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“Because every day after she sees you, she goes up to his lab. She’s there for about half an hour and then comes to us. I’ve tried asking her about it but sometimes talking about things can be dangerous. Like I’m talking to you now.”
I placed my hands on her shoulders and looked her in the eye.
“You don’t have to be afraid. I’m not going to tell anyone anything you tell me.”
She smiled and it really was a beautiful thing.
“Okay.”
She threw herself down on the bed and told me everything she knew. It became clear she didn’t know a lot but enough to make me suspicious. I knew what the Supervisor was like. I’d grown up with him.
It was the final piece of information that caught my attention.
“Then this morning, she didn’t come back,” Harper said.
“What do you mean? She went to see the Supervisor and then didn’t come out again?”
Harper nodded.
“Did any of the girls see her come out?” I said.
“No. Neither did Lily. And she’s very careful with her girls. Even if she pretends like she doesn’t care.”
“Did Lily speak to anyone about her going missing?”
“She didn’t need to. A guard came and spoke to her, telling her Ivy wouldn’t be returning.”
“And that was it? No more explanation than that?”
Harper shook her head.
What did that mean? That Ivy was still in there somewhere? Or that the Supervisor had done something to her?
My mind whirled and my stomach twisted at the idea.
There was little the Supervisor wouldn’t do when push came to shove.
It gave me pause for thought. I’d made a deal with the Supervisor for him to let me have Ivy.
But what if he really did have power over what happened to her? What if he never intended on speaking with the warden? He’d never needed to discuss anything with him before. And what if he was preparing to trap me as he had with Ivy?
“What are you going to do?” Harper said.
It was a great question. I wasn’t sure.
Just then, the door made a bleep noise it always did when the guards stood on the other side.
The door slid open revealing a guard outside. He didn’t enter. They never did unless necessary.
“The Supervisor is ready for your meeting,” the guard said.
The Supervisor might be ready. But I wasn’t.
“Is it okay if I stay here for a while?” Harper said. “I’d really like a night off.”
“Sure,” I said mindlessly. “Help yourself.”
Harper clapped her hands excitedly and got comfortable on the bed. She deserved something for risking her life.
