Root: Part III, Chapter 12

As Hasta and her crew run up against obstacle after obstacle in their attempt to escape from Chicago, an unexpected group of allies joins the fight.

For more on this project, please see “This Year a Serial Takes Root.”

12.0 Hasta

Hasta would have known that annoying voice anywhere. As Frida and Kylie shrieked, she turned in her seat and waved a finger in LaVell’s simpering face. “What are you doing here? You get out of here now!”

LaVell grabbed her finger and shook it like a baby toy, pooching out his …