The next morning, after taking out the trash, Sophia handed another bag to Scarlett, saying she was busy doing laundry for Miss Harper and asked Scarlett to toss it for her.
Scarlett was used to this kind of thing by now. She figured she'd just treat it as a quick walk to stretch her legs.
Holding the trash bag in one hand and using her white cane in the other, she carefully made her way along the path she'd memorized.
It had snowed heavily the night before, and the roads were still icy. Scarlett slipped and hit the ground. Her left hand landed right on the trash bag, and a sharp pain shot through her skin-like being pricked by a needle.
She didn't think much of it. She just felt around on the cold ground for the bag, picked it up, and tossed it into a nearby bin.
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