“I-I don’t understand.”
“Once a girl enters Mrs. Kirsch’s hallowed grounds, she cannot leave until Mrs. Kirsch approves her departure. Some of our girls are never going to leave. That’s why the mistress chose the name Hither & Gone.”
Miss Evans shaded her eyes and gazed into the sun. “Did you see the door open in that green shed? I think we are in for an unexpected treat.
Hallie watched a tall well-built young man in tight black jeans and tee shirt emerge from the shed and walk across the grass. In his hand, he held a whip with dangling tendrils. He beckoned to a smaller man with a video camera to follow him. They were talking, but Hallie could not make out the conversation. The bigger man with the whip gestured to the setting sun and then to the camera. The smaller man nodded and sai
