Anonymous by Laurie Stolarz

Author:Laurie Stolarz [Stolarz, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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I paced the floor of my room for at least twenty miles. And filled sixty-four pages in my journal to help pass the time.

I also changed my bed linens twice, washed my dishes in the sink, set out three bags of trash, doodled an animal farm, picked and batch-counted eighty-nine tissues (forty-three times), worked out with water jugs, read the novel Forbidden (admittedly unable to put it down), and earned enough stars to ask for something new.

If all of that wasn’t enough, I took a (clothed) shower, carved soap animals using the edge of a toothpaste tube, and plotted an escape that involved shimmying through a heating duct, sneaking up on the guy who took me, and stabbing him in his sleep—through his back. I pictured the metal coil poking out his chest.

Additionally, I made friends with a spider: Tiger, I called him, because of his orange-and-brown stripes. I watched his spinnerets as he wove a web that reminded me of stretched cotton and that joined the dresser to the wall. How had I never noticed this miracle of spiders—this innate ability to construct a network of silken ladders?

Lastly, I crafted yet another calculated letter to my captor:

Dear Person Who Took Me,

I’m wondering if that day at Norma’s, you saw a brief window of opportunity and acted in the moment, not really giving it much thought. And so now, here I am. And meanwhile, there you are, on the opposite side of the door, not really knowing how to fix things.

Am I right?

Even a little?

If so, please know that I’m willing to help. Believe me, I’ve done things I’ve regretted before too.

Please write back.

Yours,

Jane

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