Josephine did not stop running until she reached her house. With a frightened glance behind her, she clambered up the tree and back through her window again. Everything was quiet in the home, everyone was still fast asleep. But her thoughts were with Raoul. The young woman collapsed on her bed, pulling the covers up over her and just laying there, curled up in a ball, until her exhaustion overcame her. 'This is all my fault.'<br/><br/>Josephine woke up the next morning early, having not gotten much sleep. Nightmares had tormented her through out the hours she lay in her bed. Slipping out from the covers, she realized she had forgotten her undergarments in her haste to escape. She changed quickly, before anyone could catch her in her grass-stained and dirt covered dress. With the sun just barely risen, she snuck out of the house, wondering if Raoul had returned. 'Please be safe. Please be alright.'