Carley stopped in the middle of the parking lot and stared at Crystal. She let out a loud sigh. “I don’t know.”
“I can turn around and put this stuff back, and we can tell our boss that he’s asking too much,” Crystal said.
“But what if he fires me?” Carley asked.
“Then, I guess you’d just be an ordinary free Little,” Crystal answered.
“Free for anyone to pick up and adopt. Then I’d be facing all of these indignities for real, with no hope of ever getting out,” Carley said.
“The LRS could always come after you if they hear about it,” Crystal said dismissively.
“If they hear about it,” Carley said.
Crystal gave a sigh. “Well, it’s up to you. I’m happy to go through with this if you want to, or I’m willing to stop and let everything go back to normal.”