The events of this story takes place right after Frank and Olivia leave for Boston in "Remember Me".
"You say this is still a highway on your side. Maybe you should pull over right here and give this a try." Charlie indicates a stretch of isolated road, in the blight zone.
Frank and Olivia had picked up Charlie on the way to Boston. His SUV was the only other vehicle within sight for miles.
Olivia got out of the car. Seeing all the dead trees made her shudder. Frank puts a hand on her shoulder.
"Are you alright?" Olivia nods.
Charlie takes out a box and reveals the contents inside.
"This is a psi wave enhancer. It is activated by an individual's psychic energy. The user wears it. It will allow the user to project a field large enough to envelop any thing or person we tag and bring them along for the ride. We've already placed a marker in your vehicle and on Frank." Dumbfounded Olivia looks from Charlie to Frank.
"I'm coming too. You are in no condition to drive." Olivia looks at her hands. There were new bandages to cover the old and new injuries she had sustained yesterday.
Charlie hangs a lanyard with a pendant around Olivia's neck.
"Anytime you are ready." Charlie stands back.
Olivia closes her eyes. The only sound she could hear was her heart beating. She clears her mind and focused on finding the other side. She found herself holding her breath, when she finally exhaled; her legs felt weak. It was a good thing Frank was there to catch her, as she fell backwards.
Olivia looked up and gazed at Frank's concerned expression. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a bird fly by.
"We made it." She said, basking in the cool breeze.
She also detected a faint sound in the distance. It wasn't the birds or the tree leaves rustling. Whatever it was, it was getting louder and louder. She turned her head and readjusted her vision to see what it could be. In one swift motion, she stood up and dragged Frank up with her, narrowly missing the train that whizzed by.
"I almost forgot this was even here on this side." Olivia said indicating the train tracks.
Frank helps brush the dirt off Olivia's clothes with his hand, before they climb back into their SUV. She was feeling embarrassed by the attention he is showing her.
"If we keep heading in this direction, we should be in Boston in about two hours."
It's night by the time they make a turn onto Olivia's street. They park a block down from her place. Olivia was about to get out when she sees a familiar silhouette walk out of a car way ahead of them. Frank, noticing the expression on Olivia's face, follows her gaze and saw what she was seeing.
At this distance, Olivia could tell she was dressed in her clothes and she even adopted her gait, when she walks. It felt like watching an out of body experience. It dawned on her then that she could not go home right now.
"Get me out of here."
That was all Olivia could manage to say. Frank understood what she meant.
Someone suggested I write about Olivia bringing Frank back with her.
If our heroes on this side can't sway alter-Liv from her mission, maybe someone from her past could convince her.
Or as Ella would have you believe, true love will conquer all.