Chapter 30: 30. Stroking her fears

Charlotte got back from her grocery store feeling tired as always. And again, she came to an empty home. A part of her life she most dreaded now. This was why she had now extended her working days and would leave home very early each day.

Now she worked in all the days of the week, from 6am to 9pm, when before, it was actually from 9am to 5pm. And while she used to rest on Saturdays and worked part time on Sundays, now she would not even stay home on weekends.

She dropped her bag and let herself fall into the couch in her living room. Her head fell back and she closed her eyes, trying to block all thoughts and relax.

She had not been eating well lately. Well, how could she when her source of joy was not around? Aurora was one reason she always found joy in cooking, because she never wanted to miss the joy in her eyes as she ate her delicious homemade food.