**Lets all just use our imaginations and pretend that Evie and Rick had twins instead of just Alex…**

Rating: PG!!

Disclaimer: Well…none are mine…except Frankie.

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Frances was up at the crack of dawn; she moaned and forced her eyes open, she stared out the window into the bright sunlight that streamed into her large bedroom. She forced her eyes wide as the sunlight forced the rest of her body to wake up.

"It's now or never," she mumbled to no one in particular.

Frances dragged her tired body off the bed, suddenly wishing she had gone to bed earlier, but instead she had wandered through out her large home gathering all the little trinkets and other objects that held no real use to them.

Frances took her time getting dressed, in a long white skirt with white buttons running up hem to waist, she pulled on her best blouse, which was the color cream and— the only one not ripped or worn.

She bent over and pulled her suitcase out from under her bed, it was large and leather, beaten and scratched. It had belonged to her mother.

She opened it on her bed. Frances walked over to her dressers and emptied out all her clothes, she stuffed as many as she could in leaving a bit of room for the trinkets, she finally managed to close it after sitting on it and forcing the zipper closed.

She stood in front of the mirror and picked up a wicker hat that was white with a broad brim. She dragged a brush through her tangled hair until it gleamed in shimmering waves down her back. Then she plunked the hat on her head and tied the ribbon tightly in a bow.

She picked up the ruck sac that she had filled with fruit, vegetables and a loaf of bread the night before.

She picked up her suitcase and lugged it out of the door and down the hall, she bit her lip to keep from grunting and crying out. The last thing she needed was Alex or her Father waking up in the middle of her escape.

That would just be so my luck wouldn't it? She thought grimly as she finally made it to the kitchen. She retrieved a piece of paper and a pen, and began to write her family a letter:

Dear Mum Dad, and Alex;

I'm off to Egypt, as you've probably already guessed.

I'm sorry that it has to be this way, I promise to keep my head up and stay clear from trouble. I also promise to stay away from mysterious men in dark robes and books of dead.

I'll be careful and write soon.

And don't bother trying to come stop me because I am already gone.

All my love,

Frankie

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"Oh my God!" Evie exclaimed as the note slipped from her fingers, she ran to the bottom of the stairs, still dressed in her nightgown. "Rick!" She shouted, "Rick!" She screamed a moment later after getting no response.

Rick burst out of his bedroom, with Alex on his heels.

"What is it? What happened?" Alex asked as he and his father rushed down the stairs.

Rick walked up to Evie and placed a hand on her shoulder, she was trembling and tears filled her eyes. She pointed to the note that had floated onto the tabletop.

"She's gone," Evie whispered. "She's actually gone. Frankie's gone off to Egypt.

Rick's face drained of color, then began to turn a deep shade of purple. "Jonathan!" He shouted. "I swear, I swear to God I am going to kill him!" Rick took a step forward. Evie grabbed his arm.

"Wait," she said her voice a deadly calm. "I'm going to kill him!"