Chapter 43 What She Could Do From Inside

• By her second full day in the house, Emily had figured out the rhythm of the place well enough to start looking for a way out.
• Two guards took turns watching her room. One was a big, silent man who didn't say a word to her. The other was younger, barely twenty, and he looked miserable every time he brought her a meal. It was clear that playing jailer didn't sit well with him, even if his boss trusted him to do it.
• "You don't have to be so nervous," Emily said during his third visit, watching his hands shake a little as he set down the food tray. "I'm not going to jump you over a sandwich."