160 Sell my Sister?

Tonight was the first night Lina spent at her new apartment. She left the light on the whole night to avoid feeling scared.

It was still too early to go to bed, but Lina felt anxious from earlier and so she took refuge under the covers on the mattress in her new bedroom.

She lay on her back and stared at the freshly painted room. Lina had a lot of dreams for this place but it wasn't always like this. Lina had imagined things going differently; ideally she'd be living with her husband by this point or at least engaged. A cute baby would be on the way and she'd finally get to use her many years of mothering skills to mother her own little one.

I'd be a great mom, Lina thought.

I wouldn't be selfish and I'd teach them everything.

Lina remembered Julie, and her promise to stay with her. Guilt stewed inside her and she felt like a traitor for breaking her promise, but what can I do? she told herself.