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Audrey was in her chosen room thinking. She didn't normally think things through, but she needed to figure out why Holly had brought her here. She also thought about these people. Who was 'Artemis'? Why did Holly want her to stay here?

Audrey sighed. Maybe Holly was right; maybe she wasn't very smart... Okay, so that was a lie. They both knew that she wasn't smart. The only reason she had gotten her scholarship was because she had spent a couple hours listening to a tape, a human tape. Then, she had taken a test, and voila. Instant scholarship.

Audrey leaned back on her bed and closed her eyes. Maybe Holly was finally going to accept who she was...

Artemis was waved outside. well, outside the room that Holly and Juliet were talking in. He didn't like that much. So, he went over some facts.

1. Holly had a half sister whom she had never spoken of, and that half sister has been away at boarding school for a couple years.

2. Audrey got on well with Foaly

3. Foaly had given Audrey a gun. This wasn't important, but it was a fact.

4. Audrey hated Trouble Kelp

5. Holly had invited herself into his house? No, wait, Artemis himself had told her that she was always welcome, and that he invited her anytime. Audrey obviously didn't fallow the rules of the book.

6. Holly for some reason wanted to talk to Juliet, and then Butler. Why?

7. Foaly had missed a spot on Juliet's mind wipe. Holly obviously knew about it.

Seven facts. And one question, why did Holly want to talk to Juliet and then Butler? Why was it so important? Why couldn't he be present?

"Holly, I've figured something out."

"And what's that?" Juliet and Holly were talking in the living room, over the remains of the sandwiches. They were good sandwiches.

"You knew that there was something wrong with my mind wipe. You knew that he missed a spot. Why?"

Holly got up and walked over to the window. "I need an option, in case..."

"In case what?"

Holly turned to face Juliet. "In case there was ever a problem with... anything. With Audrey." She smiled. "I knew that Artemis and Butler would find a way to cheat the mind wipe, but I wasn't sure about you. Would they let you in on it? And I was right, they didn't." Holly sat down again. "So, Foaly had a great idea. If you ever saw me, you would remember everything."

"Foaly thought of that?"

"Yeah. Ye see, I mind wiped myself to forget Audrey."

"You what?"

"I know! But, I had to. At that time, I wasn't making enough to support the two of us, and she was so proud... She got a scholarship to a fine boarding school in America." Holly sighed. "At that time, I was a corporal. She had to go, and I had to forget. So, I made Foaly keep and eye on her, and mind wiped me. If he ever said the word, 'Audrey' I would remember everything." She put her head in her hands.

"But, what does that have to do with me?" Juliet asked, puzzled.

"I need to ask you something...

Next Day...

Audrey couldn't believe it.

Holly was putting her up for adoption.

Adoption

Holly was letting mud people, raise her the rest of the way. Of cource, it wasn't very far, but...

Raising her, not Holly, not her mom...

Not her mom...

Tears came to her eyes. Her mom had died when she was 10. Then it had been the case... and then boarding school. None stop loneliness.

Sure, the other kids thought it was cool how she could sing and play guitar. But, how long could you be popular when your an orphan, and it's your sister taking care of you?

It's not like she could tell people that Holly's over a hundred years old. They all naturally assumed that she's seventeen, or eighteen...

And now, her guardian would be twenty. Her guardian would be a wrestler. Her guardian would most likely teach her how to fight or something stupid like that.

Audrey is un-athletic.

And, right now, Audrey is mad at the world, and everyone under it.

Shorter I know.

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