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Lucy snorted softly. “Sure, he’s so self-sacrificing. He just doesn’t want me to tell the truth.”
“Do you realize we’re talking about the only person who is on our side right now?”
“On our side?” Lucy sniffed. “No one is one my side.”
I ground my teeth with frustration and pointed along the dimly lit passageway. “Let’s get away from the door. After you.”
Lucy trudged along, and I followed, imagining strangling her the entire way.
We reached the room, and Lucy paused outside.
“You know, Sonny told me about these tunnels. Renato and his sister used to use them to sneak out when they were young. People have been kept prisoner in this place for decades.”
“You’re not a prisoner,” I muttered.
Lucy stilled and tilted her head. “Do you really think that?”
If we are, then I’m falling in love with the jailer. It didn’t sound great.
Lucy sighed. “Maybe you don’t feel like that anymore, but I do. I’m still a prisoner and I don’t want to be anymore.”
“Meaning?”
“Meaning, I’m going to see what’s at the end of this tunnel, and if it’s freedom, I’m never looking back.”
“Lucy!”
She took off before I could grab her. I set off after her, running up the uneven corridor.
“Lucy, don’t be stupid. It’s dangerous outside, the cops are looking for you.”
She was getting away from me. She’d always been fast.
I ran faster, my sneakers getting a better grip on the damp floor than Lucy’s flip-flops.
“Lucy!” My cry echoed around the walls.
It was growing lighter. We neared the end of the tunnel. I wanted to laugh for a second, and then I wanted to cry. This moment here perfectly encapsulated my life. Running after my sister, leaving my heart and best interests behind me.
I tripped over a raised stone and fell to my knees. Pain radiated up my legs. I watched her getting farther and farther away.
“Stop. Please, just stop,” I muttered.
She didn’t hear me or turn around. A stray thought blew across my mind, freezing me to the spot.Just let her go.
I tensed. Let her go? She’d gotten us into all this, but then again, wasn’t she the reason why I was falling in love with a man for the first time in my life? Wasn’t she the reason why my path had crossed Renato’s?
You can’t fight fate, it’ll find you. Your god gave you to me. This was all destined to happen.
Renato’s words circled my mind as I fought with myself to get up. My fate and Lucy’s were linked forever, and I could never not care. It wasn’t who I was. Loyal to a fault. A sister to the end. The bitch who never quit.
I started after her, my knees burning. She’d reached the end of the tunnel and was trying to figure out how to open it. I pushed myself faster, but I didn’t make it in time. The door slid open, and she disappeared out into the winter morning.
I reached the door just as it closed and fumbled with the catch. It was tricky, and it took me a few moments to manage it. I stumbled out into the light and looked around for Lucy.
She stood in the middle of the road. Where were we? Was this around the back of Casa Nera?
Lucy stared at something farther up the road than I could see. She was still as a statue. A white van roared toward her.
