Brownie Oxford and the Idlewild Incident: Brownie Bk 2

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ing and on my way at first light, " I told myself as I walked. I pushed aside thoughts of family or of the places the Averys acquired the skills they were now using to help me. The t

had at best a two and a half, three day start. This was the end of the sixth day since my departure. Time was running out. I needed a place to get to ground fast and Matheson's estate was not it. My steps quickened, my thoughts racing and sifting through facts. In addition, even though the Averys were helpful

in the guest room. She told me she'd call on the in house phone when dinner was ready. I left her there

e bed. My efforts at making the bed were improved upon, no doubt by Mrs. Avery, and the bed looked as though pr

I began my search. Given that I was willing to drive seventeen hour days, I had a broad radius to work from. I wanted a city that was large enough for me to blend into, bu

vided I could get the appropriate documentation." I looked over at the folder Avery gave me and pulled it close. I set the passport and various bank info aside and looked at the paperwork. Sure enough, Aver

hat several of the cities within my radius not only seemed to be the appropriate mid-range size, but had state universities. After poking around a bit on the university websites, I picked one of

rang and Mrs. Avery let me know dinner was ready, I had a list to check out after my arrival in town and felt quite buoyant with hope. In the kitchen, the table was set for one and the Avery's left me to my meal. Normally, I didn't mind eating alone. In fact I was m

ace what I wouldn't need in the morning, in the rental car for easy ferrying to the new car in the morning, I picked u

st about to see if you were ready to load up. I had the f

when I leave, but it wil

odding his approval. "You'll be less noticeable leaving before first light. It wil

onceivable that this would have been a family car, passed down as parents bought a newer vehicle. It was roomy, but not too large

ry add my bags to the back. He

not flashy,

arage and Matheson's rental car. In no time, everything that was insi

you before we turn it in on the off chance

king sure I knew where all of the buttons were and how everything operated. I appreciated both the tour and the fact that the gas tank was full. When we were done, I returned to the house, set the alarm on my new cell phone and noticed my new dr

m my eyes. I blinked as reality caught up with me and I shook the thoughts away. "Time to get gone, " I corrected. As my getting dressed pro

he last of my things. "That's going to take some getting used to." As I was adding the last of my things to my one remaining b

her hands and what looked like a picnic basket over one arm. She set th

to carry you through the day, " She told me. "Just l

I told her. "

nd we will see you when you return. Don't

th her. While I wasn't terribly comfortable with the idea of having a house with staff,

but my goal was never to have to take them again. I thought about the books Avery loaded into the car with the rest of my things. "I wonder what else I'm supposed to be able to know, " I wondered a

s right." Deciding Martha might be both too noticeable and memorable; the dressmaker's dummy had been relocated to the back and covered over with a blanket. As

hich I found a relief as I hadn't remembered it was there until I saw it stretched across the road. Spotting no one on the road

d to figure out the details of my previous life with my non-existent grandmother. Swift always said it was the details that would trip you up. Knowing the details was part of w

an example involved him infiltrating the household of a Columbian drug lord and if memory

sket, I decided that my faux parents, Emily and Greg, died in a car accident sometime before my f

re box that looked as though it had a sandwich inside. Upon opening it I found two slices of bread and a set of instructions. Several Tupperware containers later and I had assembled my sandwich. I had to admit the b

ins. Strange rock formations appeared as plains faded into bare rock and then became mountains again. The sun also made its rotation and when I finally pulled into the hotel I

st big drive, " I promised myself. "Tomorrow I'll start looking for apartments and then I'll try to settle in." Avery's six month deadline flashed across my mind, but I ignored it. While I justified standing next to my car as stretching, I knew th

ed up my car, reluctantly heading into the hotel lobby. The nig

I told him. "I knew I was going to get in late, but I didn't expect it

and going all the time, " He told me. "Oh

ked it over and handed it back. I put it away trying not to look relieved that it

ar to park it properly and get my overnight bag while trying not to look like I pulled off some sort of heist. I parked my car and took my overnight bag into the hotel making sure everything else was covered up and looked incons