The soft bed sank when Emily Quest lay on it. She casually kicked her shoes off and kicked her legs in the air gleefully. “It’s much better at home. There’s no way I could sleep on the worn-out bed in prison any longer.”

May Conner lay next to her, turned onto her side, and tugged one hand under her chin while hugging Emily with the other. “Isn’t your mother smart? I came up with the idea of getting you to fake depression so that you could be bailed out to receive treatment.”

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