Chapter 41
- Cassie woke to her mother gently shaking her. Her eyes were sore and swollen and glued shut by the salt from the tears she cried herself to sleep with and the last thing she wanted was to wake up.
- “Cassie, honey,” her mother said softly, “you need to get up. There’s a delivery for you.”
- Cassie sat up and rubbed her eyes. Her head felt foggy and her body felt sluggish.