Tiana had made a good effort to leave the hotel before the first light just like she had planned. She got to her aunt's place before nine in the morning. When she rang the doorbell and her aunty who was always a morning person was shocked to see her standing by the door so early.

"Willow!" Her aunt exclaimed pulling her into a hug. "Did you sleep on the streets? How come you are here so early?"

Tiana smiled at the use of her middle name which her aunt was so fond of —just like her mother.

"Aunt, it is just two hours from the city, and it's barely nine!"...