C50 Stella

Stella’s POV

Just then, I heard it creaking from above me. I was frozen, wondering if it was Eliza sneaking around me. Then, just in cue, I heard my mother speak.

"Stella? You're not asleep yet? Can you get me some water?"

My thoughts were spinning; I had to rise amidst what had just been known. It overwhelmed me. Walking down to the kitchen for water for my mother, felt like an upturned