Golden Box Book Publishing GBBPub February Magazine | Page 16

She spent the night on the floor of the screen room. She pulled the cushions off the swing that hung along the side and threw her blankets down. Tomorrow I’ll clean so I can stay inside, maybe even sleep on a real bed. For tonight, the first night in a long time, I don’t have to fight mosquitoes buzzing in my ears. As she dozed off, she tried to calculate the best way to use the electricity without affecting the bill.