After the interview, Ella and I went upstairs to the attic where we quickly got out of the dresses and I arranged for them to sent to my house in District 11. Then, turning to Ella, I said, "My offer still stands—until Stepmother, Drizella, and Anastasia get home. It's your choice—come with me and be free or stay here and remain an Avox—a slave."
"I-I'll go with you," Ella decided.
I hugged her and helped her gather her few possessions. I also suggested bringing Bruno, Major, and the mice to throw Stepmother off—make it harder to find us and more plausible that we—she'd—run away. We got on a separate hovercraft and soon reached District 11. We quickly settled in at my house in Victor's Village. Ella grinned and said, "Stepmother's gonna flip when she discovers we're gone."
I nodded, grinning, in agreement—she was right that Stepmother would flip.
