Outside the Wendover mansion….
"Mmmmmmm! Ouch that hurts!"
Clara stirred awake as the night air whooshed around her. Her body ached a little but the throbbing pain in her cheeks was what baffled her.
'How did I get here?' she wondered as she pushed herself up, noticing that she was seated on the bare floor and leaning against her front door. Clara was unsure of how she got there. One moment, she was….
That was when it all started coming back to her. It was more like a split second. She had no idea how she had been transported from the hospital back home, but it was still pitch dark outside.
The same words kept ringing in Clara's mind,
"Now, that you are done with your acting, let's lay down some ground rules, Clara Wendover…. My daughter-in-law is a special entity. The fact that she was your daughter…." Geneva had paused and then bent at her waist to look at the aggrieved Clara,