CHAPTER 37

4 MONTHS LATER

"Here. Do you remember this?" Amanda asked, smiling intently at Beatrix. She then pointed to one beautiful bird painting that was over hundred years old.

Beatrix smiled. Her mouth kept moving in different directions as she chewed gently into her chewing gum. Of all things that never left her memory was chewing gum. It was just a crazy addiction, especially to her fans.

Beatrix squinted her eyes and looked at the painting intently. Suddenly, tears started to well up in her eyes.

"What's wrong, Bea?" Amanda asked, concerned.

"I…I don't know," Beatrix said, wiping away her tears. "Something about these paintings…it's like they trigger something inside me, but I can't put my finger on it."

Amanda's eyes lit up, thinking that maybe they were finally onto something. "That's okay, Bea. Let's keep looking and see if anything else comes up."

They continued walking around the gallery, and Beatrix kept stopping at certain photos, staring at them for longer than the