Laura stirred slowly from her sleep. It was a dreamless sleep, thankfully, and at first she was confused to find herself on the floor. She was about to sit up when she heard someone's footsteps in her room. She froze, her eyes wide, her body quickly becoming alert, as she listened to the gentle footsteps. She shut her eyes and did her best to pretend she was asleep.
Whoever it was, they were very quiet. They didn't seem to wear any shoes and touched the floor lightly wherever they stepped. Laura tried to think who it could be. Surely Angelica or Miss Lancaster would wake her up. They wouldn't respect her sleep. Nikki would be louder, clumsier in the room. It couldn't be Abby, could it? She was a harmless girl. Why would she be in Laura's room?
