Ella's POV:

After Ava heads to bed, I grab my phone and slip toward the back door. It's starting - Ava's memories are returning.

Soon everything will be exposed. My niece won't be happy, but we all had a plan.

Once I'm outside and sure Ava can't hear, I dial the number.

Third ring - someone picks up.

"Ava's starting to remember," I say. "She remembered part of her mother's song." That song was always the first trigger for her ...