Emerging From the Haze

The wind is cold on the day Scarlett Swain is released from prison, making her tremble. She pulls her worn-out clothes around her with her bony hands and staggers out of the prison, her knee joints aching from the cold.A driver waiting in an expensive sports car waits for her outside the prison. When he sees her, he gets out and hurries to take her belongings. "Mr. Letcher and Mr. Swain are celebrating Ms. Sharon's birthday. They instructed me to pick you up for the celebration."Scarlett makes a soft sound of acknowledgment after a brief daze.