Book Two: Branch One Hundred and Sixty Eight

Anette sat on her bed biting her fingers. She was unable to sleep all night and she turned in the bed in annoyance.

So Aletta was making fun of her all this while even when she had declared she was going to have Joshua to herself. Anette let out a strange scream as she shook violently in the bed.

She felt her eyes heavy with tears but she did not want to cry. She hated that the reason she would cry was because of a lowly person like Aletta. She was not with the tears. Joshua should have chosen someone who was actually a worthy opponent. maybe she would have felt better about it.

"Anette honey," Leslie said as she knocked on the door.

Anette has not stepped out of the room since they got back from the party on Saturday night. It was Monday morning and she was still not out of the room.

Leslie had tried to understand that the news she heard was so grievous that she might be unable to get herself together. but it had been two whole days and she had not eaten a single thing.

"Angel" Lesli