Girl in the Shadows (Shadows 2)

"Really?"

"Sure," he said. "That's the fastest way to get

her to understand."

"Shouldn't we tell Mrs. Westington first?" "We'll do it after so she doesn't worry about it,"

he said. "For now it will be our little secret. I'm

curious about it myself. I want to see how good you

are as a performer."

"I wasn't the performer. It was my uncle." "But you said you were part of the show and

knew how to do same of the tricks. That will help

relax Echo. too."

"Okay." I said, although if there was one thing I

had already learned in my short lifetime, it was that

keeping secrets from people you loved and respected

was a recipe for trouble.

"Good. Let's go."

"Now?" I asked.

"It's as good a time as any and everyone deserves a break from work, especially if you consider

how intensely we go at it," he said.

He turned to Echo and signed quickly,

explaining what he wanted us to do. She looked

pleased.

"What did you tell her?" I asked.

"Just that you were going to put on a show for

us in the motor home and surprise us."

This was all happening so fast and seemed too

good to be true. The three of us getting along so well

was a hope and a dream. Shell-shocked from one

disappointment after another. I was still nervous and

skeptical. How radically Tyler's attitude toward me

had changed.