily from downstairs but nothing comes.
My life is usually chaotic. I've never been allowed to exist in a peaceful environment. I’m usually required to stay still, small and quiet while they continuously create and cause chaos around me.
However, today, there is no chaos. No noises, no voices. Even after laying on the bed for one extra hour, no one is barging into this large room demanding breakfast or calling me useless before the day has even
