Chapter 0227

I nodded, just as Elva returned with her third doll.

Nicholas stayed to play until late in the morning, when his duties finally pulled him away. He hugged Elva

extra tightly before he left. He squeezed me too, though I pretended not to notice.

After lunch, Tiffany stopped me just outside in the hallway. She pulled me to the side so that we could

speak privately for a minute.

“What did you want to talk about?” I asked when we were far enough away from the door that the other

girls couldn’t overhear.

“Listen, Piper, Veronica and I have been noticing some strange behavior from you lately. It’s kind of

freaking everyone out.”

She seemed earnestly concerned, her brow bunched up.

this didn’t feel like

to speak

really don’t know what you are talking about,” I said. I placed my hand on my heart, hoping

girls too have noticed you

and out

be said that I had been in odd places, since I’d been down into the cellar. But never, ever, had

Jessica and the other girls had seen must have been my sister Jane. But I couldn’t just.tell that to Tiffany without exposing that I

“I swear that w

I said. “Maybe there’s someone who looks like me and

me. I couldn’t exactly blame her since I wasn’t telling the

looks like you, why haven’t we seen her around during the day? Like,

was holding every muscle in my body

has talked to the guards and they’re all starting to keep an eye out for

before it’s too

up,

was going to track down my sister and find out

stop before she hurt

been able to get so close to Elva still gave

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