67

ROSE

The next morning left the simplest of charms in my heart, I had stretched on my bed and fluttered my eyes before opening them to another new day, in a way it felt awful waking up here at this same old place with Daniel lurking around but it didn't hinder the fact that I could see the beauty the day held .

In a way it felt even harder trying to remind myself of why exactly I seemed to be in a better mood, still in the moment I stood in front of the window and pulled the blind aside enough to stare as the sunlight stretched across the sky.

Beneath, was a woman — myself — Who was trying to understand what her complicated presence held, in my mind I was focused on the unpleasant.

I was startled by a Knock which was becoming a frequent occurrence every morning.

“Come in." I called out expecting to see Daniel as he had made it an irritating duty to be at my door each morning.

Instead a trio of maids walked in one holding a tape rule. I was left dazed by the turning and measurements