person. It was the watcher’s job to make sure you didn’t go to any evil sites or spend too much wasteful time that should be spent doing something more productive. Computer time was always meant to be productive and educational, not a time to play games or watch videos, or anything fun. It really made going online more trouble than it was worth, so she tended not to use it any more than absolutely necessary.
Allie clicked through websites and models until she found one from a reputable site that looked like it would work perfectly for her. The price was good too. After doing a quick skim over the reviews to make sure nothing looked too concerning, she added it to her cart, arranged for same-day deliver, and swiftly checked out. One more thing to cross off her list.
Allie turned the computer back off and pushed back her chair from the desk. She made her way back out to the main dining area and gave Annie a little wave of thanks before she walked outside. It was closer to the time she was supposed to work, but still not quite. Since she still had some time to kill, she started walking around her new town to take in whatever sights there may be to see.
Even though she had only been here a couple of days now, Serenity was very quickly becoming more of a home than Free Indeed had ever been. She missed her left behind siblings something fierce, but that didn’t make her regret her decision to leave. The thought of being married to Paul by now made her whole body shiver. Something was wrong with that man. There was something in his eyes, whenever they looked at her or when he watched the little children around the fellowship, there was an evilness inside. The way he just coldly stood there and held that man who was begging for his life, Paul didn’t even flinch when her father pulled out the gun and shot him.
She couldn’t just leave her brothers and sisters in that environment. Especially when there was a whole big world out there to show them. She would need to save every dime she could so eventually she could get a bigger place, and then maybe she could go back to Free Indeed and sneak them out to come live with her. They would all leave in a second, except for maybe Caleb. He was seventeen now, and he seemed pretty ensconced into their community.
Enough time had passed that Allie figured it was pretty close to when she was to start work. So she began walking in the direction of the shelter.
Allie made her way to the front door and stepped inside. Before she could even clear the door threshold, a friendly voice greeted her, “Hi, I’m Rayne!” Allie’s head jerked around to see a petite brown haired, brown eyed woman about her own age walking toward her. “I wasn’t waiting here for you like a stalker, I promise,” the new woman laughed, “I just happened to see you walking toward the door and wanted to introduce myself.”
“Hi, I’m Allie Kensington,” Allie returned her greeting.
“Yep, I know, Dory told me all about you when I came in this morning,” Rayne gave her a welcoming smile. “I’m your other co-worker, the louder and more interesting one.” Rayne ushered Allie through the waiting room area as she continued, “Come on back, I’ll start showing you the ropes.”
Allie followed Rayne to the back and was her shadow throughout the day as she learned how to care for and feed the animals, process the paperwork, and all the other tasks that they would share. The more she talked to Rayne, or listened to her talk, the more she liked her. Rayne was just a boisterous, bubbly person who you couldn’t help but like. Allie found herself beginning to open up to her as they conversed throughout the day. She still wasn’t at the point where she could talk about her past, but maybe if things continued as they were, and Rayne and Dory developed into the friends that they were looking to be, then just maybe she could tell them about why she wound up in Serenity. She did, however, talk all about her
Allie clicked through websites and models until she found one from a reputable site that looked like it would work perfectly for her. The price was good too. After doing a quick skim over the reviews to make sure nothing looked too concerning, she added it to her cart, arranged for same-day deliver, and swiftly checked out. One more thing to cross off her list.
Allie turned the computer back off and pushed back her chair from the desk. She made her way back out to the main dining area and gave Annie a little wave of thanks before she walked outside. It was closer to the time she was supposed to work, but still not quite. Since she still had some time to kill, she started walking around her new town to take in whatever sights there may be to see.
Even though she had only been here a couple of days now, Serenity was very quickly becoming more of a home than Free Indeed had ever been. She missed her left behind siblings something fierce, but that didn’t make her regret her decision to leave. The thought of being married to Paul by now made her whole body shiver. Something was wrong with that man. There was something in his eyes, whenever they looked at her or when he watched the little children around the fellowship, there was an evilness inside. The way he just coldly stood there and held that man who was begging for his life, Paul didn’t even flinch when her father pulled out the gun and shot him.
She couldn’t just leave her brothers and sisters in that environment. Especially when there was a whole big world out there to show them. She would need to save every dime she could so eventually she could get a bigger place, and then maybe she could go back to Free Indeed and sneak them out to come live with her. They would all leave in a second, except for maybe Caleb. He was seventeen now, and he seemed pretty ensconced into their community.
Enough time had passed that Allie figured it was pretty close to when she was to start work. So she began walking in the direction of the shelter.
Allie made her way to the front door and stepped inside. Before she could even clear the door threshold, a friendly voice greeted her, “Hi, I’m Rayne!” Allie’s head jerked around to see a petite brown haired, brown eyed woman about her own age walking toward her. “I wasn’t waiting here for you like a stalker, I promise,” the new woman laughed, “I just happened to see you walking toward the door and wanted to introduce myself.”
“Hi, I’m Allie Kensington,” Allie returned her greeting.
“Yep, I know, Dory told me all about you when I came in this morning,” Rayne gave her a welcoming smile. “I’m your other co-worker, the louder and more interesting one.” Rayne ushered Allie through the waiting room area as she continued, “Come on back, I’ll start showing you the ropes.”
Allie followed Rayne to the back and was her shadow throughout the day as she learned how to care for and feed the animals, process the paperwork, and all the other tasks that they would share. The more she talked to Rayne, or listened to her talk, the more she liked her. Rayne was just a boisterous, bubbly person who you couldn’t help but like. Allie found herself beginning to open up to her as they conversed throughout the day. She still wasn’t at the point where she could talk about her past, but maybe if things continued as they were, and Rayne and Dory developed into the friends that they were looking to be, then just maybe she could tell them about why she wound up in Serenity. She did, however, talk all about her
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