Chapter 54

• Ava sat down at the long wooden table. She was never going to take for granted how good a pair of jeans felt ever again. She looked around to see all twelve women looking at her. She glanced to see Vex sitting on the counter in the kitchen. She’d never been down here when all of them were before. Everyone would go outside during the times she came down to get out of her room for a few minutes. She looked like a whole different person. Even her red hair was brighter. She smiled at her.
• “If I take off, it’s because I can’t do it any longer.”
• Ava nodded. “It’s just great to see you down here.”