Chapter 22
Ophelia and the girls sat in her room still unsure of what had happened hours ago. No one said a word, they were in shock. A knock on the door than it opened. Tabnam stood there with his shadow filling the room from the light that filtered in from the hall. He stepped into the room, letting in the hall light. The girls looked at him without a word, but Aurora and Meri left the room. Ophelia didn't move. "I wanted to say that I took your necklace for safekeeping. I was going to give it back when you were released. I just didn't know it was today." He pulled out the necklace to hand it to her. Ophelia took the necklace and didn't respond to him. She felt like she lost him in a way she didn't realize she had felt. Those words broke her from the girl. "You can leave now." When she realiz
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