“Doris, get up!” Beth hissed in her ear. Doris flinched out of her sleep as if she had been slapped.

“What?” She mumbled and fell back against the pillow when she saw it was only Beth. “What happened?”

“Melody is here!” Beth said as she pulled on Doris’s arm. That made her feel wide awake, more so than any freezing bucket of water ever could.

“What? Melody is here?” Doris scrambled out of bed. It was only then that she noticed that William must have already left for the morning. She knew he came in during the night. She felt his arms around her to fill her with a warmth...