CHAPTER TEN

A week had passed and Samantha's wounds were all healed. She had woken up that morning and stared at the mirror for a pretty long time before she finally decided she was all healed and could finally leave Olivia's apartment. She didn't leave even once ever since the discharge from the hospital except for when she went to the lawyer's office to file for the divorce because she was avoiding questions from curious persons, especially at the bakery where many customers had become more of friends.

She smiled at her reflection in the mirror and put on the cloth she chose for herself, a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and went to meet Olivia in the kitchen where she was making breakfast.

"Good morning" she chirped excitedly and Olivia smiled "good morning" she replied with the same energy and Samantha joined her in the kitchen. She took the plates out of the dish rack, placed the coffee mugs beside them on the kitchen counter and took a knife to chop the onions for Olivia.

Together they worked in