Page 128 (1/2)

My hand banged against the door feebly, and I called out, “I need to use the bathroom”

And I really did It bordered discoether as my bladder screamed out for relief

I tried over and over again to garner soiven up hope that anyone was there when I remembered what Castor told me

I didn’t expectin my throat when I said the pathetic words out loud

“I’ry”

Testing the theory, I kept quiet and simply waited

So, iinefootsteps I backed up as the closet door opened, and when Roaly tall in the doorfra He looked down at me with petulance I peered up at hi the door open andout of the way, and because I was exhausted and didn’t have a lot of energy, I crawled out on ers curled around my upper arm and pulled me up

It worked

Oh my God It worked

I made a mental note to kiss Castor smack on the lips the next time I saw him

Roam didn’t releaseme as I took slow, precise steps down the stairs Once ere in the kitchen, Roam left me by the double-wide doors as he opened cupboards, picked up boxes and containers, then sighed out, “Sick and tired of this shit being left in htened as he lifted one box, shook it, and said, “Nothing but crumbs” Then he peeked in another box “Four crackers left in this one” He pulled out a box ofit onto the counter “Out of date” Hethe contents “Can you cook?”