Dear Risa,

  I have to talk to you. But I can't, so this will have to do.

  So, you know how in my first letter here, I said I’d make things up if I needed to? Yeah, so, you can assume everything I write today is just a fabrication of my overactive imagination.

  I told Luke I love him. Instead of acting happy or anything, he just looked at me like I was crazy and asked why. I was halfway through wishing for death when we were summoned by the Goddess to her realm and she chewed Luke out for being stupid. Apparently he’s one of her chosen ones or something, she didn't really say.

  And then she said I was one of the top ten smartest people in the world, and asked if I wanted to be one of her chosen ones. She also said I was too good for Luke, and I kinda want to ask who she thinks I’m not too good for.

  Well, she said she wanted to make Meriel one of her chosen ones, but since I happened to be there she offered the position to me. She implied she’ll ask Mer later. And honestly, if it were me or Mer, I might have backed out. I mean, none of us really considered joining the church, but I could see Mer being some kind of… prophetess.

  Wow, that’s weird to write.

  Anyhow, Goddess Bonnie offered me infinite knowledge in exchange for doing math for her for eternity, and I accepted.

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  So I now have a plan for after I die. Yay.?

  Then she told me Luke is “smitten” with me, and sent us back to the inn. I… had too many questions to do anything with that information. We talked, and talked, and then Maki came up and said it was time for dinner. We ate, then went back to our rooms, and I spent a couple hours asking questions to the Goddess.

  Then it was morning, and then I had work, and it took me all day because I was super distracted, then dinner, and I'm back in my room now. And I'm going insane.

  I haven't talked to Luke all day. Should I go to him? I went to him last time, so it’s his turn. I shouldn't push things. Right? I don't want to seem clingy or pushy or whatever. I shouldn't.

  I should just change topics. Right.

  It’s one thing to know I’m the smartest person in the world, because obviously I am. It’s another thing to get perfect scores on tests and be at the top of my class. It’s another thing to get a letter saying I did perfectly at my very hard job which requires a great deal of intelligence.

  But having Goddess Bonnie say I’m one of the smartest people in the world… just proves this is made up, because there’s no way that actually happened.

  I assume she was exaggerating. She had to have been, because she said my whole family is insanely smart, and there’s no way… Maki… who has more liquid funds than you do… Crap.

  And Meriel is fourteen. If she’s one of the smartest people in the world at fourteen I can't wait to see what she does. I kinda want to write Mom about that. Mer has to be taught and protected. I almost want to run home and kidnap her.

  I should ask who the other four smartest people are. The Goddess implied they were dangerous, and I need to protect my little sister. Make sure they don't pose a threat to her.

  So yeah, that’s what’s been going on with me. Or, hasn't been, since this is all totally made up.

  Yep.

  Fabricated Regards,

  Maeve Zee