Category Archives: Ashes in the Light

Tuesday: May 24, 2022 Around eight in the morning, after making a pot of coffee and drinking two cups, Aurora took both dogs for a mile-long run. After they got home, she showered and changed into something other than her running clothes. The moving van didn’t come around until about noon, and they had onlyContinue reading “AITL – Chapter Five”

Monday: May 23, 2022 Aurora’s alarm went off at six o’clock that morning. Lifting Cooper’s head off her chest, she sat up in bed. She pulled her feet out from under Dexter’s chest and climbed off the bed. It felt far too dark in her room. She pulled open the curtains to let in someContinue reading “AITL – Chapter Four”

Sunday: May 22, 2022 After waking up and taking a shower, Aurora skipped breakfast and coffee to head to the sheriff’s department instead. She was nervous for the trip, even though it was just to fill out a bit of paperwork—although even she had to admit that nervous was quite the understatement when it cameContinue reading “AITL – Chapter Three”

Saturday: May 21, 2022 The first thing Aurora found out when she awoke that morning was that the moving truck wouldn’t be coming in until sometime Tuesday. It had been a relatively short phone call, and it was a fact that didn’t even bother her all that much. She had no problem with waiting. SheContinue reading “AITL – Chapter Two”

Friday: May 20, 2022 Aurora Cole wasn’t the kind of girl that typically accepted change. Whenever she could, she tended to avoid it at all costs. Life was easier that way, and who really liked change anyway? Who liked uprooting their entire life, packing up all their memories, and moving halfway across the country? NotContinue reading “AITL – Chapter One”