Behind the Gates
“What a disaster this day has been!
First Rosie and … everything.
Then Evelyn goes missing.
Now Maddie is being held like a prisoner in some isolation quarters. I discover that being torn from my best friend — who really has become more like a sister, right down to how annoying she can be sometimes — is the most devastating loss of all.
I enter our dorm, desperately needing someone to talk to. “Is Evelyn here?” I ask Rosie, whom I find sitting at the table, reading by lamplight.
“How would I kno...w?” Rosie answers in a flat voice, not even glancing up from her book.
I head straight for my room and find my locket in my top drawer. Clicking it open, I gaze down at the photos of my parents. “Mom, Dad? What should I do?” I whisper. “We’re in big trouble and I wish I could talk to you about it.” Closing it, I put the locket around my neck and hold it against my heart. Just for tonight, I need to wear it.
“Talking to yourself again?” Rosie snipes when I return to the living room.MoreLess
First Rosie and … everything.
Then Evelyn goes missing.
Now Maddie is being held like a prisoner in some isolation quarters. I discover that being torn from my best friend — who really has become more like a sister, right down to how annoying she can be sometimes — is the most devastating loss of all.
I enter our dorm, desperately needing someone to talk to. “Is Evelyn here?” I ask Rosie, whom I find sitting at the table, reading by lamplight.
“How would I kno...w?” Rosie answers in a flat voice, not even glancing up from her book.
I head straight for my room and find my locket in my top drawer. Clicking it open, I gaze down at the photos of my parents. “Mom, Dad? What should I do?” I whisper. “We’re in big trouble and I wish I could talk to you about it.” Closing it, I put the locket around my neck and hold it against my heart. Just for tonight, I need to wear it.
“Talking to yourself again?” Rosie snipes when I return to the living room.MoreLess
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