We all expect she’s joking, but is she? The large bed sits like an island not against any wall. At the foot of the bed, as you walk in the room,...is a couch facing the bed. A bookshelf lines the other wall with the door from the hallway. There is a papasan chair in the corner at the end of the bookshelf, and doors to bathroom and closet are along that wall. A pair of windows is on the final wall. Jonas had installed some blackout film over the glass. In the evenings, the sun will peak. It just so happens that these relatives are members of a really, really bad group of people that I have been investigating. As soon as I figured out where she was from and who she was running from I knew that she wouldn't have to worry about going back. These people are old fashioned in their problem solving; they take the root and branch approach. I suspected, and Rebecca confirmed, that there was nothing left to go back to. The family died in a fire shortly after Phoebe ran away." Jesus. You hear so many horror stories nowadays."I listened, relieved that the mother seemed to agree with me."She can use my daughter's room," I told her, "she is away at university, so her room is empty."I handed the phone back to Jenny, who said goodnight, then turned it off. She cuddled up closer, then pulled away."I have to go to the toilet before we can go home," she told me, "That is your home, not mine."She got up to move past me and I stopped her."Jenny, what did I tell you?" I asked her, "no. This lead to arguments between me and Richa. Arguments lead to distances between us. One day I just straight out told Richa that I was going to tell Monica all about us. I didn’t listen to Richa and did as I said. Monica was a bit shocked but she was like I already knew and stuff. I kept on checking on Monica that day if she’s all okay with it. She seemed okay with me and the group. She escaped conversation with Richa and went home by her own. She usually went home with Richa everyday. That.