The only way to get into maximum security was to be sent to maximum security.

This Dill thought as he trailed a few feet behind Cyrus' gang, following them to whatever was next in the schedule.

Apparently, the prisoners couldn't be trusted to do much, so the next part of the schedule was exercise period, which was running laps of the prison yard.

Dill jogged along, deep in thought. But how to be sent to maximum security? Trying to escape was one, but then the guards would be on high alert for Dill trying to escape the prison. What were the other rules that the warden had mentioned?

"No escaping, no being friendly with guards, no fighting, no going through red doors," Dill recited in his head. But what was behind the red doors?

Probably something that Glitch could tell him, if she was really one of the original residents of the level.

Dill, lost in thought, bumped into Wendy. "Watch it, new guy," she snarled.

"Sorry," Dill muttred, jogging off to the side. He would probably get sent to maximum security if he tried to see what was behind the doors, but then again, what could he offer Glitch that she didn't already have?

She already had a way to get out of prison, it just hadn't worked yet. Dill had no counter offer to get her to bring him along.

Maybe he'd be better off getting out on his own. Glitch or no Glitch, Dill was just about as likely to escape either way.