But regarding Kit, I can’t help but feel I already have.
Ipack the car full of boxes and drive straight back to the orphanage.
No detours.
Today can never happen again.
I text Jupiter saying we need to talk.Truth be told, I’m scared.It’s as if all these signs are a warning.
I haven’t come this far only to end up in jail.
She told me to meet her tonight at the bowling alley where she works.We both keep out of the public eye and work forgettable jobs because being a no one is what keeps you safe.
That’s not entirely true because I was a nobody in Hollow Banks, and somehow the monsters found me.But it was never a random attack.
Smokes confirmed it when he revealed Jack is Legs’s brother.And that I was a homecoming “present.”
Why me?
That’s still the question, however.
And who is Legs?
I’ve exhausted my online search, but hope Jupiter may have found something, seeing as she’s the sleuth.
But if she comes up empty, then I know the only way to find the final missing piece of the puzzle is to go back to where it all started.
I can’t let this go.
The only way for me to be free is to finish this.
What happens after that, I don’t know.But what I do know is that Jack and Legs must die.The familiar burn suddenly knocks at my temples, hinting that a blackout episode threatens to ruin my day.I close my eyes and take a deep breath.
“Olivia.”
“Jesus Christ!”I instantly regret my choice of blasphemy when my eyes pop open to see Mother Superior.
She’s clearly unimpressed.Mother Superior has never been my biggest fan.I think she might see me for who I really am.
I’m in the basement, unpacking the supplies I picked up today to make it easier to sort for the sisters.Looking at my watch, I see it’s after four.
I’ve been in here for hours.
“Sorry, Mother Superior, time has slipped away from me.”I totally missed putting the children down for their afternoon naps.“I’ll be up right away and help with dinner duties.”
“There’s a gentleman here to see you.”She doesn’t hide her distaste that I have a gentleman calling on me.
But there’s surely some mistake.
“For me?That’s impossible.I don’t know any gentleman.”
“Well, he certainly knows you.He asked to see the youngsisterwho helped him with Father Justin’s car.He’s out front.”
Breathing suddenly becomes a chore.
Mother Superior looks at me, lips pursed.She’s unhappy for so many reasons.And she has every right to be.Because so am I.
There’s only one man this can be.
