Redemption

twelve

Anne had just finished taking a shower when Cindy walked into her room like a ghost, again without making a sound. This time, Anne didn't take a clean bath and scrub her body like yesterday, she just splashed herself three times, remembering she was going to work. By noon it was very hot and her body would surely be covered in mud everywhere.

Without a word, Anne followed Cindy out of her room and they returned down the same hall. Cindy seemed quieter today, even her expression was cold. She no longer wears feminine dresses, but casual clothes as usual. Cindy led her into the backyard of the hospital and had her wrist checked again by the guard.

Absence maybe? She thought it was like routine attendance to calculate patient attendance at work.

Anne began to work in silence; digging the ground and occasionally watching Cindy, who stands guard outside the construction area. She just realized that Cindy rarely interacted with the guards. Though, some of them seemed to be the same age as C