Strings of Fate

119–Focus and flow

I sleep late and wake up alone. The growling of my stomach when I wake up tells me that I have slept in for at least a couple hours. I check the bedside table and sure enough, there’s a handwritten note from Bellamy.

Good morning,

I didn’t mean to keep you up so late last night. I hope you’re sleeping peacefully, you need. the rest. I’ll call and wake you if you up by eleven since you have plans for lunch. So if

aren‘

you’re reading this I guess it isn’t eleven yet…

I’m heading out this morning with Alex to meet with some of the local Shifters that knew the Brooks family. It might not lead to anything and there are plenty of non–Shifters we should talk to as well, but at least if we start with the Shifters I can be sure that they are telling us the truth and it might give us a bit of a general background for the family.

I plan to be back by late afternoon.

Good luck talking to your Oracle friend and call me if you need or want anything.

-Bellamy

It’s nice waking up knowing that Bellamy was thinking about me, even if I was asleep. I weirdly adore Bellamy’s little letters, I sort of want to start keeping them. Is that weird? I don’t know. Either way, I slip it into the bottom of the drawer that I’m using to keep my underwear. I make sure it’s completely tucked away and out of sight. I check the time and find it’s ten forty five. Fifteen more minutes and Bellamy would have called to wake me up anyway. I send him a quick text.

Ryann- Good morning, I just woke up. Thanks for letting me sleep and for helping with investigating the Brooks family. I’m sure you have more important things you should be

doing with your day.

Bellamy- Morning gorgeous. Don’t be silly. This is important to you so it’s important to me. Besides, a missing child is always urgent. For bonus importance, this could be linked to

+1

Bo

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I have no leads to follow from that

get.

it when I get home, but so far I’ve mostly been told that the Brooks family was reasonably well liked, very quiet and private. It tracks with what we learned online. It’s possible they were hiding something, but also entirely possible that they just don’t like to splash their lives all over social media and in people’s faces.

and good luck! I’m going to go get ready and ask Shaun to pick up Amber for

the seconds until

I give it

All for you

roll my eyes

Borderline and bring her here? We’re meant to be meeting for lunch so she can

Any distinguishing features?

+10

pull up to the corner and she will be

recognise you.

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??? Have I met

she’s an Oracle, she always knows way too much and she knew I was planning on sending you before I even decided. It’ll work out

Oracle. Easy peasy. I’ll just go with the flow then. What time should

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She didn’t

I’m free to go

want to check in on Megan. She’s been coping really well lately, but I know she’s not completely herself. She’s been throwing herself into her studies a lot. I just want to be sure she isn’t completely ignoring her own wellbeing and emotions. I shower quickly, too quickly. I step out of the shower and dry off,

of her bed. She is sitting at the desk she has up by the window. Her laptop is open and she has headphones on. She pushes them back and spins

time for your lunch date.”

Whatcha up to?” I say in

going over some lectures. I want to get a few of them done early since I now have more written