Hailey

I needed air.

After David left I walked straight through the house, down the corridor, past Evans' study and through the hidden door without thinking about it. My feet just took me there. Down the white stairs, through the cold corridor, into the chamber room.

I didn't turn on the main lights. Just the soft blue glow from Nancy's tank lit the space. I pulled a chair close to the glass and sat down, my knees pressed together, my hands folded in my lap.

"I don't know what to do," I said out loud.

My voice sounded small in the cold room.

David had spent twenty minutes in our...