”I wasn’t sure if I was feeling better or not. The suspense was killing me.“You will do very well in my drama class. That was a first-class come...dy act!” Annie said and laughed loudly.The door remained ominously closed for what seemed like a very long time. The door opened, Chuck left the room and quickly walked out. I could make out nothing from the expression on his face. He didn’t look at us.I could see Grandpa wearing his stern face in the study and my mother and the Gromelix Queen next to. "I know, it's just......you seem to be coping so much better. I am such a failure. I can't be you. I can't fool anyone. I am so alone and things are just never gonna be right for me." "Look Robert, you are coping fine. No one suspects you of anything except being a very sad girl. Wait.....I know what you are gonna say....but I heard the 'gang' talking today and I found out they have been punishing you for dumping me. That is why things have been so rough for you. I just wish you had have told. ”She nodded. “I hope I like them. The tenants, I mean; when they start moving in. You’ll have to teach me how to fix things. I think I could change a light bulb, but anything beyond that, I’m going to have to learn.”“Um ... listen, uh, Bambi. Shit, I can’t bring myself to call you that. Anyway, if you think you’re going to...”She squeezed my arm more affectionately and smiled knowingly. “Yes, Master!”I stopped in front of the door. “And that’s another thing! My name is Rory. Rory Johnson. I’d. Viktor squeezed through the door and took me in his arms, crushing my body against his hard chest. He wrapped around my waist, and lifted my feet off the ground. ‘You don’t look good, Emeline,’ he whispered in my ear. ‘We have to get out of here.’ He pulled back and stared down at me with his big, crystal blue eyes. ‘Come on,’ he demanded and pulled me behind him. He threaded through the halls, carefully and purposefully. ‘How do you know where we’re going?’ I whispered. ‘It’s not so far,’ he.