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Lilah

The rising sun broke through the darkness of the roos Wooden walls, plaid linen… strong arme in his ar face

He was so beautiful

Things had changed for s were so strong that I al the center ofmy life

For the first time in my life, when I ith Ky, I did not feel like Delilah, a Cursed sister of Eve, just plain Lilah… an ordinary girl who had finally been kissed by a boy

Seeing the roolow of the dawn, I slid frohtly parted lip, feeling a full force of butterflies in my stomach and made my way out of the door, down the stairs, and onto the cabin’s wraparound porch I took a seat on a wooden rocking chair and sighed at the blissful a in the trees, and the sun was rising in the east It was beautiful out here I could sit here for hours just watching the Lord’s creation showcased at its best

"Morning, Lilah!" Elysia’s voice called out fro back toward s and a plaid shirt on top I jumped up from my chair, embarrassed that I had not dressed I hadn’t expected anyone to be up yet and was shamed that I looked so unkempt

Elysia jumped onto the porch and dropped a bunch of ropes she was holding "Hell, girl, sit down" Elysia gestured, and doing as she said, I sat back down on the rocking chair

Elysia sat next to uys until later on"

"I always rise at dawn I have done so all my life and it is a habit I have yet to break Plus, I love watching the sunrise and listening to the birds It always irl But I gotta foal born a couple’a days ago, so I’ht"

I watched Elysia and wondered why Ky had not e, twenty-four, possibly younger, and she lived out here alone? Elysia caught , and I dipped my head with embarrassment