“They don’t know about the bunnies
yet, Crim, but honestly, I thought the 
same thing, dude,” she said, and then  
switched gears.                        
     “As far as some time off, I think 
you should go deep undercover for a    
couple years, but until next Wednes-   
day’s the best I can do. How’s that    
sound?”                                
     “Sounds like more than enough     
time, but would you do me a favor,     
please?”                               
     “What?”                           
     “Don’t mention this to anyone,    
ok?”                                   
     “I’ll try, but I’m not making any 
promises.”                             
     I tried to make her promise, but  
all I got was a promise that she’d try.
     After we clicked off, I turned the
* volume up on the TV. It was too early    
for most stations, but the one I had on
advertised itself as the earliest news 
anywhere, and it was scheduled to start
in ten minutes.                        
     The anchors were a little too     
cheery for my taste, especially this   
early in the morning, but after some   
coffee, I didn’t care as much.         
     While I waited for that show to   
start, I checked my phone to see if    
there was anything out there  yet with 
my name on it.                         
     Alicia was right, the story was   
everywhere. The national news had a    
little blurb on it, and one of the     
local newspapers even had it as a head-
line.                                  
     While I was reading that story,   
the TV news started up, and my accident
was also the lead story there, but like
everyone  else, they didn’t know who I 
was either.                            



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