chapter24 Insult

After Ashley left, Scarlett went back to her room and caught some Z's. She didn't want to dwell on her relationship with Ashley. She couldn't control it anyway, so why bother? The current situation was the best she could hope for. Life couldn't handle too many demands.

She whipped up a quick stir-fry for dinner and had just finished eating when all the lights in the hall suddenly went out, plunging the surroundings into darkness. Scarlett paused, wondering if there was a power outage.