Chapter 17 A New Friend

• There were other guards lined in the trees. I saw heads popping through other trees every once in a while.
• "Is this what you do all day. Stand here?" I asked swatting mosquitoes away and rubbing my arms.
• It was getting a bit chilly and buggy in the shade that I looked back at the warm, bug-free house with longing. Standing in front of the porch was Alessia, straight face with phone in placed on her ear, obviously answering a call.