The Lost Causes by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult fiction
ISBN: 9781771389778
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 2017-09-05T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

“It’s called ghosting,” Nash explained to the Lost Causes seated around the maple table at Cytology. Sabrina glanced between the two images projected side by side on the screen behind him. One was a photo from Devon Warner’s Alaska driver’s license and the other from Devon Warner’s Colorado license. Andrew had already explained how they were actually two different men. The question now was how that was even possible.

“Ghosting is a specific form of identity theft,” Nash explained, his eyes grazing the room. Sabrina couldn’t quite meet his eye. She still felt sheepish about the way things had played out between them all at Devon’s apartment. Nash had only been looking out for their safety by keeping them out of there. It made sense when she thought about it logically. Why would the FBI bring five teenagers into a potential murderer’s home unless they could vouch for their safety as much as possible? Sabrina was annoyed she’d let Z’s frenzied worrying create so much doubt in her.

And yet … she couldn’t forget the warning she’d received from the ghost, either.

You can’t trust them.

Was it possible she was putting too much stock in what this girl whispered to her? Sabrina had no idea who the girl was or how she possibly fit in to any of this. Sabrina wasn’t even sure if the girl did fit into the story. What Sabrina did know, though, was that Patricia and Nash seemed as intent on solving this case as the five of them were. Maybe it was time to start trusting them more than a ghost.

Sabrina caught Nash watching her and she immediately straightened up. His knuckles were still a mess, as they had been at Devon’s apartment. No one had dared to ask him, but she wondered what had happened. Not that she was holding her breath she’d get an answer.

“This is the original Devon Warner,” Nash said, pointing to the man on the Alaska ID. “Up until about nine months ago, he was living in Alaska, working on an oil rig. Then, according to his former boss — I spoke to him this morning — one day he just disappeared. Never showed up to work. No forwarding address. No goodbye.”

Z frowned. “Did they report him missing?”

Nash shook his head. “They figured he’d just moved on to the next job. It’s pretty common on the rigs. It’s hard hours. Long periods of time away from your family. People get burnt out. Sometimes they even flip out.

“The day before Devon left, there was a small explosion on board. No one was seriously injured, but it spooked a lot of the guys. A few men besides Devon skipped work the next day, too. And then a month later, Devon Warner pops up in Colorado. Same social security number. But it’s a completely different person.”

“How can that be?” Gabby asked.

Patricia broke in. “That’s how ghosting works. The man in the Alaska ID, the original Devon Warner who went missing, must have died or he would have surfaced by now.

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