Lucy? But she seemed so sweet. Oviously, it was a mistake. She must not have seen Cotton. But then why did Joe take off like that?

This was too much for me to comprehend. I ran to my room and wept untill I couldn’t cry anymore. I lay in my bed all night, unable to sleep.

In the morning, I went running. It felt good. The crisp air cleared my head of all thoughts for the time being. I ran without thinking or feeling, and ended up in the one place I didn’t want to be. I checked my watch, it was 8 a.m. Someone should be up right?

I let my breathing return to normal. Slowly, I walked up to the house. I rang the door bell. Lucy answered, her eyes red. Looks like she’s been crying.