CHAPTER 7Karla awoke in the middle of the night feeling awful. Her head ached and her stomach was churning. She rolled over, reached for her watch and saw it was a little after two. Outside, the southerly storm had arrived in earnest and the room temperature was close to zero. She switched on the light and reached for two remotes. One turned up the heater and the other, the wall mounted television. She flicked between the channels but there was nothing playing except an ancient movie, an overseas news outlet and shopping adds. She switched the set off, grabbed a jersey to pull on and sat up.
She sighed. In theory she should feel thrilled about being offered the job at Top Plateau School but the opposite emotions filled her mind. She always had mood swings this time of the month. It wasn't
