We followed the Officers out of the Monitor Center. There were enough of them to get between us, keeping us apart. I was at the head of the group, being dragged along by my collar, so I couldn’t turn my head to see how Kyer and the girls were doing. I tried glancing over my shoulder, but saw nothing except the Officer behind me. He gave me a shove and growled, “Keep going.”
Outside, we started down the sidewalk toward the Oversight Center, but at the last possible minute, the Officer pulled me toward the nearest platform instead. It was barely large enough to accommodate us all—I managed a quick head count once we were standing still and found there were more than a dozen Officers. Sixteen crowded around me and my friends, separating us from each other. That meant there were four Officers
