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On Ada’s last day with Murien and Anne, Ada felt a little despondent. She was sad to be leaving the pair and nervous about continuing her flee from Etienne. But she couldn’t hide out here forever, he’d find her soon, and who knows what he’d do to Murien and Anne.
After she brushed her teeth in the morning, she went ahead and got her things all picked up and packed up in her book bag. She made her bed and brought her bag down with her as she went downstairs. She hung it on a rung of the staircase post.
She asked Anne if she’d like her to strip her bed later. Anne said to not worry about it, that she could do it later. Ada wondered if Anne was hoping her bus would be delayed and she’d not have to leave just yet. She checked the pocket of her bag to make sure her identification,
