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Chapter Two

Maranda was working at the local zoo. It was small but she loved it. Skeeter was an Accountant Office Manager while Sparky had mastered in fire science and forensics, but she also helped with dispatch. Mariah had been the last to get a job. So while explaining her new job to her sisters, to save confrontation, Mariah also said her good-byes. They all had cell phones, and thanks to the government they all had a vehicle to drive. The twins had shared since getting their licenses, this would be handy for both and any of them could come visit anytime they wanted. Mariah hadn’t had a panic attack in over two years, she was ready.

Mariah had gone to the office to fill out all her paperwork, ran errands, filled the SUV with gas, got snacks for the road. Everything was ready accept for packing.

When Mariah had asked for a family meeting, she was hoping it would just be the four of them. They had several friends that lived close to them and spent many hours at their house, and they showed up too for the meeting. So now her new life would be an open book to all those she loved and cared about, Her support group, so to speak, over the years.

As Mariah got on the road after putting in the GPS information, she thought about that meeting. It went well, accept for Maranda, she kept crying. The twins had never even spent a night apart. Skeeter and Sparky went to bat for Mariah and helped Maranda see the sense of it all. It would be an adjustment for all of them. Who knew, maybe Mariah could eventually convince all of them to move north away from the bad memories and trauma.

Country music blairing, a diet coke in the console, Mariah made her way through Oregon. She soon met rain, and hated driving on new roads in bad weather, especially being in the forest in the dark. So she pulled over for the night, she stopped and got something to eat and found a safe and secure room at a decent looking motel. She patted herself on the back for a successful first day away from home. She could do this!! A few silent words to Mom and Dad to keep a protective eye on her, she settled for the night.