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breath hitches, trying to stop the tears that had been flowing. she’d tried to be quiet, tried to hide her cries but apparently it hadn’t been enough. the girl had wandered by, had tapped on the wall next to the sheet that hung over the cell door. they didn’t have real doors after all, so the sheets were the only thing to offer some semblance of privacy. the moon shines through into the room, causing the girl to be nothing more than a silhouette against the sheet. swallowing hard, carol sits up, wiping the tears from her eyes as she regains her composure. ❝ come in. ❞
desperate as she was to hide her emotions, she hadn’t done a good enough job. the flimsy old mattress dips from the weight of nikki as she sits. carol feels the hand placed over hers, and the gentle prompting voice. it’s okay. her throat tightens again, another tear managing to roll down her cheek. a breath she didn’t know she was holding is let out, and the words that come from her are barely a whisper. ❝ it’s lonely, being the only one who knows the truth. ❞
