Chapter 45

• Ava looked at the envelope, now sealed in a little bag. Em’s doing. It sat on the workbench, and there was a part of her that knew she was going to carry it around. She wasn’t as worried about it being ruined now. Capri had made a photocopy of it and then added it to her locked box. All of the women who lived here knew about the box, but no one knew what was in it. Did Capri collect pieces of the puzzle that was her own life and place them in there? Ava looked at the envelope again. That was the only piece she had.
• Jeri came out carrying two cups. “I thought I’d give you a few minutes to mutter at something before I followed you.”
• Ava grinned. “You know me too well.”