Levi had woken up an hour before sunrise. She always awoke an hour before sunrise since she was assigned chores at Mr. Cherry’s farm. She hadn’t been on that farm in a while, but she couldn’t bring herself to change her sleeping schedule. As soon as she woke up, she made a quick breakfast and cleaned up. Levi knew it was Tricentennial Day today and was not happy about it. Her plan was to avoid everyone and stay home. She doubted that would happen. Levi had come to the town at night three years ago. The town had been celebrating Ashwood’s birthday. There were so many people and she didn’t get back on the bus only because of her mother. A sad smile graced her lips as she thought of her mother. She knew she was now in a better place, but she still missed her.
She had been able to avoid the others so far. It was likely because it was so early. She made sure to be as quiet as a mouse. After she had eaten breakfast and cleaned up, she went for her morning walk. It was more of a speed walk. Although recently, she had worked up to jogging. Levi did four miles in total to and from the house. When she made it back, she was glad no one was out and about. Levi did glance at the time and knew Eva would be up soon. Levi showered, shaved, and washed her hair. She did it as quickly as possible before sneaking off to her bedroom. Out of habit, Levi locked her bedroom door. She moved about to pick out her clothing and do her hair. Levi picked out a rather feminine outfit today. Once she dried her hair with some help from a towel, she brushed it out.
When Stella had knocked on the door to wake her, she had just finished painting the pinky of her left foot. “I'll be down soon Stella,” she called out. Levi was only going to head downstairs because Stella mentioned Eva made breakfast. She didn’t want to be rude and not go. Her fingernails were dry, so luckily, she could do her makeup and head down. She painted her toenails with her footwear on, so she would be down soon. Carefully, she stood and walked over to the small vanity in the corner of her room. Levi kept her makeup simple for right now. She simply did black cat eyes with eyeliner and put on black mascara. Levi wanted to put lipstick on, but she settled for honey lip balm. The last thing she needed was to mess up her lipstick while at breakfast.
Her plan was to have a cup of coffee and some yummy food. She was still satisfied from the meal she had in the morning, but she would eat something. She did appreciation that Eva cooked. Levi left her pink purse on her bed before she headed downstairs. Levi walked into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee, well more like a cup of cream. Her “cup of coffee” consisted of about 75% cream, 24.5% coffee, 0.5% of sugar. She entered the dining room just as Eva had asked her question about Tricentennial Day. Levi had no answer, so she stayed quiet. Levi placed her cup near a place at the table. Levi made sure the seat was as far from Gerry as possible. The woman always made her feel a bit fearful. She pushed the reason of why away and grabbed a small portion of hash browns. Levi slid into her seat and ate.