Haley came into the frame and sat down at the kitchen island.

She had her big noise-canceling headphones on.

She opened a thick textbook and started taking notes.

She turned a page and highlighted a paragraph, completely wrapped up in her assignment.

She looked safe in her quiet bubble, cut off from everything else in the house.

No visitor would bother her as long as she stayed shut away in that room.

Ten minutes later the heavy wooden front door swung open.