I shouldn’t have bothered. No one gave me a second glance. I slipped by Gabor, the guard at the end of the hallway, and ran toward my room on tiptoes. By now, the guards were used to me running off at all hours and coming home in all conditions, but my heart still raced until I reached my door and could relax. It wasn’t until I slid through the door of my room that I realized my absence had been noticed.
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