Bonnie

"You know, he's always saying he'll tell you later, but does he?" Anu inquired as we raced behind Will and Mira. I hadn't ever thought of it before. As far as I could remember he had caught me up to speed, but now that I thought of it, there did seem to be more I wasn't aware of.

"It doesn't matter right now, brother, we need to find Randy."

"and who is this Randy character you are always going on and on about? Seems to me, if he was so important you wouldn't have ever lost him, not to mention continuously."

"Look, if you're going to stay with us, you're going to have to trust Will."

"Why? because suddenly you think you're in love? Trust me, it's not worth it."

I stopped dead in my tracks and put my hand on Anu's shoulder.

"What happened? You're never serious about anything, especially not love."

"Look, it doesn't matter. She's long gone. Bartholomew sold her into slavery. I will never see her again. And if I do, she will not be the same."

I was touched, I had never thought of my brother ever being in love. I guess because he would always be a kid to me.

"We'll find her, if you want. We're good at that sort of thing." I tried to reassure him.

"I'm not a kid anymore, don't make promises you can't keep. Besides, how do I know she'll take me back? It's my fault she's gone! If I had been watching over the village no one would have been sold, no one!"

I tried to talk to him, but he just pushed me away and ran off ahead. Man, I was getting sick of running.