Chapter 45: Journey Home

She put her hand inside the bag again and she brought out a small bag.

It was the bag she had bought earlier on. She opened it and sitting inside was Sam's wallet with the money in it.

She smiled, at least she had money. There was always a joy that came with having money.

She took out the money from the wallet and dropped it inside her bag. She no longer felt guilt for stealing the money because she had paid it in kind. Although it was against her will, she had still paid her debt.

What he did to her was terrible but she wouldn't go back to kill him like she had imagined. She would let him live. At least she took something from him and he did the same.

If she even thought about it. She got more from him. She got new clothes and new sandals that made it a lot easier to run.

But top of it all was that she got the opportunity to be with a blessed soul like Mary.

Then Hazel gazed at the wallet. The souvenir she had kept to remember Sam and his kindness.

She rose the wallet above her shou