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Samantha put a hand to her head The facts all fit Lucinda had disappeared five years ago, the sae, the reverend had probably given her soer and thus easier to control and of course her second dousing of fountain water had er

She reached into her shirt to pulled out the necklace She held the pendant up to the fire "Did Lucinda have one of these?"

"How did you know that?"

"I…I think I'm Lucinda I think I'm your niece"

"That's impossible Lucinda would be seventeen by now You said you're only twelve"

"But I don't really know that It was just a guess"

"You said you didn't think your na else you said fits, though Tell : how did Lucinda's parents die?"

"A drunk driver"

"Were they coarette fell from his mouth He made no move to try and retrieve it "Holy…cow You really are her"

Samantha leaped to her feet She ran around the fire pit so she could throw herself against Mr Delgado-her Uncle Hector She ed hied her back and then stroked her hair "It's going to be all right noeetheart," he said and she believed him