CHAPTER 3 : THE MORNING

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The smell of coffee drifted through the small apartment before Lucy even opened her eyes.For a moment, she thought she was dreaming — that she was back home, and her mother had decided to be kind for once. But the sheets were soft, not rough and faded. There was no shouting from another room, no sound of bottles clinking. Only quiet. Gentle, golden quiet.