Speak Easy to Me by Tabitha Krueger

Author:Tabitha Krueger [Krueger, Tabitha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

LOTTIE

Even though I had a fitful night of rest I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. I didn’t want to admit that it was because my dance lessons would start today but getting to see Elsa again was like gasping for air and finally being able to breathe. She was the only one who had shown me sincere kindness since I’d been here. I learned my lesson from Emmett, and I won’t fully trust her, at least not for a while.

I had to take a few extra minutes lingering in the hot bath water. I grabbed my towel as I exited the now cooling water. Taking a glimpse in the mirror I was horrified by what I saw. My eye had a light purple ring under it highlighted by a very red cheek. I then took in the bruising on my upper arm. Every one of Cameron’s fingers were imprinted on my skin, making it look like I had a handprint on my arm.

I moved closer to the mirror not wanting to believe that my fiancé left me bruised. I inspected the mark under my eye, hoping that maybe it was just a shadow, or some left-over coal I hadn’t scrubbed away good enough. It was in fact, a black and blue mark. There was no denying the handprint on my arm, so I didn’t even bother examining that further.

I went to my closet to find a long-sleeved dress to wear that would be suitable for dancing though I had no clue what I was looking for. I chose a plain light gray dress that was for everyday wear.

Next, I used the powder I had to try to diminish the appearance of the under-eye bruise. I looked utterly ridiculous. I wiped it off and decided I’d tell everyone I slipped on some water in the foyer and hit the side of my face on the marble table in the center of the room as I fell.

As I was walking down to the dining room for breakfast it hit me, Elsa had never told me a time to be at her studio. The whole time I ate, I debated on what to do. It was around 10 o’clock in the morning when I finished eating. I settled on finding Russel and having him take me to the studio. If I was too early, I could explore downtown.

I searched the whole house to no avail. Russel was nowhere to be found. I oddly seemed to be the only one in the house at the moment. I left a note with my whereabouts on the giant table in the foyer. Armed with a book and some money Uncle Lon had given me when I had first arrived, I put on my shoes and coat and made my way to the trolleybus.

I had to walk a few blocks in the blustery cold. It felt refreshing to feel the wind on my face, even if it was a bit chilly.

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