YOU KNOW THE RULES

ZARA

I spent the morning at home, not that I had anywhere else to go. Without Anders by my side, it was harder than I thought.

I wasn't used to being idle but I was grateful to have a roof over my head with a partner who loved me with every precious breath he took.

I needed to keep busy. If I kept being idle, it was going to affect me in ways I did not want. After thinking about what to do, I finally decided on cooking. Although Anders had rejected the idea, it was the only thing I could do without attracting attention or suspicion.

The only problem was my ignorance in that aspect. I didn't know the first thing about cooking. I had stumbled on my step mum cooking a few times so I decided to sit and try to recall what exactly I had seen her doing.

I did recall a few things and it made me excited, however, my excitement died down when it occurred to me that if I wanted to cook, I needed to do a lot of shopping. Anders bought the food we ate every day so we did not have a pot or anything