Back in her room, Josie opened her jewellery box and
allowed herself to gaze at the bracelet the King had given her. For months she’d worn it every day, hoping
the marble would glow again. It never
did. The day she had taken it off she’d
cried for hours.
Now, here in her dorm room, there was still sadness, tinged with the kind of loss she had hoped she’d never know again. But as Josie closed the jewellery box, she heard girls giggling down the hallway; she thought about Shruti, who she was meeting for dinner in the cafeteria, and of her classes that began next week. She could only hope her new life would help her put the old one to rest once and for all.
Now, here in her dorm room, there was still sadness, tinged with the kind of loss she had hoped she’d never know again. But as Josie closed the jewellery box, she heard girls giggling down the hallway; she thought about Shruti, who she was meeting for dinner in the cafeteria, and of her classes that began next week. She could only hope her new life would help her put the old one to rest once and for all.
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