"And you have every reason to be disappointed in me. But the things you talk about are Alicia's doing. What she did can't be added to my faults, can i...? I have been weak, but I never did what I did on purpose. I never sought to hurt you."Angique's hand let go of Anna's. She watched the woman in silence —≠ a silence she allowed to thicken until it dangled like an invisible sword over Anna's head, swinging from an unraveling thread."Stop it, Anna," she said at last. "It's no use lying anymore. I. “Mfng!” a muffled scream came to her too late as a hand covered her mouth, her body pressed hard against the brick wall pinned by the weight of the man on top of her. She felt hot breath against her ear and neck and shivered at the sensation. “Are you going to behave? Or do I have to gag you until I’m done with you?” she nodded at the first question. “I’m going to lift my hand off your mouth, but if you scream, it’ll be the worst mistake of your life” he whispered menacingly. She could see him. She had to keep her strides shorter than usual.They continued on until the sun started to set. Now the nutrional and thirst pills was totally in Valeries possession. They stopped for the night, tied the donkey in a patch where it could graze all night. Valerie passed one of each to the three and took one herself. They decided it would be too much effort to climb any trees since the limbs were at least forty feet high. It was going to be a chilly night. They took the furs from the village they. "I need a drink."Kasia had no idea what time it was. All she knew was the tavern around her was an incoherent buzz, her mind a foggy mess.What had Rafal been thinking?She rubbed her eyes, blinking to bring focus. The wooden serving board still had several squares of Royal Pizza. Even as she watched, Harveen's father grabbed one of the dough and cheese slices. A part of her laughed. He had traveled around the world to Nowy Poland, only to eat food as foreign to her as it was to him."Are you OK?".