*Cora’s POV*
“I’m so glad you came for me Miss Dun... uh... Cora,” Hazel says as her cheeks flush a bright red, “I’m so sorry Miss, I know you don’t like that name.”
“Relax Hazel,” I touch my hand to her shoulder to help her relax, she is so tense, “and please, you are my friend, not my servant... call me Cora,” I smile and she returns the favor.
“I will have to work on that,” she giggles before she takes a serious tone, “I don’t really have friends, it’s a foreign concept to me,” she says looking down at her hands as she pulls at the hem of the silk blouse I gave her.
“Sister... it’s a dog eat dog world,” Anna says as she drapes an arm over Hazel’s shoulder, “no pun intended,” she laughs as she lifts her hands in self defense. We both glare at her in mock irritation, knowing full w
