Mina was laying on her back. The blanket underneath her was soft and the weather was perfect. With her mother's suggestion, she had layered up, but the breeze kept her cool. The children at school had begun to bully her again; mostly because they said she dressed like an old woman, but Mina believed that wearing her mother's clothes was keeping her safe, so she ignored it. Sadie on the other hand, could not. She had been in more fights than Mina could count, and it was starting to scare Troy.
An involuntary smile flashed across Mina's face, as she thought about the money she was earning while she did nothing but lay in the grass. Sadie and Troy were on the other side of the field, likely cuddling. Mina took a deep breath, feeling completely free in that moment, but a deep voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
