Chapter 79

Tears start in my eyes now. I open my mouth to speak but she interrupts me again.

“Don’t do that, little cousin,” she says, giving me a broad smile, wincing when it pulls at the cut on her lip. “I’m all right – just like I said – I’m getting out of here.”

“So that’s real?” I ask, wiping the tears from beneath my eyes. “You’re really my cousin?”

“Sure,” she says, putting a hand on my cheek. “I knew you the instant I saw you in that kitchen downstairs – knew you were our little baby Fay.”

I bite my lip against my emotions then, struggling to keep from crying. My cousin here, all this time, taking care of me and I didn’t know.

“But he…he didn’t know?” I ask.

She shakes her head at me.

“Were you – were you spy-”

“Don’t ask questions, Fay,” she says seriously. “That you don’t

want to know the answer to.”

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snap my mouth shut, not really

to know. I think

the pocket of her jeans.

into my hand. I stare

  1. it.

need you to get this to your dad,” she

looking up at her again,

to take it to David, your other dad.” My eyes search her face as she hits me, jokingly, upside the

know if I can

you to do, and I wouldn’t ask it if it wasn’t so important. I promise you, I promise – no one you love will be hurt

away from me, leaving

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want to flush the note down the toilet, Fay, I understand. I’ll be disappointed,” she gives me a stern, sisterly look

Please.”

hands together like she’s praying

the door.

stay – just tell me what’s going on –”

she whispers, her

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