Chapter 48: Day 16 (night) 11/14

Looking around the quite packed room, Ella couldn’t help but notice that one person, in particular, was absent from their gathering. Especially as Sinn was more often than not at Yoanna’s side or close to her. Giving Mel’s hand a squeeze, Ella excused herself and moved around the room looking for her missing friend.

She was worried about her. There had been a sadness about her that had grown over the past couple of days that had boiled over into fury a couple of times in the gym. Luckily though, Sinn had reserved her anger for the machines and the punching bags and had broken them and not bones.

Glancing out onto the patio, Ella finally spotted Sinn’s body outlined by the rising moon and the lit candle on the table at her side. Opening the French doors, Ella slipped outside and closed them behind her. She knew she must have been heard. No matter how quiet she was, the rise of noise as the doors opened would have given her away but Sinn didn&rsqu