She is curled up in the fetal position with her hair spread out all around her pillow.

She’s beautiful and sweet and I don’t want to get to know her more. It’s not just because I’m running for my life. It’s because she’s not Olive.

I log into my account again, hoping against hope that what I saw before was some sort of mistake. Or maybe it was just a dream.

However, my hopes are low.

I didn’t have enough money to pay for my dinner so how the hell am I going to have enough money to pay for a ticket abroad?

Thailand.

That was the original plan.

There are lots of expats there but not so many American television programs to keep them entertained.

The country is huge and populous and it’s easy to get lost there.

The feds have frozen my fake identity’s account.

Art Hedison didn’t know any of the details but he knew I had a source to make me the documents. Somehow, they must have gotten to him. That means that all of those identities he made for me are compromised.

Shit, shit, shit, I say to myself. I’m in a lot more trouble than I had thought.

Mallory gives out a little snore and turns around. I freeze for a moment, not wanting to wake her up while I try to figure out what to do.

That money was everything I had.

I sold the diamonds and the watch and I put all of the money into what I thought was a secret and secure account.

I put the rest of my money in there, too. I didn’t want to walk around with so much cash and the account was supposed to be completely safe.

I already spent whatever cash I took out from it and now I can’t take out anymore.

If the account were to be unfrozen again, the money is still untouchable.

The Feds know about it and that means they will be able to track it.

I sit back in the chair and wonder if actually this was a lucky break. If they hadn’t frozen it, then I’d still have access to it and I would use it.

If they hadn’t frozen it, then they would be able to trace it to me.

It may be a lucky break but what the hell do I do now?

With all of my accounts compromised, I don’t have a penny to my name. I won’t be able to get far without money and I’m not sure how much I can borrow from Mallory.

We just met and she already did me more favors than she really should have.

I want to pace around the room to clear my head but I don’t want to wake her up.