it. I glanced at Robin and then approached him. "Hello, Natani," I said, He nodded. "I bet you
have seen many girls like us come and go."
He nodded again, turned off the water, and
began to wrap the hose neatly around its holder. "Are there any other girls here now?" I asked.
eyeing Robin, "Besides the five of us, I mean?" He didn't answer. He tightened the faucet, then stood and looked out at the horses, who had lifted
their heads and started toward the water trough. "I see only what I see. You must see only what
you see, too," he finally replied, and went back into
the barn.
"What's that mean? I see only what I see?"
Robin asked.
"I think he's afraid to say anything," I said.
nodding. I looked back at the house. "I don't know
about you, but I'd like to find out if she's locked up
down there."
"What for?" Rabin folded her arms under her
breasts. "What could we do about it anyway? We can't
do anything for ourselves, much less for someone
else. Forget about it. That's what he meant when he
said see only what you see. Don't go looking for
things you can't see. He didn't live as long as he's
lived poking his nose into someon
e else's business."
She started away to join the other girls.
I watched the horses drinking a moment, then
followed Robin. Gia looked up when I sat. I could see
Robin had told her I had spoken to Natani.
"You're not playing with fire," Gia said.
"You're playing with TNT and I'm telling you now,
we're not going to get blown up with you."
"Oh, let's stop talking about her. Let's just