Chapter 7
Cassie finished cleaning up after a long shift and grabbed her backpack, ready to head out. She wasn’t exactly looking forward to going back to the campsite. In the beginning, the fear of being discovered kept her hidden safely in her tent, but now as the weeks turned into months, she was starting to get restless.
She missed pointless reality TV that she got sucked into every time there was a marathon on. She missed the mouth-watering scent of a roast that was about ready to be pulled out of the oven. She missed the privacy of her own bathroom and cuddling up on the couch with a blanket after a long day. Most of all, she missed the feeling of being able to sleep without one eye open. The carefree life she once had when she didn’t live in fear or regret.
It had been so long she
