”Ivy nodded and said, “Yes, I do. I want to thank you for keeping your word about helping me to escape. Ruben has said my name was your mother’s... so I thank you for finding me worthy of that name. He has offered to shelter me and give me a home, so you will be seeing me often in Cartha.”“She cannot replace Violet,” Ruben said softly, “but perhaps we can help her find happiness in a way we could not for Violet. I am sure that Violet would have wanted that, but she got lost in something that was. Mom of course was admonishing for meto be on my best behavior. They said once they got to their destinationThey would call me. I just sat there as the bus pulled away taking me tomy doom.I feel asleep on most of the trip, when I awoke we were pulling in to thebus station in Maryland. I got off the bus and Aunt Mary was waiting forme. She was about 15 years older then mom but still looked good for herage. Great I thought to myself, now what is a 12 year old boy going todo with a lady this. "And now, if the wrong people find out, she could lose her job." And you could be expelled from school," Jordan said. "I think, as long as you two continue to 'bicker' at one another during class, everything will be okay. In fact, it might be a good idea for you to find another class to attend rather than hers."I nodded, having thought the same thing. "The only reason I was putting up with her before was because her class fit my schedule so well. Gambling on me getting expelled and her fired. A moment later the front desk clerk is fussing about putting money in the machine or leave. I quickly got dressed and he whispered through the hole to follow him in my car.I quickly got dressed, hearing the desk clerk bitching was annoying, and followed the man out to the lot. I could see he was mid-fifties and was wearing business attire. He just turned to me and told me to follow him. I followed him for a few minutes and we pulled up to his house in a normal neighborhood and I parked next.