Chapter 2 : Second Chance?

She was sitting on the edge of her bed. Melinda was softly críing.
"Stop this Melinda, you have to be strong now!" she dais to herself. She stood up and started to pack out all of her stuff. She was ready in an hour.
"Now, I need myself new IDs." she said, thinking loudly. She remembered a guy from Kansas City, from the University who made false IDs, so anyone could gone to night clubs before they were 21. Melinda searched her mobile for his number. She dialled it.
"Here's Gavin. Who's there?" she heard his voice.
"Hi Gave, I'm Melinda Smith. You know from KU."
"Oh hello Melinda. How are you? We haven't talked for a while..."
"Yeah, well, I can't say I'm that much fine, and can I ask something?"
"Sure, go on."
"Do you still make false IDs?"
"Well, not really, but if you want one..."
"Yeah, I really need one!" she interrupted him.
"Okay, you still in Kansas City?"
"No I'm not, today I moved to Grandview." she said looking out on the window and smiled at the view she saw.
"What a coincidence. Meet you in that Antique Store, it's empty for 3 years now."
"Actually I live above it. In the 13th apartment."
"13th? Great, I'll be ther in 10 mins!" they hanged up. She changed her clothes and as he promised he was there in 10 minutes later. She was making some coffee when she heard knock from the door. She went there, opened it and there stood Gavin.
"Hi Gave!"
"Hi MelindaI Good to see you again!"
"Good to see you too, come in!" she said smiling. He sat fown to the couch as she brought in the coffee and handed a cup to him.
"Thanks. So Melinda, what happened that you left the city? I thought you were always a big city girl...Where's James?"
She sighed and told the whole story to him.
"OMG, but it was slef-defense Melinda."
"Yeah, but after blowing up my house...it wasn't self-defense."
"So this is why you need a new ID?"
"Yes, I wanna start a new life, and forget everything from the past." she said softly.
" I can understand that. Okay, give me every detail you wanna change, name, birthdate, birthplace. You know, every single detail. You want certificates too?"
"You can make those too?"
"Sure, just need to change your details on your old ones"
"Great. When will you be ready with them?" she asked while she was searching for the things he asked for.
"If you can give me everything now, then I'll make them for you tomorrow."
"Thanks Gave, you're the best friend!" she smiled and gave him everything he needed to make her new ID and certificates too.

Melinda Gordon didn't know that the 2 women who has lived next door will give her the chance to start her new life.
"What do you want to work?" Gavin asked " You know, just for the certificates"
She thought for a sec.
"Somewhere in the law, maybe as a detective. That'd be funny and great."
"So I don't need to change the subjects, since you graduated in a law school."
"Right." she said while Gavin was about to leave.
"Okay, I'll contact you tomorrow."
"Sure, you know my number." they said goodye and he left. Melinda was about to get some sleep when the doorbell rang. She went and opened the door. She saw 2 women, they could be at her age.
"Hi, I'm Sara Sidle!" said smiling the brunette one.
"I'm Catherine Willows!' said also smiling the blonde one.
"Oh, hi, I'm Melinda Gordon. You wanna come in?"
"Oh, thanks, yes." they said, went in and sat down in the livingroom.
"So you're the newbie in the house?"
"Yeah, I've just moved here."
"Well, you'll be safe here. It's really a quiet and safe house." said Sara.
"Really?" asked Melinda smiling.
"Yes, you know, we know everyone in the house. Well, we're working together actually."
"You work together?" Melinda was surprised to hear that.
"Yeah, we're all CSIs or police officers." said Catherine. Melinda freaked out for a minute. 'I moved to a house where only lived guys working for the government?'
"That's...great!" that was all she could say.
"Actually, we were thinking..."started Sara.
"Yeah, one of us, who lived in this apartment before left to Las Vegas." continued Cathy.
"So we were wondering if you wanna join us." said Sara.
"Join you?" asked Melinda surprised. 'A killer at the police?' she thought herself.
"Yep, you know, working as a CSI, here in Grandview. We can train you out."
Melinda was thinking. She got a second chance from life? If she jion them, would everything be fine? Before she could answer to herself the doorbell ean again and Catherine jumped up.
"Let me, Melinda" she said and went to open the door. "Oh, Clancy! Just in time as always." she said smiling and let the extremely handsome guy in. They came back to the livingroom and as Melinda saw him, and his dreamy blue eyes her heart skipped out a beat.
"Hello newbie, I'm Jim Clancy." they shook hand. His heartrace was high too.
"I'm Melinda Gordon." she said lightly smiling.
"So, will you join us?" asked Sara again. Melinda looked at Jim and saw his detective badge next to his 9mm gun.
"Well, why not? I'm graduated in a law school."
"Great." Jim said smiling " I'll get your stuff today. I live in the opposit apartment. I'll bring every stuff to you around 6-7pm, before my shift starts."
"That'd be great, thanks!" she said smiling. She was about to ask if they want something to drink or eat when Catherine's phone rang. She looked at it, then at the others.
"Sorry Melinda, we have to go. We got a 4-19 at 12801 SOUTH 71 HWY "
"That's the Grandview Hotel." nodded Jim.
"Let's go."
They said goodbye and left. Melinda went out to her balcony and watched as they sat into their brand new black GMC. She saw as Jim Clancy looked back at her and smiled. Her heart skipped a beat again.