Day 20 Military Base 6:00 AM No TV. No phone. No news. No letters. Agent Collins stood in our doorway. From today, she said. We go dark. 50 days until trial. No outside world. Only training. Only us. Nico nodded once. I did too. Even though my chest felt tight. SGT Reyes was waiting in the gym. New rule she said. You mess up, you run. You run, you mess up, you run more. Until you don’t mess up. We ran. 1 mile. Then 2. Then questions while running. What’s your name. Maya Cole. Where were you on August 14th. At the Reed estate. What happened. He attacked me. Again. Louder. Until my throat was raw. By 10 AM I was on the mat. Punching bag in front of me. Picture of a suit taped to it. Not his face. Just a suit. Hit it SGT Reyes yelled. I did. Again. Again. My knuckles bled. Good she said. Now tell me why you’re hitting it. Because he hurt me I panted. Louder. Because he hurt me. Nico was on
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