9 I cried myself to sleep. Raisa noticed I wasn’t well and didn’t force any information out of me. Even if she managed to make me talk, would she have understood? My alarm clock blared early the next morning, warning me it was time to get dressed and go to class. I didn’t. Instead I went to the hospital. Perhaps I was just deluding myself, but I had to try again. I couldn’t let Victor, a real flesh and bone Victor, escape so easily. Besides I knew too much about him, and I could use the information to find him. At least I had an excuse to go there since, with all that had happened, I had forgotten about taking my resume in when they had asked for it the previous day. Once at the hospital, I checked in with the receptionist and handed her my resume. Taking advantage of the moment, I as