She quietly waits.

The worst lockdowns come for no reason. One minute youre playing cards in the yard and the next youre all running for your lives, trampling each other so you dont get torn to pieces when the dogs get released.

Rhia honestly isnt sure whats happening. All she knows is its weird.

There was movement below, and there was a crowd of blacksuits heading back across the yard carrying the a kid with them. He wasnt moving, and there was a thin red line on the stone floor that trailed behind the group as they disappeared through the massive door. They had already taken the other boy in, someone must've been beaten up at the same time as Kody

Thats a really weird coincidence. Is that what they locked down for?

She wasn't worried about him.

If you hear a siren during lights-out, and the blood lights are on, then you dont get out of bed for any reason. Doesnt matter what you hear outside those bars. Keep your eyes closed and pretend to be asleep, dont draw attention to yourself and especially not to their cell. No exceptions. They catch you looking, then youre as good as dead already.

Rhia doesnt know that.

She looks up at her, then pulls her away from the bars.

She stares at Elzay, confused.