Chapter 8 - The Backyard Camera
The backyard had a security camera.
I assumed it covered only the gate.
It also captured most of the patio.
Thirty days of local recordings remained.
My business trips within that window:
Three.
The first:
At 8:17 p.m., Camilla moved the crate from the garage to the patio.
At 8:41, Pippa entered the backyard.
No audio.
At 8:43, Camilla pointed into the crate.
Pippa resisted.
Camilla took her by the wrist.
Not violently.
Firmly.
Pippa entered.
Door closed.
The camera recorded until 11:58 p.m.
Pippa remained inside.
Blanket.
Pillow.
Camilla came outside twice.
Once with water.
Once to speak through the bars.
At midnight, Camilla brought her inside.
Second trip:
Similar.
Approximately two hours.
Third trip:
The footage that ended with me returning unexpectedly.
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The cage was not an impulsive punishment.
It had become a system.
