Bridgette hung up the phone and turned wide eyes towards Kane who was leaning against the counter in the kitchen staring at her with worried eyes. He could tell by the concerned tone of her voice that she was worried about the phone call she had gotten.
“What happened?” Kane asked, looking at her with concern.
“Call Dex. Something has happened and Athena quit. I don’t know what happened but she is bringing a boy with her … Kane, she’s in danger….” She whispered, looking up at him in fear.
“Did she say what happened?” Kane asked, coming to stand next to her.
“Just that we need to meet. She said something horrible happened and that she was quitting and going to be bringing a l
“We’re already starting the process of creating a paper trail and new identities for the both of you. Your paperwork will be ready in a few hours as well. We don’t want you to worry about anything else right now except for the part that you’re going to play in convincing them that he will be out of town for a while.” Dex said, smiling gently at them. “How do I know that all of this will work? That we will be able to get away?” She asked, playing with her fingers. “Because I help people get new identities all the time. People, who like you, have no choice but to run. “ Dex said with a reassuring smile. “Athena?” The young boy asked, looking up at her in confusion. “Who are these people?” “The woman over there is a friend of mine. Remember how m
“Do you want us to go inside with you?” Kane asked, worried that she might fly off the handle.“No. Whatever happened isn’t good. We can’t draw attention to Marco being with us either. Just stay here with him.” She said, getting out of the car and slamming the door shut.“She looks mad....” Marco whispered as he unbuckled and leaned forward watching her march into the school with a scowl on her face.“Yeah… It probably wasn’t a good idea to let her go in alone….” Kane mumbled.When Bridgette walked inside the office she was surprised to find Ms. Willson, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Jefferson, Sammy’s new teacher, and a very angry looking parent all waiting f
Bridgette didn’t stay around to watch the rest. She stormed out of Ms. Willson’s office, slamming the door behind her. As soon as her eyes landed on the woman all thought left her mind. She pounced on her raining down punches on the screaming woman’s face. She was seeing red as she screamed at her. Her rage blinding her to everything else around her.“How dare you fucking hit her!” She screamed between punches. “How dare you hold her in place and let someone hit her!”The police were so surprised it took them a moment to realize what was happening. A very angry parent had seen a teacher put their hands on their child and even encouraged someone to hit her. They could understand her anger towards the woman but they still needed to break up the fight.“
“I’m pressing charges. You know as well as I do she instigated the whole thing. Those other girls would have never taken it further than pushing and shoving. I don’t know what she said and I don’t care. I don’t know how her mother is raising her but it’s definitely not the right way. Sammy has always been taught not to harm others but at the same time I don’t want her to be seen as weak and let others walk all over her either.”“Okay. You’re free to go.” He said, handing her a card. “If you have any questions this is my number.”“Thanks.” Bridgette said, taking his card and going back to the car.When they pulled up to the house Bridgette panicked for a moment before Kane’s hand on her arm
Digger watched the young woman go inside the house as he swore up and down internally. He found the way she had stood up to him arousing. He didn’t know what it was but there was something about her that had him hard and aching. With a frustrated groan he climbed on his bike vowing to one day have a taste of the woman occupying the land.Bridgette stood at her desk watching the screens with a frown as Digger climbed on his bike. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw him pull away. Her legs buckled and she sagged into her chair as fear began to suddenly over take her. She hated that he could still make her whole being tremble with fear. She was currently bent over and trying to get her breathing under control when Kane and Marco came into her office in search of her.“Hey.” Kane whispered, running over to her. “What happened? Whe
“I thought… didn’t we take care of that already?” She asked, looking up at her.“We told him what we had to tell him so that he wouldn’t react badly in public. We’re in private now. He needs to know the truth.”“Bridgette, what? Why would you tell him the truth?” Dex demanded in surprise.“Bridgette’s right. That boy has seen enough to know that people die. He might not remember but he’d appreciate it better than us lying to him. You can give him the same story that the police will spin about her dying in an accident but he needs to know the truth instead of growing up thinking people just keep abandoning him.” Kane said.“You two can’t be seriou
With a heavy heart she marched up the stairs and into the playroom where she found him occupied with some toys. Bridgette sighed with a heavy heart as she watched him play. He probably wouldn’t have anything to do with anyone for a while and her heart was breaking when she thought about his smile dimming even just a little bit.“Hey, Marco.” She said, softly, leaning against the door jamb.“Hey, Bridge! This room is awesome!” He said, giving her a toothy grin.“I’m glad you like it, kiddo, but I need to talk to you about something…” She said, sadly.“Okay.” He said nervously.“Come let’s go talk in your room…&rd
Athena had been cooperative and done as she had been instructed. True to what Bridgette had said they had waited until Sabrina’s shift was over and then staged a car accident. The police, Doctors, and everyone involved had covered up her murder. Athena continued going to work and acting as if everything was normal. While this was going on Kane had a few prospects watch the street that Sabrina’s apartment was on and Athena’s apartment for signs of Bernard’s men. They caught sight of his men showing up a few times to inspect that no one else had been to either home.It would be time for Athena to leave in a few days. She was going to meet with Bridgette and the others for their final instructions and confirm what Bridgette had found on the bugs. Even though her computers were processing them at an incredible rate Bridgette was still behind on going over everything.