Dorian waddled his way to the platform. Olivia watched him with a smile. Sylvia finally sent for them. Her heart skipped a beat. It was with unhidden joy that she quit her work and left. She did not want to even have one last look at their tiny moldy room. Lilly walked by her side.

“You think it is all right for me to be here,” Lilly said nervously. “I don’t want to impose or create any problem for Sylvia,” she said with a shaky hand and voice.

Olivia reached for her sister. “She won’t mind. If she knew anything about what happened to you, she would have sent for...