Part SIx

We ran and ran, trying to get far away from that thing, but we had no idea what we were doing. We had been looking so long that we had forgotten what else to do. The sun was beginning to rise and we couldn't see any demon child so we decided to sit. I took the letter that we had received so long ago and decided that now was a fine time to open it. The aging envelope was thick with a few bumps, creasing with the steady position that it had held in my pocket.
Do not open until you are ready.
is what the envelope read on the outside. I opened the envelope and a couple of one hundred dollar bills flew out. James went running after them and had recovered both before they had time to get too far away. He came down to sit next to me and I gave him all of the money to hold. The next thing that was in there were two rings. They had both previously belonged to our parents. They were not their wedding rings ,but they still wore the rings constantly. Our mother's ring was a silver band with an inner band of inlaid rubies. On top there was a round, red, opaque stone. Our father's was almost the same but with a gold band rather than silver. I left them both in the envelope and took the two passports.
You have opened this envelope because you now believe you are ready. They were both pictures of James and I currently, with the current year as the year we received our passports, with different names. How is this so current? According to the passports, I was Sarah Jane Smith and James was John Charles Smith. I then pulled out the last remaining thing in the envelope. The letter.
Dear James and Scarlett,
You have opened this letter because you believe you are ready. We know that we will not live much longer so we would like to say goodbye one last time. Please know that everything we have done has been in the best interest of you two. Now we must conduct business. Wear the rings with pride as we wore them. By now you have seen the passports and Angelica. There are some things in this world that you do not yet know. Things that you will come to understand. First I need you to book the soonest flight to London. That is what the money is for. There you will find Dr. Joseph Watson. He will explain everything. The clocks are ticking.
With love,
Mom and Dad