The next two days were frustratingly slow. Tony called the police department first thing to let them know I wasn’t missing, and they told him they’d send someone around to take a statement.
There were still a few days of school left, but Jill called in and let them know I wouldn’t be coming. Finals were all finished, so it wasn’t a problem. The last week of the school year was mostly coasting, anyway. I was supposed to go back for my junior year in September, but we’d cross that bridge when we got to it. Holding an illusion of myself at a younger age wasn’t something I wanted to try for more than a couple of hours at a time, let alone a whole school year, and somehow, I didn’t think I’d fit in without it.
Mostly I was spending time with Grace and Katya at their shop. I still needed to ta
