"Yep, other than my outfit for the morning and what I'm wearing now. I've got everything ready to go. Marcello didn't have much to pack, so he was ready as well. I wanted to come talk to you, and then I'm going to go pack a few of my paint supplies to take with me", I told him. We talked for a few more minutes, and then I went to my sunroom. I packed up a few sketchpads, colored pencils, drawing pencils, crayons, and markers. I even packed up a few of the smaller canvases, a fold-up easel, paints, and brushes. When it was all ready, I carried it out to the foyer and sat it down by the door. Marcello was bringing our bags down the stairs at the same time. We wanted everything loaded up tonight when it was dark so that no one could see that we were leaving. They were trying to keep it quie

