Chapter Eleven
The Plan
Now that I’m being watched, I need to think carefully about my next move. I wait in my room for Dorothy to arrive. When I hear the light tapping I leap up and open my door, putting my finger to her lips. Looking out into the hallway, I see a lone figure in the distant shadows at the far end of the corridor. We stand absolutely still, until the shadowy figure moves on. Did he see Dorothy at my door? I quickly pull her into my room, shut the door and sit down on my chair. Dorothy stands in the center of the room as I stare at her. She holds my eye contact and eventually looks away.
“Don’t look away from me. Look me directly in my eyes,” I say.
She looks back toward me with a questioning look.
“Is… everything all right, Father Joseph?”
“No,” I say.
“What’s wro
