Both of the girls looked down quietly. They still held hands as if it was the last thing they had to rely on.
"We were gonna try and find work in a factory." Alice barely more than whispered. "Forgive me, Elijah. I know I shouldn't have dragged Anne into this..."
"It wasn't her fault!" Anne quickly came to her sister's defense. "She told me to go home a million times, but I wouldn't!"