pte

o, " Mrs. Avery said finally. Slowly Catherine nodded in agreement. She was hazier than when in the cemetery, her eyes looking like the most substantial part of her. The fact

e said. "I thin

old her that I usually wore jeans and varying t-shirts, the variety including short sleeved, long sleeved and hoode

the extra clothes from the car and I was pretty sure the dressmaker's dummy, sewing machine and large sewing basket were a bit of

g or dying it would be the obvious choices, but it isn't really the color or length that people notice. It's the curls, " she said. A short while later, a

would be if straightened. I turned to look in the mirror. The new clothes and makeup helped change my appearance somewhat

Avery said. I turned towards her and saw her holding out her

a few years ago." Swift didn't like my reliance of glasses and contact lenses, and during one of

m her and Catherine watched interested as I put them in my eyes. The le

heson anymore, " Catherine excl

n lenses that we will send with you so you don't have to worry if one is accidentally dama

ke ids?" I asked somewha

ack rooms." She told me, wiping the amused look from my face. I thought of the fake driver's l

s now that the clothing had been settled, left us on our own. We went into the library and to my surprise, Mrs. Avery pressed a button on the underside of the mant

he equipment I assumed was needed to print the ID. Opposite the equipment was a wall painted to look like the background one would get at a Departm

ike a driver's license photo." I also didn't point out that it didn't look like Brownie Oxfo

point 'Nie, '

emplate. I looked at it. The new ID listed my name as Bonnie B

ou would have gotten one, I believe he used an old photo of your mother. He then updated it each time it needed to be renewed. When the system went digital, he had a friend of his add your records in so t

" I said, surprised by

his father did before him, Charles had quite the colorful life. It was h

the house is searched and this room is found, will the computer still

D will be deleted as well so the rental car won't be found and tied to you. They of course weren't added to the local DMV's database as he changed them out too regularly to bother, so

t the woman in front of me had. I may have learned a few nifty tricks working with Sw

you once we were settled. Let's go find him and then I'll get dinner started." She looked me over. "Perhaps you had

st room and quickly changed, making sure the dress I took off was carefully hung so it wouldn't crease. I then washed off the makeup and still oddly

who supposedly named me. Perhaps it was planned. "Everyone has plots and nefarious skills accept me, " I said turning away from the mirror. "Of course I can talk to the dead and apparently raise zombies so maybe th

g the garments from her and noticing

ldings actually, " She told

heels was with the people Cecil hired to kidnap me and resulted in a blister on the back of my heel. While

wards the pool and tennis court, we also didn't head back to the cemetery. Instead we moved to the opposite s

, they lease it out to independent farmers in the area primarily for grazing land." She shook her head. "The family used to keep horses even after that, but they stopp

Girl's Home and I was used to Swift and Dr. Harding. I wasn't used to people talking about my grandparents and other relatives I had never even thought about. As we walked I realized that they were prob

ething, " I realized with a start although the fact should hav

ry continued. "Mr. Cecil never bothered coming out this way so we used one of the build

it. There was an unpaved pathway leading into the woods. It was thin enough that w

the building, " Mrs. Avery called over her shoulder.

aw a wooden building that looked like a light

mals. Apparently all the commotion spooked the horses." She walked over and opened a small door in the side. Ho

by the door looked as though it was designed to block out the light so no one outside could see it. At the moment the curtain was pulled to the side and light spilled out. The inside of the building was lined with

to make it look abandoned since it was so far from the house, " Avery told me looking around proudl

e to look around. It was quite a great deal

" Mrs. Avery said, de

" Avery told me with a laugh. "Unt

oser to one of the shelves,

various inscriptions from doting family." He gestured to one shelf. "A spelling bee ribbon,

down my brain from worry, swimming had always be

ed it blocked out all the external chatter so he could actually think straight. You do know how to

r any other element for that matter, ' I thought remembering my battle of wills with Matheson and how the earth seemed to like

said looki

, " I told him pointing to

e filled with various school reports from your early years. We didn't add anything past high sch

my time after high school so I just start

trying to figure out what she wanted to do with her life and we have various keepsakes." Avery ran me through the fictitious life o

diploma. We also have cell phone records. Over the years we purchased and then upgraded cellphones to give your number a past. Various calls were made, mostly

uld be getting one. We then continued upgrading it along the way. The latest upgrade was only a few months

can track. After I remove the hard drive i

ything else you need to ge

he battery so the GPS couldn't be pinged, but couldn't think of a good place to leave it. All of the places

ed. I had however copied down all of the numbers in their address books into one of my notebooks in case they were needed at some point later. I didn't think they would be, but

it contained the file the NCS had on me as well as any other information Matheson gathered as he searched for me. At a guess I figured Avery purchased both. I was curious as

me question torture vi

ink it an i

ements were located in the box, I wondered where I was actually going to be when I found time to look over the files. While I was grateful for their assistance in providing me with a good cover, I wasn't so sure I should let the Averys figure out

ured that

hain and a numbered Swiss account. I explained the two checks I carried and Avery assured me that there were ways

ll as several pre-paid credit cards before you go, " Avery told me. "Tha

as already carrying or the prepaid cards I already picked up. "Whil

s is yours, " Avery explained. "Not only did you inherit fr

would he do th

be found through other means, " Avery explained. "He believed he could fake

y head and then a thought occurred to me. "Wait don't you need the funds to take care of ...things?" Having

aid. "We can maintain the illusion that he is alive until your return. The

him. "Well, if he believes me a

have never accessed it from any electronic device associated with the house or myself. With all of the legal issues with an estate this size it would take at least six months to settle, even if Swift had Mr. Cecil declared dead this very day. In six months' time I will post an update to this server to a

pleased they wouldn't deman

he estate is discovered by your friend Swift. After a year with no appearances or contact by you or anyone

ainly wouldn't expect me to have those.' While I was curious as to how the couple acquired these skills, I knew they would be useful for me now. Watching Avery look around the room that kept alive the identity

to leave behind. While it would seem strange to carry all items from my fictitious past

ho's ill health kept me close and working part time jobs. Upon her death I decided to move to get a fresh start and possibly enroll in a fashion program at a university. I was still working on na

with the items from Bonnie Central, as well as the items Eustice believed I should take with me. Once completed, I could supervis

ng, not postponing the inevitable. Avery agreed it would be all right as long as I didn't ping on anything that my usual self would look into, like chatrooms and such. He also insisted I take the identification a