The Awakening
“She chose to wear a plain simple green dress, knowing the colour green would shield her from the gardener’s sight. She slid into a pair of comfortable shoes, tied her hair in a bun, and tiptoed downstairs, leaving the estate without anyone the wiser.
She’d become quite familiar with Gabriel’s schedule over the past few weeks and as she walked across the lawn toward his house she kept telling herself all would be well. As she grew nearer, she waited and watched behind the tall bushes.
... The sun was still low in the sky when Gabriel opened the front door. He was wearing his typical brown work pants, silly red suspenders, a straw hat, and carried a pitcher of water. He had some tools and a lunch and closed the door behind him.
“Good,” she whispered aloud, when she noted he hadn’t locked the door. One less thing to have to break.
Now was her chance to find the evidence, and prove without a shadow of doubt he was Ryan.MoreLess
She’d become quite familiar with Gabriel’s schedule over the past few weeks and as she walked across the lawn toward his house she kept telling herself all would be well. As she grew nearer, she waited and watched behind the tall bushes.
... The sun was still low in the sky when Gabriel opened the front door. He was wearing his typical brown work pants, silly red suspenders, a straw hat, and carried a pitcher of water. He had some tools and a lunch and closed the door behind him.
“Good,” she whispered aloud, when she noted he hadn’t locked the door. One less thing to have to break.
Now was her chance to find the evidence, and prove without a shadow of doubt he was Ryan.MoreLess
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