chapter 28

Sage I wake to the bed empty, my heart hammers when I don’t feel Jonah. Sitting up, I scan the room with my eyes to see the door is shut, but I can hear giggling coming from the other side of it. Grabbing my dressing gown, I see the sun going down out the window before glancing at the alarm clock - 5 pm. I slept the entire day away. Opening the door, I walk down the hall to the open door at the end, where I can hear Jonah’s laughter coming from. Pushing the door wide, I see the surveillance room has been turned into a child’s bedroom. Perfect for Jonah. A race car bed with matching green linen sits along one wall, and a blue and green dresser which matches the bed sits on the other wall. A bedside table with a car night lamp sits next to the bed, with dinosaurs and car wall decor stickers covering the walls. Jonah sits on the floor in Andrei’s lap as they play with matchbox cars on the car mat. “Who did all this?” I gasp, looking around the room. “I helped,” says Jonah, climbing out of