Natural Enemies

In the morning, Harriet visited Callie. After making sure there was no one else in the ward, Harriet whispered, ‘News from Elias.’ Callie’s eyes brightened. ‘You saw him?’ ‘Not me. Dylan. Then he told me what he and Elias talked about.’ Callie gripped Harriet’s hand. ‘What did he say? How is he? Is he okay?’ ‘He’s holding up. Lost some weight, but still in good spirits.’ Callie’s eyes turned red. ‘That’s good. ‘Hey, don’t cry.’ Harriet wiped away Callie’s tears with her fingers. ‘Elias wouldn’t want you to worry about him.’ ‘I can’t help it.’ Callie shook her head. Harriet then passed Elias’s message to her. Callie nodded, hugging her. ‘Thank you, Harriet. Thank you so much.’ ‘Hey, you don’t have to thank me. Elias is my friend, too. Almost like a brother. I want to get him out of there as much as you do.’ ‘Please tell Dylan I owe him.’ ‘I will.’ As they talked, Harriet wondered where Dylan was, and what he was doing. He said he had a plan to infiltrate Conway’s office, but how? *** A