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town about how Rain had been Lou and Samantha’s maid and that when Samantha died, she had taken the opportunity to move in on one of the richest men in the state of Arizona. The story made it seem like Rain lay in wait for exactly the right moment to make herself available.
    Hearing all of the talk made Rain's behavior make sense. She never really went in to town and as she raised Bianca and Scout, she never uttered Samantha's name. Bianca thought that it was because Rain did not know her mother. As she grew older, she found that it was because there was a questionable love triangle that existed, so Bianca never asked questions either. She was not sure where to begin. There had been a lifetime of not knowing her mother, and she had a lifetime of unanswered questions.
    Growing up with just her father, she craved his attention, and any time that Lou would let her go with him on a business trip, she jumped at the chance. Going away to Tarp Springs turned out to be quite an adventure. They sang songs, talked about what Bianca wanted to do with her life, but they never discussed Samantha.
    On her trips with Lou, they lived off the land, and Bianca was happy to use the knowledge that she gathered from Rain and Scout. She was always so happy to show off what she learned. Lou was impressed as usual. His daughter was the apple of his eye, and there was nothing that she could do wrong.
    Right now, Bianca tried her best to use all of what she had learned to survive. When she was learning as a child, it was all for fun, or so she thought. The fact that she could so easily recall lessons that she had not thought of in years made her feel safe. Her first attempt at helping her rescuers find her was to leave a trail of berries. She was able to pick a bunch and place them in her apron without Red knowing, when she convinced him to turn around so that she could relieve herself.
    She began leaving a trail of them when she rode in the back of the wagon. Red would bind her hands behind her and leave her in the back of the wagon with her mouth gagged as well, so that she could not scream if they were stopped. Bianca managed to sit toward the edge of the wagon and drop the berries. Each time she dropped them, she prayed that someone would understand her clues. Mainly that her brother Scout would be part of the search team and recognize the smashed berries,
    Bianca estimated that she had been kidnapped almost seven days before. The first few days were a haze. She was convinced that Red had drugged her somehow, because she had no sense of time. She would just wake up and not know when she had fallen asleep or how long she had been asleep. Bianca was not sure in those first days if she had been asleep or unconscious.
    When her memory finally came back, she was able to recall what had happened in her abduction. She had been on the road back from the market. Lou scolded her before she left the house for going out unescorted. He always sent someone from his security with her, but this time, Bianca insisted that he let her go on her own. She had been to the market more times in her life than she could remember, and as far as she was concerned, there was no reason that she needed someone to go with her.
    Bianca reminded her father that she was twenty-one years old, and that she was quite capable of doing things on her own. The last thing she wanted was to be seen as a pampered woman whose father controlled her every move. Lou stood before her, gritting his teeth at the thought of letting his daughter go out to town unattended.
    He finally gave in, as he always did with his daughter, and let her go. She happily set off, ready to go to market and purchase some flowers for herself, and hopefully some of the pieces from the local artisans. The day was beautiful. Clear sky, birds chirping, warm sun shining down on her skin.
    Wagons passed by on the road to the market. People smiled and waved and Bianca remembered thinking that there were a lot of people out