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And as we talked, things began to fall in place and my mind felt less and less jumbled

It was a good hour before Eli came to check on us Aleks helped me to my feet I surprised him when I handed Willa back to hier?”

“Yeah, sure,” he said, slightly confused

I turned to Eli who seemed equally confused “Don’t you want to take her home?” he asked

“I need to do so rooot to his feet when he saw me

“Everything okay?” he asked

“No,” I said “But it will be I need you to take me to see my father”

They were putting me in the same room with him

I hadn’t been expecting that

I’d assu us and we’d have to talk through phones

Clearly, I’d watched way too much television

The guard who’d explained the rules touard with my father would stay to monitor us

A fact I was suprerateful for

Because even though I was determined to do this, I was still scared shitless

The guard had explained that because my father needed to be kept separate from the other inmates for his own protection, it would just be us in the roo several tables and chairs available so multiple visits could happen at once I hadn’t asked why ood idea I had a feeling the criotten the part about suspected child ht

I hadn’t been allowed to take my phone into the room with me, so I had to use the clock on the wall to check what time it was By now Jace probably knehere I was, since I’d asked Mav only to wait to call hiet to the prison before us to stopto do to Jace, but I was prepared for it