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been working for he Russians all along, we had a few long talks at home afterwards, and over the next few days I had come to understand, even appreciate, the risks she had taken in caring for me. I started for the door with my bags and stopped. For a brief moment I entertained the notion of running away, maybe slipping out the kitchen door. But what was the point? Kevin would just catch me. I sighed, carried my bags out the door and got back in the car. We drove to the airport in complete silence.
    When we arrived at the airport , LaGard and Terrence were waiting for me. It’s odd, but I immediately thought of Marcel LaGard as “LaGard” and Terrence Surand as “Terrence.” Maybe it was because Terrence seemed warmer and more approachable, like a favorite uncle. Which doesn’t explain why I called Kevin by his first name, I realized. Maybe because I couldn’t always remember it…. Turson, that was it. But Kevin was closer to my age than LaGard and Terrence, so I wasn’t about to call him Mr. Turson.
    W e all walked in silence to the gate. By the time we boarded the private plane, all emotions had left my body.
    I sat down , feeling nothing, like an emotionless zombie. Everything had happened so fast that I had yet to fully comprehend what had happened to me. There was so much I was going to miss--my senior prom, graduation ... I was never going to experience those things normal kids my age take for granted every day. The sound of the captain’s voice telling us to buckle up finally snapped me back to unwanted reality. Soon I felt the plane lurch underneath me as it started to roll down the tarmac. I looked out the window and watched as the ground below me grew more distant. It’s really happening, I thought with a renewed feeling of dread. I was leaving the only home I ever knew and was now headed for the vast new, unknown part of my life.

 
     
     
    Chapter 5
    Getting There
     
    When we hit London I was in complete shock. I wasn’t aware that our trip was already halfway over. I had silently cried myself to sleep and stayed that way until we crossed the ocean. I was still a little groggy when I felt a hand on my shoulder. It made me jump as I turned around to see Terrence looking at me with his huge puppy-dog eyes. Out of everyone here in this new twisted family, I realized that Terrence was going to be the kindly grandfather figure. Even if it was an act, I was strangely flattered by the effort.
    “My dear, are you awake? Oh yes , well, I guess you are now, aren’t you? I didn’t mean to startle you, but we are in London and you might want to get a bite to eat while the plane refuels. It will be a while before we will stop again.” I hadn’t realized how hungry I was until I felt my stomach rumble. I nodded mutely.
    “Oui , oui,” LaGard said with a smirk. He reminded me of the creepy uncle that no one likes to talk about because of his shady past. “You will want to, how you say, ‘stuff up,’ non? Another four hours left.” He giggled like he was making a side-splitting joke. I went along with the charade and smiled back.
    After LaGard was out of sight , I decided that I’d better grab a bite, so I hoisted myself up from my chair and stepped into the aisle. But something streaked past me, nearly throwing me off-balance. Sure enough, a familiar flash of a silk black suit with a blonde mop barreled down the aisle to the exit doors. Kevin wasn’t even part of the twisted family in my eyes. He was the annoying neighbor that nobody liked but tolerated anyway. I’d had it with him by this point, so I hurried up to try and to catch up to him, planning to give him a piece of my mind.
    When I finally caught up with him a few feet from the exit doors, ready to pounce, he beat me to the punch: “What do you want to bark about now?” I was amazed at the amount of colossal nerve packed into one human being.
    “I was going to ask if you are aware that you cut me off back there ,” I said to his completely