Chapters (100)

Tomorrow morning before school starts I’m going to wait by Violet’s locker and beg her to talk to me. If this doesn’t work, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I don’t think I could stand coming to school anymore if I thought everyone hated me.

Case #92-10945

Excerpt from the journal of Cora E. Landry

Feb. 7, 2018

I did it! I talked to Violet. I told her I was sorry about the cell phone and about how I freaked out the day of the presentation. That I shouldn’t have started yelling at everyone the way I did. That I shouldn’t have slapped Jordyn. It felt so good to finally talk to her. I asked her if she would please just come over to my house. I had to show her something.

At first she said no, that she didn’t think she could. I know she was thinking about Jordyn and that it would be social suicide if she got caught hanging around with me. I told her Jordyn wouldn’t have to know, no one would. She thought about this and then said okay.

Joseph keeps telling me to make sure I come to the train yard on Friday, that he’ll leave something there for me. I want to go, but I’ll admit I’m scared. I casually asked my sister if she knew where the Primrose Sugar boxcar was and she got all upset and started yelling at me to stay away from the train yard, that hobos and druggies hang out there, and if she found out I was going there she was going to tell Mom.

I told her to relax, that I heard some kids talking about it at school and I just wanted to know what it was. She calmed down after that but said that she would seriously kick my butt if I started hanging out there.

So Violet is coming over on Friday and then I can explain everything and maybe she’ll go with me to the train yard. I know that Wither said I shouldn’t tell anyone about our emails but Violet can keep a secret. I just hope she’ll keep mine.

Case #92-10945

Excerpt from the journal of Cora E. Landry

Feb. 10, 2018

So Violet and I went to the train yard yesterday. I didn’t tell her that we were going to go to find the present that Wither left for me. I don’t know if I didn’t tell her because she wouldn’t believe me or if I didn’t believe it myself.

She kept asking me what was so important that I needed to tell her, but I started to lose my nerve, so I told her I would tell her later, after we ate supper.