Jaya decided to keep reading anyway. She wanted to find out for herself what happened to Cathy. She suspected Ivan wasn't telling her the whole truth about the unfortunate heroine's demise. So after a fitful sleep she woke to find Ivan already gone, rolled over and picked up the book. Apparently, he'd pushed it back through the bars while she slept. Perhaps encouraging her to continue her newfound literary pursuit.
Though it vexed her to give him anything, she was actually enjoying the book. With Haty ripping around the bedroom, running energetic circles and killing imaginary bugs, Jaya read comfortably, enjoying the morning sunlight filtering through the open balcony doors. She had just reached the part when Heathcliff returned to Wuthering Heights only to find Cathy married to another m
