New York Hope by Rachel Wesson

Author:Rachel Wesson [Wesson, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-29T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Lily settled Stella upstairs in her suite. She finally had to ask Alicia to sit with the girl, as the poor thing was terrified. Doc had given her something to sleep but Stella was fighting it. The doc also saw to Mattie, who was in very bad shape. Erin gave the girl only a few more hours to live. Lily held her hand and told her how brave and amazing she was for helping Stella to escape. Mattie had smiled once and then drifted into unconsciousness. Erin didn’t know if she would wake up or not.

Lily wasn’t overly surprised to find Pascal Griffin waiting downstairs with Robbie and Mr. Prentice.

“Officer Griffin at your service, Miss Green.”

“Your son is a friend of Jamie Headford’s, isn’t he Officer?”

“Yes Miss, he is. Jamie saved his life, I reckon. I guess you two are acquainted.”

“I have yet to meet him but his cousin Nora has become a close friend. Now, how can I help you?” Lily sat in what she hoped was demure fashion, her hands clenched tightly in her lap. She was dreading answering the questions the police officer would likely ask her.

“I need you to tell me everything that happened today from the moment you met the girls until the time you turned up here with young Stella. I believe she said she came from the orphanage?”

Judging by the look on his face, Lily knew this wasn’t the first time the Inspector had come across a link between the orphanage and Duffy. She shuddered thinking of Stella’s injuries. The girl was likely to be scarred for life physically, never mind emotionally.

Lily gave the officer a run down of what had happened, stopping to answer his questions or give him more information about certain aspects. No, there was no obvious security apart from the Mrs. Clark woman who appeared to be in charge of the girls; yes, the windows and doors were all locked, those that existed. She explained the girls lived in rooms at the top of the house with no windows.

“What would they do in the event of a fire?” Mr. Prentice asked angrily.

“I guess nobody cares about the answer to that question,” Officer Griffin answered.

“That’s where you’re wrong, Inspector. We care and we are going to make changes for those girls. Right Lily?”

“Yes, Mr. Prentice.” Lily was convinced Mr. Prentice meant to do the best he could but even he couldn’t rehouse all the working girls in New York. That was an insurmountable task. She looked up to catch Robbie watching her closely.

“We have to start somewhere Lily.” Robbie smiled at her sadly as though reading her thoughts. “Then people will take notice and they will help others. Acts of charity have a way of working like that. Like a snowball rolling down a mountain. By the time it gets to the bottom, it will be enormous.”

Lily just smiled. She knew Robbie was trying to help but he had never experienced the hell those girls had, the hell she had.

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