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 her

I placed my hand on my heart, hoping she could see the sincerity I was

her brow scrunched further. “Veronica and some of the other girls too have noticed

and

or Julian on my arm. It could even be said that I had been in odd places, since I’d been down into the cellar. But

sister Jane. But I couldn’t just.tell

“I swear that w

whoever that is, it isn’t me,” I said. “Maybe there’s someone who looks like me and has been doing all

at me some. I could tell that she didn’t fully believe me. I couldn’t exactly blame her since I

around during the day? Like, surely if you had a twin somewhere around, someone would have noticed

but only because I was holding every muscle in my body extremely

Lilliana has talked to

before it’s too

had every intention of clearing it up, though not necessarily in

going to track down my sister and find out just

before she hurt someone

get so close to Elva still gave me shudders.

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