Page 199 of Bound By Fire

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“Okay,” I whisper.

“We are going to get you out of here, Robyn.”

I nod, crying again. I can’t help it.

“Thank you for coming,” I manage to say.

Carla stands. “See you soon.”

I nod, standing too.

Then Carla is being led out the other side. She turns back at the last moment, her eyes are red, and she lifts her free hand in a small wave that breaks me a little. I lift mine back. Then she’s gone.

“Hands behind your back,” the guard from earlier tells me.

I do as she says, and the cuffs click back on.

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