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.

things too, but this didn’t

to speak

I really don’t know what you are talking about,” I said. I placed my hand on my heart, hoping she could see the sincerity I was trying to

other girls too have noticed you walking around

and out of

even be said that I had been in odd places, since I’d been down into

person Jessica and the other girls had seen must have been my sister Jane.

“I swear that w

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

me. I couldn’t exactly blame her

seen her around during the day? Like, surely

didn’t flinch, but only because I was holding

Tiffany pointed at me. “Because Lilliana has talked to the guards and they’re all starting

it’s

every intention of clearing it up, though not

track down my sister and find

stop before she hurt someone or

able to get so close to Elva still gave me shudders. She

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