Scarlett POV
That was why I walked to the door in a daze, barely noticing Regina standing right in front of me.
“Scarlett, what’s going on with you?” my adoptive mother asked, looking puzzled. “You seem miles away.”
I turned around in a hurry.
“Regina? What did you say? Sorry, I didn’t catch that.”
I pulled myself together and focused on her.
“I said you seem distracted. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing much. I’ve just been thinking about a few things.”
“Like what?”
“I left my job today.”
“And?”
Regina studied my face carefully. Distracted wasn’t quite the right word.
Maybe I looked more like I’d lost my soul somewhere along the way.
“I’m out of work now, so I’ll have to find another job, eventually. I’ve just been wondering what kind of work I should look for.”
That was a lie.
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