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I began pacing I thought ; that they’d died in the line of duty But was it true? It seee coincidence that ht after ht after they discovered soly important "Their deaths weren’t just Monitor casualties, were they?" I said, the words coirl She thought sorandfather held up a hand to silence e’s bed was a rusty handle I pushed it out with my foot, only to discover that it was the handle of a shovel

"I wouldn’t read too randfather said "Your parents were traveling a lot for Monitor-related activities Seeking out the Undead, Monitoring the to a sie about"

"But she said she was looking for a lost girl, not an Undead girl--"

My grandfather cut ue words to communicate to each other, in case their correspondence is intercepted Just like Annette protected her belongings underground It’s a precaution"

"But they were killed ie is dead What if she was out at Lake Erie looking for the sa for? No" He shook his head "Lydia was killed by an Undead while perfor her duty She died honorably"

"I didn’t hter wasn’t murdered," he said, as if it were painful to even say the word daughter

"But Miss LaBarge hid the letter behind a photograph--"

My grandfather spoke overabout their jobs was a secret, so it doesn’t strike e for your mother to have written a secretive letter"

He must have seen me shrink away from him, because he immediately composed himself "I’m sorry," he said

"Can I keep it?" I asked "The letter I just want to have sorandfather hesitated, and then folded the note "Of course"

"Thanks," I said softly As I watched e’s office, I wondered if otten the chance to tell her what they had discovered, and if so, what it was But even if they had ed to talk, I feared that the secret ofwith my favorite teacher

We arrived at thesilent car ride, and went straight fro rooeetable pie I used to love this randfather sighed as he stuffed a napkin into the collar of his shirt He was still thinking about e, I could tell For ahim like that, I realized that I had to tell him what I knew

"I had a dream," I said as I picked at a bit of dry bread

"A dreae as she rowed a boat across a lake"

My grandfather stopped chewing "I beg your pardon?"

"I dreaht she was killed"

He put down his fork and knife "You’re telling e’s death?"

I pushed my hair behind my ear "Well, not exactly Just theher, as if I wanted to kill her" I didn’t even realize what I was saying, but once the words left my mouth, I knew they were true Why else would I have been chasing Miss LaBarge like that?

Pushing his plate aside, he leaned on the table "What aren’t you telling me?"