Chapter 32 A Bit Closer

• Back at the general hall separating the dorms, Annabel insisted on helping me clean the scratches I hadn’t even realized I’d gotten. We sat there, the air thick with unspoken tension as she dabbed at a particularly nasty gash on my arm.
• “I don’t think it’s right to be here. What if someone comes in?” my low voice whispered to her but she only dusted her ears.
• “No one is permitted in the hall at this time of the day.”