The EncounterAs it turned out, Katherine’s treat cost a penny, and we parted ways, with another warning not to tell. She was so excited with our secret fun I thought she would either blurt out the whole affair or never tell a soul.
Molly would see my being here as an escape. Roy would love the idea of insulting the Harts in this way. I would know whether Katherine was trustworthy.
Perhaps I was beginning to think like Roy after all. I wasn’t sure if this was a good development.
I walked around the Plaza until I reached a storefront, with words engraved upon the front window in gold:
Anna’s Medicaments
Potions, Medicines, And Salves Of All Sorts
Supply To Hospitals And Clinics Our Specialty
Anna Goren: an apothecary, the woman who packaged and sent my morning tea after it was formula
