Chapter 77 : Last stand
THEO.
Getting thrown back into prison after everything that happened almost feels like a joke. I came so far, did so many things, sacrificed so much of my own morality... just to end up where I started.
I don't even have the energy to be sad about it. Being pulled away from Maxine is enough to do it for me this time.
Hours have passed since I got back. The night wears on like a ticking bomb, giving way to daylight. But I still feel nothing. I think this is where I stay now. If an attack and a dozen deaths don't signify the end of the trial, I don't know what will.
I lie back in bed as the sun streams down on my face. Maybe if I just sleep through this, I won’t be—
"Theodore Bailey."
The voice from outside makes me flinch. I look up at the little window at the door and see Jonathan's neutral face. He looks almost constipated with his effort to be expressionless.
"You are being summoned to the warden's office."
He leaves before I can say anything, but the door is now open. For so
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