Pretty Little Girls (Agent Victoria Heslin Book 2) by Jenifer Ruff

Author:Jenifer Ruff [Ruff, Jenifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Greyt Companion Press
Published: 2019-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Ms. Bois’s basement was nothing like the one they’d left. There were two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen with a bar, and a television room. If the homeowner stayed away, they could live there happily for a long time.

Sofia dragged a heavy chair until it was a few feet away from the television.

Seated on a chair identical to the one Sofia moved, Anastasia wrapped her arms around her waist as she spoke. “Put back in same place before Ms. Bois gets here.”

“I will. Can’t see unless I’m close.” Sofia wrapped a soft blanket around her shoulders, settling into the plush armchair to watch a program called Pretty Little Liars.

“Your eyesight is very worse.” Anastasia’s voice softened. “Sorry.”

Sofia shrugged. “Is what it is.”

Anastasia selected a chocolate candy and took a bite. “Her house, her pool, this is the life I thought we will have in America, you know . . . before.”

“Why am I not surprised that Ms. Bois is actually living it?” Sofia huffed. “I wish my family could see this place. The giant beds with all the pillows. A shower the size of an entire room. All because of us. Because men want to be with us.” She took a drink from the fancy bottled water she’d taken from the fridge. She’d seen an advertisement for the bottle in the magazines Damian brought them. Water for people who demanded the absolute best.

“I hope we come back here.” Anastasia nibbled on another chocolate. “But I don’t think so. Something happened.”

“Definitely.” Sofia lifted her butt a few inches and dragged the chair forward again. “Something strange is going on. Too bad the American can’t tell us what happened while we were working.”

Other than being dragged out of bed by Svet for a quick photo shoot in beach clothing, Emma had stayed in the bedroom by herself. Last they checked, she was sweating all over the impossibly-soft, clean linens. She was drugged. Her forehead was hot with fever, her skin flushed and damp. Sofia thought about checking on her, bringing her one of the special electrolyte-infused waters and making her take the birth control pill. She’d do it after the show ended.

“These girls do whatever wants and have lots of money for spending,” Anastasia scoffed at the television. “They think they have problems. What do they know?”

“This show is old,” Sofia said. “No one uses phones like that anymore.”

Anastasia set down the box of chocolates. “I wonder if my family has cell phone now.”

They were silent for a while, watching the show. Content. Anastasia hadn’t tugged on her ear all day.

“How much of the show is real?” Anastasia asked as the program ended and switched to a commercial for moisturizing lotion.

“None of it is real. It’s all pretend acting.” Sofia finished her water and looked around for a trash can. She appreciated how clean the house was, wanted to keep it that way, and didn’t want to anger Ms. Bois. She was always irritated, even without being provoked.

“I mean, is it how people live here? They come and go, no one tells them what to do.

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