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Selena pushed back the heavy coverlet and went to the , shoving the curtains out of the way

A florid-faced older h theSurprise widened his black eyes at the sight of her "Holy hell!" he wheezed, spitting nails from his thick lips

She frowned He was standing on so, floating out there in front of her , but the only words she could for"

He shook his head and reached into his pocket for another nail "Poor thing Ye're crazy as a bedbug, jest as the missus said"

Selena watched as he withdrew a thick iron bar fro He pressed the bar in front of herand began ha it in place

That's when she noticed the other two bars on the left side of the glass A di away her only picture of the world outside She scralass up It hit the housing with a crack

His head snapped up "What in the hell"

She stared at hi in her chest She didn't want to be locked in, didn't want to be an animal in a dark box, all alone She had so much to do, so much to see out there

"What" Nothing else would co endlessly, increasing her panic, but she couldn't release it What are you doing? Why are you locking me in?

"Puttin' bars on the , et out"

Selena shook her head, searching frantically for the words she needed "No Thank youplease"

"Doctor's orders, miss I was supposed to do it days

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ago, but I forgot Last night the ht about jumpin'"

She frowned "BottleBut "