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Kerina
People gather around as the group gets ready to leave. Elgee shakes hands with some people, and Lariel hugs the woman with one eye before joining me.
‘Who was that woman?’
‘A sympathiser with friends in Middtown. She has contacts who might be able to help find my father.’
Lariel’s eyes are full of hope and optimism, fuelled by the thought of seeing her dad
again.
‘Lariel, you know your father could be …’
‘He’s not dead, Kerina, I’m sure of it.’
I nod, not wishing to push the issue. I’m the last one to give advice on false hope and hollow truths. After all, isn’t that what this mission is? We are pinning all our hopes on one man who gave his daughter away as soon as she was born.
Larinda enters the room. She walks with a confident stride. Not rushed, but determined in he
