Chapter 36 He's A Person, Not A Prize

• The next morning, when I woke up, I headed straight for the window to look at the sky. Fortunately, there was no cloud in sight. Today, it seemed, I would escape my punishment.
• One of these days, however, my luck would run out and I would be forced to kneel in the storm and hope my body was strong enough to take it.
• Elva and I dressed for the day, and hand in hand, we exited our room to head down to breakfast. Just outside of the room, we were greeted by Mark.