Chapter 176: Chloe

The alarm woke her much too early. She had lain awake most of the night, her mind a jumble of fearful and confusing thoughts. Sometime near dawn, she had come to the decision that she and Tommy would have to leave Sawyer and start over somewhere else, where Dawson couldn't find them. It would be painful to leave their friends, but not as painful as it would be to have him interfering with her life, trying to take over.

She hit snooze on the alarm, deciding the animals could wait a few more minutes. She would skip on makeup to indulge in a couple of snooze sessions. Her eyes closed almost immediately, and she slipped into a deep sleep.