Making up her mind, Claire admitted, "We're heading to the South Pacific right now, but we're never going back to Aurous Hill—or Oskia, for that matter. Please don't try to contact any friends or family either… or to put it another way, we are going to disappear from Oskia so no one can ever find us."
"But… Why?!" Elaine blurted anxiously. "We didn't commit any crime or break the law! Why do we have to disappear?"
Suddenly, her eyes widened as she cried in realization, "Oh, gosh… Don't tell me