Escape Artist

Ashleigh Steele

Ashleigh Steele
Ashleigh is my birth name, but my kidnappers changed it to Gabriella Cortez. I have spent a lot of time in Texas where I was always working hard and was not allowed outside unless it was absolutely necessary. After seeing a photo of someone who looks like my identical twin I have worked hard to locate her. A friend of mine finally told me about the Steele family and the fact they had a tragedy happen when they had a child kidnapped from them and after paying the ransom they were sent a lock of my hair telling them that I died of pneumonia and they kept searching for me and the kidnappers and they could never find me or them. I notice someone staring at me so I go hide in the crowd. I watch as the young boy in front of me takes off her disguise and it's Anastasia. Except for the scar on my throat that we are identical twins. This is my sister and those are my parents now I wished I had worn my own disguise.
Mia
All of us step forward and get our books signed talking to Sarah as we go.
Kate
I try to get the writers real name, but she says she can't because it would cause her safety issues and she doesn't need or want that again. I hear a meow and she has a pet carrier with her and it has a black cat peeking out at all of us. The security men get it some food and water and keep it on a leash. I see him take it to the restroom. They kitten comes back and lays on Sarah's lap and. Leila tries to pet it but it doesn't like her.
Leila
I try to pet the little kitten but it hisses at me otherwise it is calm and loving. Sarah says she isn't used to strangers trying to pet her. So I have her sign my book and wait for my friends.
Lily
I get my book signed and the kitten tries to keep me from getting the book, it hisses at me too but finally it settles back in Sarah's lap after Sarah tells her to lay down.
Andrea
The kitten comes up and purrs at me and I pet her and Sarah tells me she never does that ever. So Sarah has a paw print and EFS under it along with ARS and then Sarah inscribes it with you befriend me after my cat liked you. Enjoy the book. From the both of us.
Raymond
I thought I saw someone that looked familiar but it was very fast. Carla sensed us being watched. I tell security to look for anyone out of place. I normally know when something is off and if we are in danger. I don't feel this about whoever it is watching us this time. We have been concentrating so much on keeping an eye on Anastasia we didn't notice someone leaving through the crowded store. Someone who escaped her kidnappers.
Carla
The feeling I had was a mother's instinct that her child is nearby her. The child we could never find and finally got on with our lives, but still had some die hard friends out there looking for our kidnapped daughter. Ten million dollars and the kidnappers left us a cut of Ashleigh's hair. Not one word after they got the money. I look around for someone and I see a petite brunette scurry out the front door. I chase after her, but I am too late. I feel someone watching me again and I look both ways and nothing. I go back inside and go stand next to Anastasia and Elmer. Elmer comes to me and purrs at me. I lift her up and she cuddles me.
Ashleigh
I just make it outside and in a neighboring doorway and watch as the women who looks like me is looking around like she is searching for someone. I watch her from my hiding place. The kidnappers told me horror stories about my parents to keep me from finding them or looking for them. I found that they weren't my parents after I needed to be hospitalized, they said they had adopted me. Another lie of theirs, after that they kept me chained up and that is how I have the scars on my neck and body.. I go as soon as it is clear. They don't seem to be the monsters the kidnappers said they are and that is why they took me. But they didn't take us both though. It is rather odd. I finally made my way to where I heard my parents could be, after seeing the picture of Anastasia Steele in a book jacket I searched on the internet and escaped and found jobs to make money yo get yo Seattle. I got lucky and someone needed a companion for her elderly aunt and was willing to pay good money and pay for travel expenses and I would live with her aunt and take care of her aunt and be paid as well.
Andrews
I watch as the young woman leaves and I have the under covers follow her but tell them that at this point we have no idea what the young's lady is up to, so I tell them not to hurt her. I got a quick recording of her and I might be able to get cctv camera footage on activity in the area. We have asked the other merchants to see their footage along with trying to get the footage from traffic cameras if we can as well.
Anastasia
We finally wrap it up and Elmer if ready to go home and get some roast in her little canopy bed next to mine. She is used to sleeping in it and will demand it soon and has started making me aware that she is ready to go to bed. But she has a routine. We both go in the bathroom and follow our regimen of brushing teeth washing face and brushing our hair out. It's cute how she likes her teeth brushed and her face washed and then her hair brushed. We then get our Pj's on after using the toilet and going to bed. We finally settle in. Mom and dad were acting funny. The group they allowed in front of the line had two very disconcerting young women and they really upset Elmer. The rest she liked, she really like Andrea. I think she would have gone home with her if she could have.