HIDING

Attorney Camilla S. Kennedy was known as an excellent attorney. She was good at straddling the line between legal and illegal, which allowed her reputation to grow quickly. She was known as a tough attorney who wouldn't quit the fight. Many people sought her out. People who had the money and the connections found her. The man was one of those people. Camilla's reputation brought a phone call that led to an afternoon meeting. That meeting would change the course of her life. One day. One meeting. One blink. The day she had taken her eye off the ball. The man's power could not be matched. Once he got you, you were his. Two years and a relationship with the man's son didn't give her the option of just walking away. She had seen too much. She knew too much. Camilla determined the time was drawing near. She knew when he used her up, she would become a liability, and the man didn't keep liabilities. There was no way she could go to the authorities, he owned too many of them. She weighed her few options carefully and started formulating a plan. She knew she must run. She must hide. After many nights of thinking, worrying, and planning, Camilla determined there was only one place in the world she may be able to hide. A place where she didn't exist. Once that was decided, she began to put the plan in motion. A short time later Camilla Kennedy was gone. From that day forward, she would not claim that name or that life. Cami Sue was found and she was going home to a hollow on top of a mountain. A place she left over twenty years ago…and when she left, she never looked back. Now it was time to once again reinvent herself. Now was the time for Hiding.

Attorney Camilla S. Kennedy was known as an excellent attorney. She was good at straddling the line between legal and illegal, which allowed her reputation to grow quickly. She was known as a tough attorney who wouldn't quit the fight. Many people sought her out. People who had the money and the connections found her. The man was one of those people. Camilla's reputation brought a phone call that led to an afternoon meeting. That meeting would change the course of her life. One day. One meeting. One blink. The day she had taken her eye off the ball. The man's power could not be matched. Once he got you, you were his. Two years and a relationship with the man's son didn't give her the option of just walking away. She had seen too much. She knew too much. Camilla determined the time was drawing near. She knew when he used her up, she would become a liability, and the man didn't keep liabilities. There was no way she could go to the authorities, he owned too many of them. She weighed her few options carefully and started formulating a plan. She knew she must run. She must hide. After many nights of thinking, worrying, and planning, Camilla determined there was only one place in the world she may be able to hide. A place where she didn't exist. Once that was decided, she began to put the plan in motion. A short time later Camilla Kennedy was gone. From that day forward, she would not claim that name or that life. Cami Sue was found and she was going home to a hollow on top of a mountain. A place she left over twenty years ago…and when she left, she never looked back. Now it was time to once again reinvent herself. Now was the time for Hiding.

Raised in West Virginia, Cynthia Johnson has had many adventures in the mountain state. Being the owner of a tour company allowed her to escort tours throughout the region, the country, and the world. After retiring, she determined it was time to share some of the magic hidden in the mountains. Writing short stories for family, friends, and self soon grew to the beginnings of this story. If you ask her where this tale came from, she would let you know she has no idea. We don't really care where it came from…. we just want to see where it takes us. Hiding is the First of three books about Cami Sue's adventures.