Chapter 236: No Heat

How much of a culture shock was the weather? – Joanna

For most of her life, or at least what she could remember, Rye had lived in the South. The winters were mild. Summers were long. Snow was scarce.

In the month that she had been in Ridgeview, she had seen more snow than ever before. The first few days that the daycare was open, there was a terrible storm. The natives all called it a nor’easter.

But even the natives all said that it was worse than usual.

After her first week, Rye had splurged and bought a secondhand quilt at the local thrift store. She should get herself a better coat. The old thin jacket that she had was not even worth putting on most days.

But she was saving every penny she could for a new car. Her biggest fear was that her old Volvo would die on the side of the road. If that happened, who would she call? What would happen if she had Michael with her?

Sleep had finally pulled her under as she thought about these and caused her to have fitf