I am Baaack! Part 2

Salielah had told him that there was no sign of Rose. Later that same day, the car had been dragged from the river, and, of course, there had been no body in it. In the weeks and months that followed, they had launched and directed a massive search effort, but there had been no word. Rose was missing, presumed dead.

They had refused to give up. Adain had contacted Dr. Adkins and gotten a picture of Ross, and that and Rose's picture had been put out on the Internet. Rewards had been offered. Nothing. And Adain was on the point of closing down the www.rosereward.com site.

Salielah came into the room to see her beloved brother sitting at the computer, head in hands. She came up behind him and put her hand gently on his shoulder. "I miss her, too," she said softly, "but it's time. Pull the plug, Ad. We'll treasure the memories of the time we had with her."

With a sigh, Adain typed in the command that deleted the site. But just as he was reaching to execute the command, the beep that indicated incoming mail went off, a beep that, on that setting, could indicate email from only a handful of people who had access to their secure site. It usually meant "Open this right NOW!" Adain opened the message; it was short and succinct:

"Dainie, help! Chicago. vgjoyce@vaingirls.com on a secure line, upon arrival. Do it like I showed you."

"Dainie?" Huge smiles of joy appeared on the faces of Adain and Salielah as they turned to face each other. Only one person not in that room Knew about Dainie. Rose! They hugged. Rose was alive! They pulled apart, and the smiles faded. Rose was alive, but needed their help. Salielah turned toward the door. "You get the tickets. I'll pack for us." Adain nodded, and began typing as Salielah went to pack. Rose was alive!