Chapter 156

The morning starts earlier than I’d planned. I don’t even remember setting an alarm, but Ma’s already up clattering around in the kitchen like a one-woman army. The smell of coffee and baked bread drifts through the house, and I know there’s no point pretending I can sleep through it. I swing my legs out of bed, scrub a hand over my face, and stretch the stiffness from my shoulders. For once, ther