Adriana moved to the last stable and bent down to scrub the floors. Her back ached and she felt her muscles screaming in protest but she couldn't stop.

Stopping will only give Miranda the chance to punish her more than she had done and she won't give her the satisfaction to do so.

So she kept scrubbing even when her fingers scraped on a sharp edge in the floor and tore.

Adriana was done at last and she stood up slowly. Her bones cracked loudly as her stiff joints settled back into place.

She took up the bucket with the remaining cleaning supplies and walked slowly outside.

The sky was...