Autumn Storm
“The whisper pierced her sleep. Her eyes opened, and she blinked, surprised to find it dark in her room. She didn’t mean to sleep the rest of the day. She’d hoped to take a nap then venture outside to recover her iPad in the hope it survived the snow.
Autumn sat up. The swelling in her leg was gone. The room was chilly, and a glance out the window showed it still snowed. Dawn was sleeping deeply, and the time on her alarm clock read a few minutes past midnight.
Standing, Autumn waited for her bo...dy to balance then crossed to the bathroom. She refused to turn on the light, telling herself it was because she didn’t want to wake Dawn.
In truth, seeing the dark-haired girl in the middle of the night scared her too much to fall back asleep.
When she returned to the bed, she caught a glimpse of movement from the Square. Autumn pushed aside the sheer curtain to gaze into the quiet gathering place, lit by a single light on the back of the main house.
She gasped. Standing below her window, gazing up, was the dark-haired girl from the mirror.MoreLess
Autumn sat up. The swelling in her leg was gone. The room was chilly, and a glance out the window showed it still snowed. Dawn was sleeping deeply, and the time on her alarm clock read a few minutes past midnight.
Standing, Autumn waited for her bo...dy to balance then crossed to the bathroom. She refused to turn on the light, telling herself it was because she didn’t want to wake Dawn.
In truth, seeing the dark-haired girl in the middle of the night scared her too much to fall back asleep.
When she returned to the bed, she caught a glimpse of movement from the Square. Autumn pushed aside the sheer curtain to gaze into the quiet gathering place, lit by a single light on the back of the main house.
She gasped. Standing below her window, gazing up, was the dark-haired girl from the mirror.MoreLess
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