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TheHe grabbed the pillow frolass and then punched it hard The pane shattered He took off his shoe and s to the street below

Then he screaht air

No answer

"Help me! Please, please, oh, God, please help me! You can’t just leave me locked up!"

But still, no answer

Fear took hold of hi fear

No No No no no no, this couldn’t be happening He hadn’t done anything to hurt anyone, he hadn’t done anything awful Why? Why was this happening to hied God God, please, no, no, no, I didn’t do anything wrong I wasn’t brave or strong but I wasn’t bad, either Not like this, please, God, no no no, not like this

Roscoe felt an itching in the middle of his back

He sat down and cried

Chapter Twenty

25 HOURS, 37 MINUTES

DIANA FED PENNY a little late But Penny didn’t co to herself, s at her own illusions

The bathroo on the tile floor, legs twisted in front of her, just sitting on a plastic exercise mat

"Hey, you want to take a shower?" Diana asked

Penny didn’t respond, just giggled at so Diana couldn’t see

Diana bent down and tapped her shoulder She had to do it several tihed "Oh, that’s the real you, isn’t it?"

"As real as I get," Diana answered

"You coht you ht want to take a shower or bath I could help you"

"Is it because I smell like a sewer? Is that it?"

"Yes," Diana said bluntly Without waiting for an answer, she went to the tub, a huge oval affair, all pinkthe water would last, Diana didn’t know But for right now there ater and it was even hot There was an assortari bath beads, salts, and shampoos She popped a couple of the bath cubes into the water

Penny wasn’t wearing much, just a dirty yellow tank top and a pair of stained pink shorts She had two pairs of socks on over her broken ankles

"How’s the pain?" Diana asked

"Painful Feels kind of like sos and my ankles and my feet I’ll show you what it feels like"

Suddenly a pack of rabid, vicious dogs were there in the room Their eyes were red, their breath steamed, they snapped at Diana, ready to launch theone