CHAPTER 59

Dorek and Valeska led Bohdan and Cara back to their building and let them inside. Neither Bohdan nor Cara knew if this was a setup to get them killed, but they knew eventually they’d be found by someone in the confined area of the pit. They had to have faith they’d survive another day.

“This place is a disaster,” Cara said. “How can you live here? Don’t they fix this place up once and awhile?”

“No, they don’t care about us, there have been no repairs since the building was built.” “They don’t treat animals in a zoo this badly.”

“They think we should take care of the building ourselves, but they don’t give us any materials or tools.”

“If this place falls apart, will the tourists still come?” Cara asked.

“They come every day, look down on us, yell at us, throw things into the pit,” Dorek replied.

“What kinds of things?”

“Rocks mostly, they try to hit us when we’re out.” “And the guards put up with this?”

“The guards bring rocks to sell to the tourists, they pick them up later and resell