Chapter 25
Crossing Wailele Bridge, the wooden footbridge that passes over the mountain stream a few hundred feet from Moe'uhane's waterfall, Pari notices a woman downstream wearing muck shoots and shoveling debris out of the water. Recognizing the floppy felt hat and sunglasses disguise, Pari joins her, tilting the garbage can to help her dispose of the dead vegetation clogged on a shallow bank.
Isabelle Jade greets her with a smile and continues working.
"Don't say my name out loud," Isabelle requests. "I should be hiding in some room corner right now, ducking for cover, but the call of nature was stronger, so here I am."
"Why should you hide?" Pari asks.
"Haven't you seen the latest wave of stories? One of my former co-stars—a real pill, to tell you the truth—claims my unwilling
