Chapter 2:
Sky's hand rested on the final child. She sang softly to the girl as she carefully tucked the
blanket around the frail girl. The small child was deep in slumber...she had had a hard
day, not to mention a hard life. Softly Sky exited the room and left the children to drift
into the peace of sleep. She turned and found she was alone in the hall. She placed her
hand against the window and watched the rain stream down the glass. It distorted the
appearance of the night sky and she found it strangely beautiful. Slowly she placed her
hand on her stomach. Her thoughts drifted back....Nathaniel had never known, but then
neither had she, until it was too late. She sighed. She spent so much time reliving the past
that it was difficult to believe that time was continuing forward.
"Sky?" Annie smiled...Sky jumped but returned the gesture.
"Sorry for startling you...I just need to talk to you about something."
"Shoot." Sky replied...she rubbed her arms slightly, the air seemed to be chilling.
"It's about the bill.." Annie rubbed her head. It was evident she was tired and stressed.
"We don't have enough...not even with the extra money."
Sky nodded, she had been expecting this sooner or later. Utilities' prices were rising and
there was nothing to do but comply and pay...or else you would freeze. The two women
had always managed to make ends meet. They were diligent, resourceful...but in this case
there was no getting around the problem themselves. Sky sighed. She knew what she
could do...but the thought of it made her cringe.
"Annie, I'll take care of it...I promise." Sky smiled at her friend.."Go home..I'll stay
tonight." Annie accepted the offer and ventured out of the building several moments later.
Sky sighed and wrapped a blanket around her body. She slid slowly to the ground and
stared out the window again. There was no turning back. She would have to face
him....there was no other way. Sky had not seen Logan in years. A rift had grown
between the two after Nathaniel's death that just wouldn't mend. Sky recalled their last
encounter...slamming doors...yelling...everything fell apart after Nathaniel died...Logan
lost his brother, she lost her only love and neither knew how to handle it..Sky
sighed...tomorrow, she would face him tomorrow. Tonight however belonged to her and
she sunk into its serenity...safe in the shadows.
Sky's hand rested on the final child. She sang softly to the girl as she carefully tucked the
blanket around the frail girl. The small child was deep in slumber...she had had a hard
day, not to mention a hard life. Softly Sky exited the room and left the children to drift
into the peace of sleep. She turned and found she was alone in the hall. She placed her
hand against the window and watched the rain stream down the glass. It distorted the
appearance of the night sky and she found it strangely beautiful. Slowly she placed her
hand on her stomach. Her thoughts drifted back....Nathaniel had never known, but then
neither had she, until it was too late. She sighed. She spent so much time reliving the past
that it was difficult to believe that time was continuing forward.
"Sky?" Annie smiled...Sky jumped but returned the gesture.
"Sorry for startling you...I just need to talk to you about something."
"Shoot." Sky replied...she rubbed her arms slightly, the air seemed to be chilling.
"It's about the bill.." Annie rubbed her head. It was evident she was tired and stressed.
"We don't have enough...not even with the extra money."
Sky nodded, she had been expecting this sooner or later. Utilities' prices were rising and
there was nothing to do but comply and pay...or else you would freeze. The two women
had always managed to make ends meet. They were diligent, resourceful...but in this case
there was no getting around the problem themselves. Sky sighed. She knew what she
could do...but the thought of it made her cringe.
"Annie, I'll take care of it...I promise." Sky smiled at her friend.."Go home..I'll stay
tonight." Annie accepted the offer and ventured out of the building several moments later.
Sky sighed and wrapped a blanket around her body. She slid slowly to the ground and
stared out the window again. There was no turning back. She would have to face
him....there was no other way. Sky had not seen Logan in years. A rift had grown
between the two after Nathaniel's death that just wouldn't mend. Sky recalled their last
encounter...slamming doors...yelling...everything fell apart after Nathaniel died...Logan
lost his brother, she lost her only love and neither knew how to handle it..Sky
sighed...tomorrow, she would face him tomorrow. Tonight however belonged to her and
she sunk into its serenity...safe in the shadows.
