Chapter 47

When I heard we were going to have new neighbors, I was excited. The man was Father’s closest friend, so Mother said.

I was even more elated when I heard he had two kids around my age, this meant I could have actual friends and people to talk to.

It was weeks before I finally saw the moving van in front of the yard. There were boxes everywhere, the entire lawn was a disaster.

With my face pressed to my window, the only sight I was awarded with was a mop of curly blonde hair. It was impossible to see the face of the boy sitting just a few feet from my doorstep.

My first thought was to fly down the stairs and go introduce myself. But, Mother locked me in. And I wasn’t allowed to come out until it was dinner time.

Cassie, on the other hand, was out in the park down the street playing with Mother. While I was here, alone and suffocating in this tiny room.

I fell back on my bed and counted down to the minutes when my door would be unlocked. I was done with my assignment and already clean