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

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Bo

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is after you and since I have no leads to follow from that

get.

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

and ask Shaun

seconds until I see you

it a cheesiness

All for

my eyes

from the corner near Borderline and bring

Any distinguishing features? Weird

+10

pull up to the corner and she will

recognise you.

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Oracle, she always knows way too much and she knew I was

with the flow then. What

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Whenever you’re ready. She didn’t

to go in

own wellbeing and emotions. I shower quickly, too quickly. I step out of the shower and dry off, then realise that I haven’t washed the conditioner out the ends of my hair properly and it still feels all sticky. As a result of this, I spend an

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 in her chair

just in time for your lunch

for a few minutes first. Whatcha up to?” I say in my best childish gossipy

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