What color is my heart today? Ella asked herself the next morning while surveying herself in the mirror. Outwardly, she was a cheerful jonquil yellow—a color chosen to combat the closed-in grayness of the day and the steady drip-drip-drip of rain. Inwardly, the answer was the same as it always was: No color.
What color is my heart today?No color.Ella headed downstairs. Today, she was the first one to the breakfast parlor. She had only taken a few mouthfuls when Minette joined her.
“Someone had an energetic night, non?” Minette said, when she saw the amount of food on Ella’s plate.
nonElla tried not to blush, and failed. She busied herself with slicing her sausages into bite-sized pieces.
“So?” Minette said, pouring herself a cup of hot chocolate.
Ella didn’t look up from her task. “I’
