CHAPTER 36ROCHELLE
December 29, 2090
“I’ve seen Kinley get mad at Alexander before, but not like this.” I didn’t know what else to say. Todd and I had passed the afternoon sitting shoulder to shoulder in the hallway outside Kat’s bedroom. I wanted to be close in case she needed me. The silence was only interrupted by bursts of thought I voiced out loud.
At the hospital, Alexander had told my cousin about the papers he signed that gave Audrie temporary custody of Keppler and allowed him to work as an informant for the TCI. Kinley had wavered between angry shouting and desperate crying as she stammered phrases like “We were supposed to make these decisions together” and “How could you lie to me about something so important?”
I squeezed my eyes shut so I wouldn’t cry. “She made him leave.
