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clothes. I selected a pair of jeans, a pink Abercrombie t-shirt, and a blue sweater, laid them on the bed, then went to take a shower.
     
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    “So, what’s going on, David?” Morena asked, once Arizona was safely busy in the bedroom. “How come she doesn’t remember me?”
      “I’m not exactly sure.” David sat down and took a gulp from his drink. “She seems back to being Arizona Darley again, the real Arizona Darley. It’s like the last year didn’t happen for her.”
    “Wow, that’s strange. She lost a whole year? What brought this on?”
    “We think it happened when I took Gertrude back to New Jersey. It’s like she took the Stevens soul with her. It’s unexplainable, really.”
    “So, she’s back to where she was a year ago, with no memory of what’s happened in the past year?”
    “Yes.”
    “Is that so bad? All’s back to normal, in a way.”
    “True, but she’s lost a whole year of her life. It’s going to be hard for her to integrate back into who she was a year ago. For example, she was a pretty awesome cheerleader, an important member of the cheer squad. She can’t just join in where she left off. And what about the Mountain Cats, her ice hockey team? They need her; she’s the captain.”
    “I see. I’m sure, in time, it’ll sort itself out. Everything does.”
    “Maybe, but right now it’s a mess,” David muttered. “And I have to go back to Jersey. To my Arizona. I left there kind of quick, even without saying goodbye, when Mom summoned me. Thankfully, A had left her passport here the last time she visited, so I grabbed it before I went over to get Arizona from the Bahamas. And now this.” He brought out the note Morena had found. “ They’re back on the scene? How?”
    “I don’t know for sure. I found that note just before I drove over to pick you up. Kevin hasn’t mentioned Sophie or Dan since last year. As far as I know, they went into hiding, very effectively. The FBI hasn’t even been able to track them down.”
    “Arizona!” David’s hands shook as he pulled out his cell phone. “What if they took her?”
    “You mean Arizona in Princeton?”
      Morena nodded as David closed his eyes, breathing into his cell phone.
    “ A !” He opened his eyes again, his shoulders relaxing. “Hon, how are you? I’m so sorry for taking off like that. Are you pissed?”
     
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    An hour or so later, when I’d done my hair and played with the makeup Morena had put out for me, I looked like I was back to my normal self. Well, almost. What now? I needed to get back home. David had obviously brought me here to keep me safe. I was so confused. I lay down on the bed trying to make sense of it all. I couldn’t. It made no sense. It was like I’d been hit in the head or something and had lost my memory, like in that movie, The Bourne Identity . Could someone have erased my memory? Why? I was just a Mountain View high school student. No, it was more likely that I’d been in an accident and was suffering from amnesia. I’d have to ask David about it again as soon as I managed to open my eyes.
     
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    “Is she okay?” Morena inquired, once David put his phone back in his pocket.
    He nodded. “For now. She is totally pissed with me but, yeah, she’s fine, for now. I didn’t tell her about the note or what’s happened; I didn’t want to freak her out. I did tell her to stay safe and hang out with her neighbor until I got there. She seemed to gather that something was wrong. She sounded on edge by the time I got off the phone. I have to go to her right away. Dan and Sophie may be on their way there now.”
    “Gertrude is with her. She’ll transport her, should she be in any danger. I have left Gertrude with clear instructions,” his mother, Inez, said, coming into the kitchen. “Where is the other Arizona… Darley?”
    “Mom!” David turned around and put his arms around his mother. “How did you know to come here?”
    “I didn’t. I went to your dad’s