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Pandora's Children - Part 15

I sat in my car watching Stevie pace around the park nervously, as if she was waiting for something, which she was. We had evidence that Grace liked to come here so we hoped that she'd see Stevie and take her. It wasn't a very #organised plan but it was the best we had. *** An old #haiku I read once came to mind as I waited: I wait in shadow My intent to save or kill Depends on my mood It was written by a serial killer who left haikus with every victim. That particular one was left with a living victim, which eventually led to his capture. *** Stevie sat on a bench and looked around. She signed something to me. It looked innocuous but it was actually an #acrostic code. A string of words that made up the true word. What Else Lies Low? I shook my head and hoped she could see it. We'd just have to keep waiting. *** Several people passed her but none of them were Grace. We'd now been waiting for over five hours and time was running #short. It was time for Plan B. I picked u