GRACE
I was done with work before 4am, hence I was able to rush home and catch a short nap before day broke to take Laurel to school.
Jody was on bed with her when I got in, so I crashed on the couch, feeling totally exhausted from hours of typing without getting any sleep. Our editor in chief worked with us through the night, thus, none of us could steal naps as we usually did whenever she went home on time as supposed.
I remember director Lance calling me up to his office once to ask me to sleep. Come to think of it, he was great to me a lot of times and if I was a normal woman without so much fear or an ugly past or so much responsibility, maybe I might have given him a chance.
The 7am alarm on my phone woke me up. I scrambled to my feet, aroused Laurie and started prepari
