With both of us crowding into the closet it made it too dark to see. I switched on the overhead light.A click sounded, part of the wall popping open t... reveal the shape of a door perfectly camouflaged to be invisible. Bianca tugged it open. She shouted something and raced up circular dark wood stairs. I followed.The room above was a twenty-odd foot circle. A modern glass desk curved around a quarter of the room. Next to it stood a computer rack with blinking server lights. Twin blank. Then morehumiliation. Naomi happened to turn around and saw me strugglingup the stairs. "Here Ryan. That looks very awkward." - and tookthe two cases from me. "These other two back in the driveway aremuch lighter. Could you get them? If you still have anyproblems, just yell and I'll come back and give you a hand.Okay?"I did manage to carry the (lighter) cases remaining back up toNaomi's room, practically ignored by the two women chatteringtogether. Slightly miffed at being left out, I went back. "I noticed none of them asked about Allison. News travels fast in a small town. Emily never left my side and I think she warned off some of the girls I knew. She told me later that night that there were several who were going to offer "solace". Emily smirked when she said it.I smiled at my protective sister."Could I at least have their names? Solace sounds pretty good right now." I teased.For that I got a punch on the arm.On Christmas Day I really felt like I had pretty much recovered. With him is Rob. “The evidence is a crock of shit,” she says, looking back at her mother. “Clearly you can see that.”“I cannot tell anymore,” the older woman croaks. “I thought you didn’t have a backbone, but now I’m not so sure of it.” She sighs. “And don’t pretend you do not know.”“I do not know anything,” Eris admits. “I have pulled every favor I have to find out anything about who is behind this and I have not found one single lead.”“Of course you won’t,” her mother sneers. “When you’re.