What do you think of the beginning of my story?

It's a good start. Needs some editing. The second paragraph needs to be broken up a bit. Separate one character's words from the other. The part about Jess going to the bed to lay down then plucked down needs some work. I think you should use a different word than coral, you use it a lot. The part where Jess gets out the books is a little confusing. I don't want to sound mean just being an editor. I enjoyed this and would read more. thanks for sharing and good luck!