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She turned when she realized ere all staring at her

"My daddyused to co that toand the stars would appear So, I looked while he"

Tears rolled out of her eyes

"I hate secrets," she said, staring at Lawrence "I hate having to keep secrets!"

She got up and walked out quickly

"What's with her?" Mary Beth said

I shook azed after her and then back at me, his face full of sadness and pity I smiled at him He didn't hate her for what she had done to him He truly felt sorry for her

Megan didn't appear for the rest of that afternoon At dinner, we all got our food and sat, but she didn't come into the cafeteria Billy, the attendant, approached our table suspiciously

"Where's Queen Megan?" he demanded "She knohat it means if you don't show up for dinner," he said pointedly, directing himself at Mary Beth, who quickly looked down at her lap

"She said she would be right along," Lawrence told him firmly Billy raised his eyebrows

"What are you, her lawyer?"

Lawrence turned crihed and returned to his position, but he kept looking at our table and at the door

"I'ned to Lawrence and rose as inconspicuously as I could I left the cafeteria and hurried up the corridor to the residential wing

Megan's door was closed I knocked and waited and then knocked again We weren't able to lock our doors from the inside, so I knew I could enter her rooive you for barging in But I wanted to warn her about Billy and what he would do if she didn't show up soon, so I opened the door slightly and peeked in

At first I thought she was gone She wasn't sitting in a chair or lying on the bed, but I heard what sounded like water running in the sink so I entered the rooet her attention She didn't appear I walked slowly to the bathrooazed in