Chapter 43

"But that's wrong!"

"You have families. People they can interview. Important people. Connections. I don't have any of that." The young blonde said it matter of factly, not at all put out by her own description. She looked at Bella curiously, as if surprised that she was at all disturbed by the implications. "I'm sure if you and Alex hadn't been taken at the same time, I would have been bigger news."

Thinking quickly, Bella pushed down her own gut reactions; she found herself feeling defensive, which was stupid. If the news shows weren't talking about Trish, that wasn't her fault and it didn't seem like Trish was blaming her anyway. But she needed to focus, not get upset about the disparity of the situation.

"Have you been around the compound? Seen anything that might help us escape?"

Trish shook her head. "I haven't even been able to figure out which doors lead to the outside