Bab 44: Caught off guard

The following day, Eve slept a little longer than she usually did. Tired from the little trip she had taken to the town of Hollow Valley the previous evening. 

When the curtains of her room were suddenly pushed aside, Eve frowned and squinted  through her eyelashes and saw Eugene tying the ends of the curtain and opening the windows of her room. 

"Good morning, Miss Eve. Did you sleep well?" he asked her. 

"Mm, I think. What time is it?" Eve asked him while wanting to stay in bed a little longer today. 

"I would say you have a good thirty minutes left before you head out to leave for Skellington," replied Eugene, and Eve's eyes snapped to look at the clock on the wall. 

"Oh no!" She quickly pushed the blanket away from her and placed her feet on the ground. She started to pick up her things from the cupboard. "Why didn't you wake me sooner?"