Like any other level-minded individual, Nate obviously found most of what she was saying to be quite outrageous yet as with the past, it didn’t stop him from going to the ends of the earth in supporting her theory. If she believed all this was true, then he would try his best to help her find the answers she needed.
“So what now? What are we going to do about aunty Betty? I’m sure those nosy neighbors are keeping tabs on me to see if I’ll get rid of you too… humph! they definitely saw you bringing me back here.”
“Hmm, everyone at the diner is going to know by tomorrow… or by the end of the day.” Nate sighed wearily at the thought of them being under twenty-four hour surveillance in their own town.
“At times like this I’m glad this crappy place doesn’t take gossips a
Although they were both anxious for answers, at this very moment it was still rather useless to take action, the most they could do was speculate and plan out their next move in solving the mystery. So running around in the open was absolutely not such a good idea when logically they were mere young adults battling against the heartless enemy. Marcel obediently stayed at the boy’s residence jotting down her conclusion and reviewing them, convincing herself that this was real… all the recent irrational, crazy things in her life was actually happening. Nate did as he said, driving back to the diner hoping that Betty was calm enough to be reasoned with, thinking that since he had managed to persuade her for a chance in the beginning then maybe he could do the same once more, now that she wouldn’t be influenced or provoked by the reminders of gossiping empl
“Aunty Betty wasn’t at the diner? Then you stole food from her, these are stolen goods?” Marcel paused her actions of stuffing her mouth with a few potato chips she found at the bottom of the box, completely missing the point of his words. “M, did you hear what I said? I think she’s missing.” Nate repeated in distress. Probably because they were related he didn’t consider his decision to take some supplies as stealing, especially since he planned on telling her the next time they saw each other. “I heard you, but just because someone isn’t home that doesn’t mean they’re missing and it’s definitely no reason to steal from them.” Even if they were desperate, the last thing she wanted was for the woman to believe that she made him rip-off his own family for her sake… her reputation was tarnished enough as it
“D… dead? no! that’s impossible! It can’t be!” Nate stammered in disbelief, the fear in his heart growing by the second. “Save it! we have witnesses confirming that you were the last ones to see her alive.” The cop rudely shoved him forward as he spoke while another opened the doors and lead the way out of the diner. “We left right after the rest of the workers… she can’t be dead… maybe she’s missing…” “Enough! We found the body. So don’t waste your breath lying; one way or another we ‘will’ get a confession out of you.” “No…” Nate murmured in denial, the gruesome feeling of dread quickly pounding in his chest. “G
“Da… Dad?” Marcel stuttered, staring at the aged figure beside her with a complicated feeling churning in her stomach. Was she lost in yet another dream of deception? But why did it feel so different... almost like it was real? “It’s alright honey, I know you’re scared.” Maxwell continued to comfort the girl. “Dad?” She uttered once more reaching forward with trembling hands, tracing the outline of the man’s bearded face, tears uncontrollably rising in her eyes and falling along her cheeks… an indescribable feeling welling in her chest. “It’s me little warrior, I’m here… dads’ here.” “Dad!” Marcel excitedly shouted in a hoarse voice, throwing herself into the warm embrace of her father, fin
“Dad…” Marcel cautiously called out to the agitated man a few minutes later; certainly they could not continue in this manner… her silently questioning the meaning of his words and him clearly panicking with almost all the answers flustering in his brain. However, hearing the soft tender voice calling out to him with worry and care, Maxwell instantly ceased his actions of pacing back and forth, yet his body was uncontrollably shivering in fear… perhaps struggling to connect the series of events replaying over and over in his confused state of mind. “Wh… what experiment is Victor Ambrose doing at Acre Hills?” The girl mustered up the courage to ask despite dreading the response, thinking that if a grown man who had suffered all sort of hardship in his fifty something years of life was this shaken up by what had possibly happene
“This is your last chance! Tell me where the Rayburn girl is!” A grumpy police official in his mid-forties, aggressively pound his fist against the small wooden desk at the center of the interrogation room, hoping to scare the young man tightly handcuffed to the table and firmly seated on the opposite side. Judging from his appearance the boy could already guess that he was not a simple man to deal with. He was neatly attired with his name tag ‘Bradford Watts 6321’and noticeably decorated with three red stripes on the shoulder of his brownish cream uniform indicating his high level of authority. Surely he was there seeking results. “Like I said, I don’t know where she is!” Nate huffed irritably, his heart burning with rage at the thought of how quickly things have escalated. For the pa
“No! You can’t do this!” Even when pushed into a corner, Nate refused to accept defeat, fighting with every last bit of energy he could muster up; kicking and crazily shaking his body desperately trying to avoid his fate. Unfortunately, in the end he was no match for the others. His already handcuffed hands were further held in place while his head was forcefully shoved against the table allowing Victor to administer the unknown substance with ease. “That’s enough, you can release him… take the cuffs off. He’s not going anywhere.” “Are you sure? What if he’s faking it?” “We can’t have him causing a scene, people with get suspicious.” Nate could clearly hear the group of men disc
As much as it pained him to utter a single word from within… recognizing the two motionless figures for the persons they were… Nate nonetheless felt a measure of relief knowing that both women were very much alive for the time being. From a quick glace it was obvious that Ruby and Betty’s eyes held a similar sense of anguish… perhaps the kind he was now experiencing, but they were forced to endure over a longer period of time. In such a dire state it would be truly difficult if not nearly impossible for one to escape relying solely on his own will power; for neither his body nor his mind would be able to withstand the devastation. It was literally unbearable to even ‘think’ of seeking freedom.*********** “Show me the recording for the past few hours, starting from the second