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Isabelle had given Katie for her 18 th birthday.
    And that wasn’t all.
    When Isabelle opened the box, there was a bracelet inside – the same bracelet that Katie had discovered in the secret drawer. As James Walsh bent over to place the bracelet onto her mother’s arm, Katie could clearly see the same rose gold band encrusted with jewels on his own wrist. They were identical.
    “Entwined together forever , my beloved Isabelle,” James said with a smile, bringing her mother’s hand to his lips and bestowing a kiss on her snowy knuckles. 
    Isabelle laughed. She gazed deeply and adoringly into his eyes. “Yes, my darling James. Entwined together forever.”
    The scene fogged over until the fuzz obscured the picture. Katie slept like the dead, and did not dream again.
    ~*~

Chapter 6 : The History of the Bracelet
    ~*~
    Katie awoke with a fright to the sound of her telephone blaring beside her ear.
    “Hello?” Katie yawned into the phone.
    “Katie? It’s Chloe.” The sound of her voice stirred a nagging at the back of Katie’s head. Hadn’t she forgotten something? “Did I wake you up? Sorry, I thought we were meeting for breakfast this morning.”
    Katie snatched up the digital clock on her bedside. “ Gah! Dammit. Oh Chloe, I’m so sorry. I totally forgot. I had such a late night.” She kicked off the sheets. “You are not going to believe it when I tell you what I found out about the bracelet!” She jumped out of bed, feeling dreadful for nearly standing Chloe up.
    “Are you okay ?” Chloe asked, sounding concerned.
    “Yeah, I’ m fine. Stay where you are and order me a coffee and something hot. I will jump in the shower and be there in ten minutes.”
    “Okay,” Chloe replied , sounding much happier. “See you soon!”
    Katie rushed into shower, got ready, grabbed the book and put the bracelet on her wrist. She ran out the door and dashed down the street towards the café. She had to tell Chloe what she’d found out the previous night. Perhaps she would be able to make sense of it all.
    Whe n she got to their favorite café at the other end of the lane overlooking the river, Chloe was there waiting with a hot brew of coffee and a plate of scrambled eggs. The smell of food made Katie’s mouth water. She hadn’t realized she was famished, her growling stomach suddenly a loud testament to it.
    With all the excitement from the previous night, she had forgotten to eat dinner.
    “Thank you! I’m starving,” Katie said as she plopped down to join Chloe at the table putting the book down next to her. She set upon the fluffy golden eggs with gusto.
    “What’s that?” Chloe asked with an inquisitive look at the old book. Katie was too busy wolfing down her breakfast to reply. Chloe fidgeted impatiently. “Are you going to tell me what happened before I burst?! Spill already!”
    Katie looked at her dear friend excitedly as she swallowed a mouthful of coffee. “Chloe,” she said with the most serious face Chloe had seen since her mother’s disappearance. “What I am going to tell you is going to sound totally absurd.”
    “… Okay,” Chloe replied, leaning away from her just a hair.
    “We’ ve been friends a very long time, right?”
    “Yes.” Chloe nodded.
    “Right. So please be open to this, because I’m going to need your help to figure out the history behind this bracelet. I think it’s connected in some way to my mother’s disappearance,” Katie continued. “You have to believe me.”
    Chloe seemed intrigued . “Are you nuts or something? Of course I’ll believe you Katie. You’re my best friend. Now tell me what happened!”
    Katie told Chloe all about the book and her m other’s obsession with it. She explained the story of the two bracelets, James Walsh, and his true love from the future called Isabelle. By the time she was through, Chloe’s eyes were the size of saucers. She gave Katie a skeptical once-over.
    “You’ re not seriously thinking what I think you’re