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FRIDAY | 12:12 PM | KIRIKIRI MAXIMUM PRISON | VISITOR’S ROOM*The door scraped open. Victoria stepped in and the smell hit her first. Bleach, sweat, and something sour underneath. She was limping. Her left leg dragged slightly because her ribs felt like they were wrapped in barbed wire. Orange jumpsuit. The right shoulder strap was torn clean off and pinned back with a rusty safety pin that kept digging into her collarbone. Her face was wrecked. Left eye swollen shut, purple bleeding into yellow. Her bottom lip was split and crusted. There was a bruise along her jaw in the exact shape of a hand. Her hair was in a bun but there were bald patches. Chunks missing. She sat. The plastic chair wobbled. Across from her: Adrian Voss. He was already there. Black suit. No tie. Sleeves rolled once. He hadn’t moved when she came in. He just watched her with those dark, unreadable eyes. 20 seconds. Nothing. The light above buzzed. A guard shouted something down the hall. Victor

*SATURDAY | 4:00PM | ELENA’S APARTMENT | IKoyi | PLAYGROUND BY THE SWIMMING POOL*The afternoon sun was melting into gold. Elena’s apartment had this corner nobody used for business. A small playground. White swing set with blue seats. A tiny yellow slide. Rubber mats in bright colors. Hibiscus and bird-of-paradise plants in big white pots. Past the gate, the infinity pool shimmered. You could hear water lapping softly. Nkechi was running in circles. Nkechi: 12 years old. Linda’s baby sister. Pink cotton dress. Bare feet. Two puff balls on her head with pink scrunchies. Missing one front tooth. She stopped in front of Elena and put her hands on her hips. Nkechi said, “Aunty Elena, race me to the slide!” Elena was in white linen pants and a sleeveless top. Hair in a messy bun. No lipstick. She looked younger like this. Elena said, “You think you can beat me, huh?” Nkechi nodded hard. They ran. Nkechi won. She threw her arms up. Nkechi said, “I’m the fastest in the w