And so it was
The storm quickly came
At night fall, the first salesmen came knocking on Drop D's door demanding payments for the orders he made
Drop D's eyes turned cold once he saw the orders with his personal seal on them
A seal he never recalled putting himself
Suddenly the dream of Mr. Funker pulling him by the hand flashed before his eyes
But he soon rejected the strange thoughts forming in his mind
No one else could have put his seal on these orders
The ring was still on his finger and always had been
The wave of rage emerging from his eyes was so frightening that it drove the salesmen away without saying a word
Outraged, Drop D grabbed his coat and set a course for the Orphanage
By now he was certain that these brats set him up and the only one who knew how they planned the whole thing
Including escaping from their rooms was Annie
She was the only one they confided in and came for advice when they wanted to get away from this hideous
And miserable Institution
Firstly, he asked the Principal to lock them up in their rooms and let them starve unless they confess their guilt. Then he started looking for the cunning little girl
When he opened the attic door where she lived secluded from the rest of the kids, Annie gazed back at him coldly without a glimpse of fear in her eyes...