21: Peace, finally

ASHLEY

I woke up the next morning feeling a lot better. I yawned and stretched, I sure had a good sleep. And then I realized what was going on. I was in my room, on my bed! I looked around, wondering what was happening.

I placed my hand on my forehead to feel my temperature. I was probably hallucinating. There was no way I had slept in my room. I tried to rack my brain to understand what could have occurred. The memory of last night came rushing. I had been in the rain all night. I could not recall going into my room.

The only logical explanation was that someone brought me into my room after I must have passed out from the cold.

I became worried. What if this was a set up? What if Brody brought me here to annoy Axel so that I could get punished? What if Axel came in to hit me?

I rushed off from the bed and adjusted my clothes. Then I tiptoed to the door. If I was going to get punished, I wanted to be aware of it. As I got close to the door, I heard voices arguing. I leaned closer to