Emily looked out her ground floor window. The sun was just visible above the treetops of the forest. Her view of the outdoors were different than they were in the room upstairs. To the right of the window was an ornamental tree in need of trimming, and a paved gated driveway that disappeared around a bend. Directly in front of the window and to the left was an overgrown lawn bordered by a high fence that separated the building from the forest. Half a tree lay across the lawn, the remainder of it still standing. "That must have happened in the storm a few days ago." Emily thought, remembering the vicious storm that rolled through one evening, shaking the whole building.
With all her belongings put away, Emily wondered if she dared leave her room. Would she get in trouble if someone saw her roaming the halls? She walked to the door, opened it, and stood in the doorway looking side to side at the empty hallway.
With all her belongings put away, Emily wondered if she dared leave her room. Would she get in trouble if someone saw her roaming the halls? She walked to the door, opened it, and stood in the doorway looking side to side at the empty hallway.
