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Chapter 53
"Is he okay, doctor?"
"Yes, he woke up. He seems fine, we ran a few tests, and everything looks okay. He has, however, asked for Claire."
"Claire never came with us, Dr."
"I suggest you get her here while his memory is fresh."
"Did he mention anything besides Claire?"
"No, nothing that I can think of. Sorry."
Claire walked up the staircase to Jack's room; he was still asleep when she pushed open the door and peeked in; he was lying half-naked on his bed.
He was lying with his stomach far on the bed. She walked into the room and noticed something she had seen before. It was the same tattoo as she had. She looked closer as she leaned over; he somehow appeared different, with finer detail, strips on the crown indicating your ranking and killings. She had nothing; he had stripes. Those eight stripes could mean ranking or family; she was a soldier and sat with no stripes. Down on his leg on his inner thigh, he had a date. In the center of
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Between the lounge and the open-plan kitchen was a passage tiled with brown ceramic tiles; she couldn't enter, as it was covered with a glass door. Angela tried sliding it open, and it wouldn't open. She took her gun and fired at the door, but the glass never even had a scratch. It was more of a ballistic door, "how are we supposed to get in there?" Claire asked. “Jack would know what to do." Angela walked back to the living room and looked down to the ground for a mat but noticed the tiles had a small patch of brown grout around one tile. Nicole, who had followed Angela, had also noticed the brown grout. "Are you thinking what I am thinking?" Nicole scratch her head, “you considering putting other tiles in here?” "No, something is off about that tile." Angela leaned down, and it was loose. Beneath the tile was something that seemed like a biometric system, Angela was hoping for a simple door handle, "why must everything always be a puzzle?" "Excuse me?" Nicole said. “Nothing,”
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Angela walked over to the broken vase, "this used to be my mom's favorite vase. She was always around it." "What do you mean your mom's favorite vase?" "Well, it was an import from Italy." Angela picks up the broken pieces, "But yes, this is as broken as my family." Claire walked up to Angela placing her hand on Angela's shoulder, "it may be broken, but you can still glue the remaining pieces." Angela smiled at Claire's gesture, "it's okay. Let's focus on what's here." Angela looked around for clues. It had started to rain, "who would have expected that? The sky was clear when we got here.” "Come over here and help me." "Help you with what?" "To move this table." They moved the table, lifted the carpet, and opened the door, "Marcus and Nicole." they shouted down. There was no answer, "don't tell me we have to go down there again." "Well, unless you want to stay in the safe house forever. I would say we move around and try to find Jack." There was a sudden light on them fro
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