Chapter Five
Sydney dropped the shopping bags onto the floor of her built-in wardrobe, with the rest of Corrin’s gear. She returned to her laptop she’d turned on the moment she’d entered the room and went onto the internet. Within minutes she had a documentary on how cars worked and plugged in headphones. She showed Corrin how to play and pause the program and how to use the headphones.
“Now stay in here. Quietly. My parents will freak if they find you in my room. And if you get hungry, there’s more snack food in one of the shopping bags I put in my wardrobe. But don’t get crumbs everywhere.” She looked towards her door at the sound of voices. “Quiet. They’re here.”
She stepped out of her room and closed the door behind her, glad this was a normal habit. Taking a deep breath she reminde
