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Chapter Twenty-Four
The afternoon sun was abnormally brilliant as Kendra followed Josie out into the yard. Once again, she noticed the nervousness in her new friend as they closed the door to the building behind them and walked across the courtyard toward the two bug men guarding the gate. She had no idea why she’d been asked to follow her. Then, there’d been little discussion about their upcoming plans to escape since Josie first spoke of them due to the risk of being overheard.
When they were half-way between the gate and the building, Josie motioned Kendra to go to the wall. Once there, she spoke in a low voice. “I wanted to speak where I knew there would be no recording devices.”
Kendra closed her eyes and nodded. “I hoped that it was something like that.”
“Tonight. Be ready tonight,” the woman said with hushed urgency.
“During the feeding?” Kendra asked with a calmness that d
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