"Left?"

"Listen to her." The crow admonishes.

"Yeah, you got the three goons, but they weren’t anywhere near
intelligent enough to know your schedule or bigoted enough to k…well,
it wasn’t a hate crime the way everyone thought. I just could never
prove it. You were set up by someone else and they were just doing
his dirty work."

"We weren’t just random targets?"

"No, not the way I see it. I don’t even think they expected anyone
but you to be there." Anna sighs, "At least, I try to think that he
is human enough to not want his own cousin killed…he seemed so
distraught that she was dead…"

"WHO?!" Bianca demands.

"You were set to testify at his trial for arson…but that didn’t
happen now did it?" Anna offers.

Bianca just looks at her almost dumb-founded. It isn’t connecting.
There are a lot of things she just can’t remember. After all, she is
only what was left of the once vibrant young woman that Anna Devane
knew. Anna looks at her as she contemplates trying to pull the
memory.

"You…" Anna is halted as Bianca reaches out to touch Anna.

<<< Anna stands in her office facing Trey Kenyon. She doesn’t offer
him a seat, but he sits regardless. He opens his briefcase and pulls
out some files handing them to Anna.

"Trey, how can you defend these guys on the charges of killing your
own cousin and Bianca Montgomery?!" Anna almost screeches.

"They have to be defended…I hate that Maggie is dead…I miss her so
much, but everyone deserves to have a fair defense even these
goons." He offers, but much too calmly for Anna’s taste.

Anna stares at him as he walks out of her office. She shakes her
head as she takes her seat.

"I hate to think it, but I almost know you were behind this Trey. I
just can’t figure Maggie into the picture. Unless, you didn’t know
she was going to be there. You had them kill Bianca and Maggie just
got in the way…She wasn’t supposed to be there!" Anna jumps from her
seat and slams her fist down, "I’ll just never be able to prove
it.">>>

Bianca moves to let go of Anna, but another memory flashes into her
psyche.

<<< "You both look so beautiful." Anna sighs as she looks at both
Maggie and Bianca dressed for prom.

"My yes, absolutely gorgeous. I am so glad you are going to the prom
Bianca and with such a lovely date." Erica acts nonchalant.

"Mom, stop it you’ll embarrass Maggie." Bianca blushes.

"Looks like you’re the one that is blushing Bean." Maggie giggles.

"Come on everyone I need a picture of all of us." David calls out
arranging them in a group.

Everyone mills around until they all feel comfortable together and
the flash goes off.>>>

Bianca lets go of Anna’s arm and staggers back a little form the
force of two memories. She snaps her head up to look at Anna who has
tears in her eyes.

"That is one of my favorite memories of you two together. You were
so obviously meant to be." Anna chokes out.

"I…" Bianca falters, "Trey…Trey Kenyon?"

"Yes, I’m positive. You were supposed to testify and there wasn’t
any way he could have let that happen. He would never practice law
again and possibly jail time. He paid those thugs to kill you and
Maggie wasn’t supposed to be there."

"Trey Kenyon…where is he?!" she demands.

"He’ll be at the ball." Anna turns toward an approaching sound when
she turns back around Bianca and her mysterious bird are gone, "Damn,
I can’t help you, but I can’t stop you either. Hasn’t she suffered
enough?!" she cries at the sky.

"The ball will be full of people." The crow advises.

"So was everywhere else." She counters.

"Yes, but these people knew you."

"No. They knew her. No one knows me." Bianca moves with a renewed
speed toward Wild Wind following the Bird’s flight.

"You should wait."

"I can’t. We both know I am running out of time." Bianca dives up
and over a yard wall rolling up into a continued run.

"Yes. Time is short." Is all the dark guide offers back.

TBC….