Chapter 5
Surprises
I waited until everyone was asleep before I moved again.
I crept out of the room and down to the secret passage that led to behind my mother's office.
I slipped into the darkness and tip toed until I reached the place where you could get a clear view inside.
I waited a moment before I heard talking inside.
"I'm worried Joe." Mum sobbed into Solomon's shoulder. "I can't believe she felt she couldn't tell me about how she was felling. I should have payed more attention to her. How could I have been so caught up in my own stupid problems?"
"It's going to be ok." Solomon soothed.
Mum just shook her head.
"Rachael, look at me." Solomon frowned. "It is not your fault. You couldn't have known if she wasn't going to give away any clues. Even I didn't notice and believe me, I have been watching her closely. She is a pavement artist, anything she doesn't want known she is really good at hiding."
Mum sighed.
"I guess…" She began to say before Solomon held up a finger to stop her.
She looked around, alert now before glancing curiously back at Solomon.
"What?" She asked.
Solomon just shook his head before looking straight at where I was hiding.
"I know you are there Cammie." He stated. "You should come out now. There is someone here your mother and I want you to talk to."
I gulped slightly before pressing the button to reveal myself standing behind the wall.
Mum just shook her head. "I should have known." She muttered to herself.
It was silent for a few minutes before someone in the shadows cleared their throat and stepped into the light.
I gasped.
Standing in the door way was…