Chapter 19: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Grinding my teeth, I hesitated for a moment, then finally decided to pull Beatrice out of this mess. I sprinted down the corridor, ducked into a laundry room off the hallway on that floor, and shoved the door open. Four washing machines hummed in a row. Piles of sheets and duvet covers were stacked on metal racks. A broom leaned in the corner beside a mop. I snatched up a pillowcase and tied it across my face to hide half my features. Then I stamped on a mop and snapped the handle. I ended up with...