Chapter 129

As much as she loved Abby, she was starved for adult conversation. Mrs. Garrett kept pretty much to herself and the only time she got to have a meaningful conversation was when Barry called at night. She looked forward to those few moments when there seemed to be nothing else in the world except her and Barry in their secluded little cocoon. She regretted her decision to not fly to Merveille when he’d offered, if only so that she wasn’t left feeling so alone at the end of the day. Finally, the day arrived for ballet class and Abby was up early and dressed hours before they needed to leave. Had it only been a week ago that Barry had left? It felt like a month at least. It was the first time since her last class that Abby had been her usual chatty self and Becky let her prattle on as they dressed and had breakfast. She was happy for Abby, but she was feeling decidedly like she was in a rut. She needed to get out and do something for herself while Abby was in class today if only to change