Chapter 40

• "Sister Ellie, Ms. O'Connor has been badly burned!" the teacher exclaimed.
• The nurse hurriedly began applying burn ointment to Helena's hand, making her gasp in relief. Just the feel of the cool cream sent shivers up her spine from the decimation of her agony, but the pain was still intense. As the nun began wrapping her in bandages, she looked around at the row of beds in the student ward next door. There was only one other student there, currently asleep on a cot, but her sleeping face hit Helena like a punch to the gut.
• "Sophie!"