Page 28 of Creeping Beautiful

Go on.

Kill people who get in the way.

Not yet, though. Your first job is to…?

Learn how to do that.

Correct. You’re in training right now. But one day you will be sent to clean things up. Adam will get orders from the Company and he will have to take care of people. Problem people. Dangerous people. Now listen, not all of those jobs will require your help. Adam and McKay will do some of them. All of them, until you’re ready. But one day… one day they will ask you to take care of things only you can do. And you must follow orders. Exactly as they are given to you.

Just… kill people?

Maybe. Maybe not. It depends on what needs to be cleaned up.

Are all of the girls from the auction going to be cleaners like me?

No. None of them will be like you. They’re… doing other things.

…

OK.

You promise?

I promise. As long as you don’t miss a visit. Not even one, Donovan. I’m serious. I will go live in the woods again if—

You stay out of those woods. There are dangerous things in there.

There are dangerous things in this house too, Donovan.

Point. But…

No. I love the woods. And Nate is in the woods.

That kid… he’s not one of us, Indie. You don’t want him involved in this shit. Trust me. It won’t end well.

But he’s my only friend.

I’m your friend. McKay is your friend. Even Adam is your friend. He might not seem like it now, but he’s on your side. We’re all on your side. And we want you to get through this.

I don’t think Adam is my friend. I make him yell.

Yeah, but… he’s doing it out of concern. He sees you as a little sister.

Ha. He does not.

Trust me. He does. After he bought you, we had to go out to the yacht for paperwork and shit. There was a private party out there too. And the new owners get to choose what their girls will be dressed like when you leave. And Adam put you in shorts and a t-shirt for a reason.

I don’t understand. What does that have to do with anything?

One day you’ll get it. But for now, just… trust me.

Are we done now?

Sure. We’re done.

SESSION #1 NOTES

SESSION #1 NOTES