‘The body knows best,’ said the man. ‘You were traumatized, and with no comfort on offer, sleep would have been your only means of processing it.’
Ophelia felt her shoulders drop and she exhaled deeply.
‘Are you feeling all right now?’ the man asked.
‘Yes. Thank you,’ she replied, looking into his eyes.
For a moment, the man seemed to soften.
‘Listen,’ he said. ‘I’ve taken a tremendous risk to help you, so I have no choice but to trust you. Please, will you return my trust?’
Ophelia could not respond. She still felt uncertain. But when the man offered his hand, and she placed hers inside it, she found the words.
‘Yes, I will trust you,’ she said.
Just as Ophelia and the man were about to step back into the tunnel, two Sentinels sprinted by. Ophelia retreated and pressed her back ag
