I reached my dad's office and knocked on the door. Within a few seconds, the door was opened by my dad. He ushered me in, then closed and locked the door before engaging the security cloaking device. I snickered to myself at this as I always thought of the Star Trek television series, when Captain Kirk would say "engage the cloaking device". You have to love those old shows you can watch on the Déjà Vu channel.
I quickly put these thoughts out of my head as I knew it was time to get serious again. I joined Ms. Rankin on the couch opposite where my mom and dad now sat. Dad had already retrieved the second letter from the safe, and it lay on the coffee table in front of me.
My mom reached across the table and took my hand in hers and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Ellie, I know you must be de
