Chapter 5

"What's the problem? She'll turn it off herself. Come on, let's get moving," Mrs. Wilkins said.

She picked up two buckets of water and walked down the hallway without a backward glance.

The heavyset lady looked at the water on the floor, hesitated for a moment, then followed after Mrs. Wilkins.

Anna and the new girl exchanged a glance. Anna folded up her scooter, the new girl gathered her toys, and they followed along behind the others.

None of the four bothered to shut off the water, nobody let me know, and not a single one offered to stick around…