They ignored us at first but Gam called one of the girls over. "One of you can stay here. They posed to be five girls in every house and this one’s short. So I'll let you decide who wanna work here." Gam said There was a long silence with nothing but the sounds of the hens clucking for several moments. "Speak up now, or I have to pick somebody!" Gam warned. I had no intentions of volunteering. I knew that I would be stuck in one of these houses, but I desperately wanted to get out and get a breath of fresh air once more before being stuck inside this place. "Alright den, I guess I let you stay in did one." Gam said, speaking to Ruby. I saw a look of panic on Pearl's face. This would be the first time she had been separated from Ruby since leaving our old farm. I started to step up and volunteer but I knew they would be separated eventually anyway and I desperately needed air so I held my tongue.
