Relative Sanity: Chapter Six
"Ah, Miss Hart, I was wondering when you'd come to see me again." Elliot was sprawled on his cot, his back pressed against the wall behind him and one leg drawn up toward his chest. He looked positively pleased to see her. Geniva couldn't...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Two
Breakfast the next morning was a modest affair. Geniva had woken early to prepare herself for her first day of work, dressing demurely in charcoal slacks and a soft pink blouse that put some color in her cheeks. Not knowing what to expect on...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Three
The hall into which Geniva stepped was lit by a row of bare light bulbs linked by hanging wires. Their glow was dim enough that it took her a few seconds of blinking to allow her eyes to adjust to the gloom in the hall. She had almost expected...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Four
Dinner the next evening was a quiet affair. Though Frank, Thomas, and Jake tried their best to draw her into conversation, Geniva was withdrawn and moody by turn. When she wasn't picking listlessly at her typical salad she was staring out the...