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way home, I stopped by the house to check my parents’ safe for any money or jewelry they may have hidden. Luckily, my father had several thousand dollars squirrelled away. I took everything that was there, and when I got back to the apartment, I packed us up and we left, leaving our home and everyone we knew behind. I had no idea where I was headed or what I was going to do when I got there. I just knew we couldn’t stay in Boston a minute longer.
    As soon as I started the car, Hadley started in on me with the questions. “Where are we going?”
    I glanced over in her direction, instantly noticing the serious expression on her face. She’d always been one to worry about things, and with everything up in the air, she was more concerned than ever. I shrugged and answered, “I’m not sure yet.”
    She pulled at the end of her ponytail and pushed on. “If you don’t know where we’re going, then how are you going to use your GPS?”
    “I’m not going to use my GPS.”
    “Why not?”
    “Because I don’t know where we are going, Hadley. I guess I’ll just figure it out as we go.”
    She was silent for a minute and then asked, “How are you going to make sure those men don’t follow us?”
    That was the question I really needed to consider. I reached in my purse and took out my phone, quickly tossing it out the window. “First, we ditch our cell phones.”
    “What? No way!” they both shouted simultaneously.
    “If these people are looking for us, our phones will be the easiest way for them to track us. We have to get rid of them,” I repeated.
    “This is so unfair,” Charlie pouted.
    “You’re right. It is totally unfair, but right now I don’t have a choice. We can try finding a pawn shop or something tomorrow to get you a new phone under a different name, but for now, toss it,” I told him as I motioned towards the window.
    With a look of pure agony, he threw the phone out the window. Lastly, with a scowl on her face, Hadley reluctantly did the same. I rolled up the windows and tried to ignore the angry glares I was getting from the kids. It didn’t take them long to settle down, and I thought they’d both fallen asleep until Hadley asked, “Are you going to try to get a job whenever we get where we’re going?”
    “I will, but it won’t be like the job I had back at home. Maybe I can find a job as a waitress or a cashier. Maybe both, depending on how much they pay. And I’ll have to a find a place for you and Charlie to go to school.”
    “School?” she groaned. “Why can’t we just take a few weeks off?”
    “That’s not going to happen. I don’t want you getting behind. As soon as we get settled, Detective Brakeman is going to do what he can to help you get enrolled. You’ll have to use different names, but we will work it out.”
    “I don’t want a different name,” she huffed. She pulled her knees up to her chest, covering them with the hem of her oversized sweatshirt, and whined, “This sucks.”
    “Yep. It sure does,” I agreed. I wanted to come up with some kind of positive spin to put on the situation, but there wasn’t one. I couldn’t think of one single good thing about any of it.
    Hadley turned and stared out the window, giving me her best silent treatment. I left her alone, knowing that she just needed some time, and continued to drive down the East Coast. The kids were exhausted, so after only a couple hours of driving, they both fell sound asleep. It was the first real moment I’d had to myself since my parents were killed. There was always someone around or something that had to be done, so I hadn’t really had the time to think about everything that had happened. I hadn’t stopped to think about how much I missed my parents or the large, empty hole that was lodged in the center of my heart. I hadn’t had time to think about how much it hurt to lose them. I had to push my feelings to the side. I had to learn to forget the rage, the fear, and the sadness before