Chapter 551
The tall man was so lanky. His height was marked even for this place. It struckwho these men were. “You got away,” | said softly. This was the first family I'd released from the wall. The man doing the talking had been the first one I'd freed.
“Of course, we did,” the man said confidently. “The map led us out and the food gave us strength. We are grateful to you, Rachel, be well.”
The men slipped out the door and dispersed quickly. | turned and watched their backs disappear as the shock settled.
My first impulse was to pull open the door and see where they'd gone, but | stopped and just pushed it firmly closed. I’d promised Damien | would not do that. Instead | Looked down at the box in my hands.
I smiled as | sat down and Looked at it. The box was about the size of a shoebox and it was Lashed closed with twine. Damien's symbol rested proudly on the front.
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This letter wasn’t like the Last one the girls sent. It was on paper with no fake cover letter. | opened it and it was very short.
Mama, Hello from Kennedy! My Sisters and | found out you would be near the mountains, so we wanted to give this to you. Our friends that did the delivery were happy to help us. They did it as a ‘thank you’ for saving them.
The pad enclosed is for you and it is very special. Hannah and I can use it to contact you and leave messages. You can also use it to contact us and Leave us messages.
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My Sister, Eve, designed the interface. She’s quite brilliant with computers. We met less than a month after | went out on my own. My other Sister, Dara, attached the camera so you could see us and we could see you when we are in the right places.
It will start as soon as you lay your palm across the pad. The directions will be spelled out after that. Love you! Kennedy, Dara, and Eve.
At the bottom of the box was a small pad about the size of a small notebook. At the top | saw one of those flat circles that we knew to be cameras. The contraption was light in weight and | just stared at it for a moment.
| laid my hand across the face of the pad and it Lit up. The imprint of my palm stayed for a moment and then words flew across the screen.
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Writing with my finger | wrote the words ‘contact someone’. Who do you wish to contact, Kennedy or Hannah?
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