"Grace
I don't know what to say and frankly you have me very confused." Grace
looks at our old home. "It has everything to do with it. Once mom and dad
started loving me more because you woke up different I swore that I would be
more like you were. I would learn to control my emotions and never be anything
less than perfect for them." I look at Grace and hug her. "I don't
remember having emotions before waking up that day in the hospital. So you
controlling the real emotions you have, is just you pretending not to have them
and that can't be easy Grace." Grace starts to tear up again. I wonder if
that is the big secret that Grace has emotions. I am not sure why that would be
such a big secret. Well from my parents I could see why Grace would want to keep
it to herself. "So what did they say after you tried to burn down the
house?" I can't help but ask. "Nothing dad just woke up and went to
try to save me and Percy and figured out we weren't there. He ran outside and
found us in the tree house. He just asked if I had saved Percy, I said yes.
They just assumed mom left a candle lit in the bathroom and that's what started
the fire." I can't help but laugh. Only my family would ignore the fact
that one of us tried to kill our parents. Grace and I lay back down and start
to relax. We do not talk about anything and soon we both fall fast asleep. I am
not sure how long we are out for but when I woke up Grace is gone. I start to
climb out of the tree house to see someone standing in front of my old house.
It is a man's figure, I slowly climb out of the tree house trying not to make
noise. The man turns around and it is my dad. I take a breath of relief.
"She is at home in her bed." My dad says as I walk up to him.
"Did she tell you what her big secret was?" I ask my dad. "No
she just came home and went to sleep." I start to wonder if the secret was
that she tried to burn down the house but if that was the case what would that
have to do with Enrique. "I can't believe you didn't rebuild and just
bought us a new house." I tell my dad as he looks at the burnt down house.
"This was Grace's big stand." I look at my dad in shock. "You
know she tried to kill you." My dad laughs. "Yes of course I do. Your
mom and I couldn't have been more proud of her." Of course they would be. Why am I surprised?
"I have no words for you just a sound ugggh." My dad laughs.
"That was not the most concerning thing about that night." I look at
my dad. "Well I would love to know
what was the most concerning part about that night." My dad starts to walk
along the house to where Grace's and mine old room had been. "Do you
remember Grace's imaginary friend?" I stop to think. I don't remember
anything about an imaginary friend. "No I can’t say I do but there are a
lot of things I don't remember." My
dad nods his head in agreement with that statement. "I think you might not
remember because it might have started when you were in your coma." I look
at my dad. "Okay? Are you getting to a point dad or just walking me down
memory lane?" I am getting a little annoyed with everyone not just saying
things straight out and talking in circles. "Watch your attitude
Cahira." My dad says. I put my head down in a sign of respect. "The
imaginary friend saved my life that night." I stand there with my mouth
open. "How?" Is all I can ask. "He wasn't imaginary. Someone was
talking to Grace for months without us seeing them. When he figured out Grace
was trying to kill us he threw water on me when I was sleeping, that's what
woke me up. As soon as I woke up he ran. He just disappeared. It was a part of
the reason we decide to get a new house." A lot seems to have happened
when I was asleep for those few months. "So some guy was talking to Grace
and no one suspected anything?" I ask just to be clear. "We just
thought she was lonely and sad because you were gone. We never saw anyone
around Grace. He was like a ghost there was no trace of anyone being around the
house. We even hired a private detective. Grace still has no clue her imaginary
friend was a real person. After the fire she said he never came back. Plus soon
after you woke up from the coma, so it all kind of got forgotten a bit."
Something isn't sitting well with me. "Did he ever hurt Grace? Did you
guys ever ask???" I can't help but be afraid of what Grace might have went
through. "Yes of course we asked after we figured it out. She said he
would tell her stories of faraway lands and would just listen to her
talk." I still have a feeling of panic come over me. "Do you think
someone was grooming her and she just happen to ruin their plan by lighting the
house on fire?" My dad shrugs. "We might never know what this person
wanted." I stand there wondering if this has anything to do with Percy or
is this just something I never knew about the past. What else don't I know? Oh
yeah Grace's secret that someone is willing to hurt Percy over.
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