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Mason/Silas tell Knox to tell them. Knox say Nim is their lure. Everyone in Cinderhart going to dance, families that sponsored Nim b there too. Mason say b needles in haystack, Knox say not if they burn down the haystack, needles will b all that’s left. Silas has light to his eyes & says all they need to do is pick thru the ashes & find them.

house before when he tried press her for info, 1st time seen her so upset in months. She wasn’t angry, she was scared. He doesn’t know why she is, she doesn’t have anything b scared about or what Knox thought. Somehow name Winters sent her running. How does take Nim to dance have to do w/sponsors? They say if ask his mom the right questions, Knox snaps she’s been thru enough. Knox say there’s another way.

so tight lipped before. Mom proud, stubborn woman, conservative & traditional. They went thru heavy shit together, his sisters too. Mom was last to come around to Knox’s way of thinking. She thought she deserved bad stuff that happened to her, kids did too just cuz her offspring. Knox never understood why she thought that but now wonders if it’s something to do w/Winters family. Mom practically threw him out of

they’re going to dance & Nim going w/them. Silas ask if he found yearbook? No but found something more interesting. Silas ask what’s gonna happen at dance? Silas always been suspicious like Knox. They’re gonna find out who Nim’s other 2 sponsors r. They know one, the Pelligrino’s… his mom sponsored Nim? Other than finding out she was one of them, he couldn’t get anything out of her. Knox never seen mom

her wicked smile & she realize how f’ed she is. Knox shuts door of car behind Nim. Mason tell him stop, looks concerned. Silas frowning. Mason/Silas ask what heck happened in there, when did they decide to take Nim out in public, Knox say like their girlfriend? Silas say she up to something, damage she can do at school is nothing compared to what she can do in town. Mason say leave her in his room instead. Knox say

Knox say only one thing want from her, Mason/Silas look at each other over Knox’s head. She only focus on shoebox, what’s in it? finger? hand? severed head? boomer? Knox open box & inside gorgeous stilettos w/diamonds. Mason gets on knees, lifts her foot, Silas go to other foot, takes off shoe. Knox say Feast of Ashes coming up, will she b their date? She say yes. Knox say she made right decision love. He gives

can’t make decision like this w/out Knox. Knox ask if he interrupting? She tell him doesn’t want b prisoner anymore, wants move back in w/Roamie, go class by herself, go to bathroom w/out escort. She tell them she’ll let them do anything want to her. Knox step to her say anything? She needs make them believe she’s a trophy. She say anything. Knox look at Mason/Silas then gets down on one knee. wtf? This weird

Mason wrench her away from Silas to kiss her. Silas grabs her braid, pulls her away from Mason to kiss her. She doesn’t want b their prisoner anymore. Silas say no deal, step away & cross his arms. Mason does same. Mason say she think they that desperate for pussy, he can have 2 girls suck him just by snap his fingers. Nim doesn’t understand why this isn’t working, door opens & Knox steps in. She realize they

Silas. Mason & Silas return both grinning but grins slip when see her, they approach cautiously. They couldn’t decide who go first so both gonna f her together. She say sounds good but she wants something. They say not negotiation. Mason say Silas can tie her up, he likes that. She grabs them, say b more fun if she willing participant, just ask Knox. She say he can still tie her up, she go whisper in Silas ear but

Aunt Vicki is Knox’s mom but Nim doesn’t know that yet. Nim hopes Vicki keep her promise & tell Nim more when she sees her. Needs know what parents doing & give serpents justice, useless going to cops. What if she only one bring them to knees? She can keep fighting but how far that get her? Catch more flies w/honey than vinegar. She already knows how to trigger Knox & Mason, she just need find out what triggers

week. Nim doesn’t know how she’s going to leave the academy but has week figure it out.

why does ask? Ask Vicki if thinks her parents arranged for her go to Cinderhart? Nobody will tell her who her sponsors r, who paid her tuition. Vicki say don’t look gift horse in mouth but she has right to ask. Vicki meant call her earlier but she hasn’t been herself. Does she understand? Yes. Vicki tell her who sponsor her (audience doesn’t find out yet), Nim think it makes sense. Vicki tell her more next

Nim has date yet to Feast of Ashes? Say Nim gonna love it, biggest dance of year, her mother used to love to… Vicki stops, say sorry. Vicki say perfect, academy lets kids off for weekend so Nim will stay w/her. Nim not sure, Vicki insists. They can catch up & they need talk & she has some of parents things she want give her. Vicki tell her get ride from Roamie. Nim ask her parents w/her at academy right? Vicki say

Mason’s house 5 minutes away from Knox’s. Met as kids, Mason had better bike than he did. They so innocent then. Nim get call from Cinderhart area code, answer it, lady say good hear her voice, Nim say who this? It’s Vicki. Nim hasn’t spoken to Aunt Vicki since night parents died. She going into police station as Nim coming out that night, still had gown on but makeup all messed up like she crying. Vicki ask

going to dance. Too many eyes to see them together. He turn to mom, she see something in his eyes & hers go skittish. He ask if mom was friends w/Winters, she say acquaintances. Why she lying to him? She laugh but too unrealistic. He say who is Nim? Mom say she knows just much as he does. He say why was she there? Night of reunion, he’s never known mom to host acquaintances before so why is she lying to him?

didn’t know better, she’d think he has crush on Nim. He seems obsessed. He’s not obsessed just think odd she got into Cinderhart. His mom sharp laugh, why cuz she’s not one of them? Sometimes Knox reminds her so much of his dad. She apologize, didn’t mean it. They load up donations into his car, black stilettos go in last, he can already imagine dress that’ll go w/it. He doesn’t know why cuz Nim not

school, ask if she knew the Winters? Mom say they haven’t lived there for decades. She knew them, she was class president. He ask who were they? What does he mean? They were Winters & laughs but seems uneasy & she ask what this about? He say curious, weird school let her in. Mom say parents died, sad. Ask if he sees her, he laugh say once in while. Mom know if her family had connections? Mom laughs, say if she

ever will. Wherever he is, whoever he’s with he’s obviously happier there than he ever was here. Knox happy to hear his mom finally accept fact that dad’s not coming back. Knox ask her for yearbook from her senior year but she say they never got one that year cuz problem w/printer. They got picture instead that everyone signed but she doesn’t know where that is. He believes her. He tell her Nim started at

seen his sister wear, notice same shoe size as Nim. Knox tell his mom that he/Mason will take his sisters to Feast of Ashes dance. His mom thanks him. He tell her Silas’s dad died from black lung. His mom upset, wants send family something, Knox say it’s not her fault. His mom altruistic, his dad would’ve stopped her from helping cuz he selfish prick. Knox ask if she heard from dad. She say doesn’t think she

gets ready, Silas ask what he doing, Mason gonna f her. Silas say no. Mason/Silas go outside, Mason tell Silas about Knox/Nim ride yesterday, get stuck in storm, spent night, had sex. Mason say it’s only fair they get to also. Knox glad mom is only one home when he gets there. his sisters out w/friends. Mom getting things ready to donate, sees bunch of shoes from sisters, notice good pair stilettos he’s never

Did Silas imagine it or did Nim realize who they killed in woods & hide it? He ask her how sorry can she be? She didn’t know his dad, doesn’t know him. She puts hand on his stomach, say she sorry he has go thru this alone. She pull open his belt, pull down his fly. He know what she gonna do, he wants to know why she is but not curious enough to stop her. She lick him, Mason returns & stroke her. Both come & Mason

can he be one to tell his mom she won’t get a penny. Nim’s teary eyed. Autopsy expensive but certain board member made it mandatory for every claim. Resolution came thru same month, his dad’s claim would’ve paid out in 3 days before resolution saw light of day, now they won’t get anything. Nim looks in shock, then realization shows in eyes. She puts her hands on his, say she’s sorry, deep sadness in eyes.

it cuz they been making money off people’s suffering for over decade. She ask what died of, black lung. Does she know what that is? He explain it to her, goes down on one knee, puts hands on her thighs. Then tells her autopsy will show black lung but it’ll also show scarring on stomach & they’ll say he died from alcohol abuse cuz paying out money to man worked for them for so lung cuts into their profits. How

Knox/Mason had lots fun w/Nim while he wasn’t around. Why does bother him so much? Why does he want shake Nim so hard? He wanted her cry so he could console her so he didn’t have deal w/reality setting in. Silas go up her, say mine workers get life insurance but only pay out for mine things, they get crushed to death, caught in explosion gone wrong. Mine demand autopsy to determine cause of death, they’ll fight

his school, classes, education & leave her to sort this out. Silas storms out of ICU. Mason give him whiskey but he doesn’t want it. Nim look at Silas, she looks like he feels detached, uncaring, dead inside. Mason leaves to find food. Nim stare at him, he bites at her wtf she looking at? She startles. He saw her/Knox look all buddy buddy, who know what been happening w/them but Silas has his suspicions. He bet

Silas talk w/mom, say she did right thing, dad not in pain anymore. Mom glare at Silas, say he come here w/fancy ideas, she looks at Knox, Mason & Nim, w/ur rich friends, with him (refer to Knox). Silas calmly try talk but she tell him get out, he say don’t take her anger out on, she screams at him to get out, they all startle. He say she gonna need help, she say she been doing fine w/out him. Tell him go back to