See no evil - The awakening

See no evil

We didn't know for how long my mind-thing would work on Luc. So we had to assume it would for a bit and plan as if we were still together and nothing had happened for him not to be suspicious about anything.

Idris was good at covering his tracks, it became apparent he had done this many times before. He created fake email accounts from recognized editors and publishers from around the world and sent me various emails.

Dear Ms. Marcó del Pont,

We've received a copy of your unpublished new novel and we are very interested in having you sign a contract with us for a new series of books. We would need to meet in person to discuss conditions and timelines but we can assure we offer the best contracts in the market. There's a concrete possibility of a co-signed contract with a Los Angeles based production studio that is interested in turning the new series into a movie.

We'll be sending plane tickets and accommodation information. We would appreciate it if you could send us your personal information as soon as possible as we would like to meet with you in the upcoming days.

Looking forward to meeting you in person,

Kind Regards.

He sent a couple of emails like this to my account, where plenty of people had read my new novel and wanted to meet. He replied from my email with my data to all the addresses and later on bought tickets and booked rooms in different parts of the world.

We were not going to use any of those, but he was sure that Luc had access to my accounts and would be checking in to see where I was and there was a concrete possibility in his mind that he could come looking for me or send someone to check what I was doing.

I called my family and Steph and told them that I was going to be away for a while, a couple of months taking care of this contract trying to be as vague as possible so they didn't have compromising information. I told them I would be in touch. They were all so excited for me, a movie, my dream came true. If they only knew...

I told Clary I was going to drop by to give her the keys from my house, so she could check in from time to time, and also give it to anyone from my family who wanted to go spend some time there.

Lastly, I had to call Luc.

When we finished planning everything it was already late at night, he must have arrived home already. I decided to call him.

—Put him on speaker, if I feel he remembers anything, drop the call and we leave. –He said before I took some deep breaths and dialed his number.

—Hey, love! –All good it seemed.

—Hey, love, how was your trip? –It was so weird to talk to him on speaker in front of Idris.

—Great, but it feels lonely to be back here without you again. I should have stayed longer but work...

—Yeah, I know love, about that... I've gotten some news!

—Wow, tell me more.

—I've been having my editor send my new books to a couple of companies around the world and... –tried to act normal and get some suspense into the conversation.

—Come on! tell me!

—They've loved it!

—Yeah love! This is amazing. I was sure this was going to be the best one yet.

—I'll need to go meet with them to discuss some contractual details, but it looks as if there might be a movie coming our way.

—A movie? Cas, love, this is so great, you deserve all this and more. I'm more than happy for you.

—Thanks love, really, you've always had my back.

—So when are we leaving?

—That's the thing, I'm leaving tomorrow morning, they're pushing for me to go sign things as soon as possible and I don't want to miss this for taking too long to think about it.

—Oh, tomorrow?

—Don't worry, love, I know you have your work and your things, and we've done long distance already. –I faked a laugh. —As soon as I get there, I'll call you and we can make some plans for you to come when you are free.

—Where's "there"?

—Los Angeles!

—Sure, love. Sounds like a plan. What time are you leaving?

—They should be sending me the information anytime now. I'll forward it to you as soon as I've got it.

—Amazing, I'm so proud of you.

Wow, how could this man be the same that almost choked me a couple of hours before. When the call was over both Idris and I were sure he hadn't been acting, he didn't remember anything yet. We were still safe.

The first part of the plan was in motion and we would be out of the country in less than 24 hours. We just had to go to Clary's house and give her the keys to my house. Then a plane to Ezeiza and then to who knows where.