Chapter 28 Self-Defense Items

• Patricia had surfed the net last night to browse through the available options on the market, but she grew doubtful at the wide variety of self-defense items for women. She wasn't even sure if they were duds, and she was in no position to splurge now that she was practically broke. On the other hand, if Darcie knew anything about self-defense items, she might be the right person to ask for recommendations.
• Presently, Darcie was happily digging into Josephine's cooking. She couldn't remember the last time she had had a home-cooked meal. It must have been months ago because that was how long she had been ordering takeout.
• Poppy's illness had taken a turn for the worse these last few weeks, and the hospital kept her in the ward for further observation. Unable to leave her daughter alone, Darcie had been eating takeout from a weekly roster of restaurants near the hospital, and at this point, she was getting sick of it.