It has been two years since Johan's greatest failure. Since Gary and Hodge got what they want. Now he was stuck in their perfect future. Doing what he had to too survive and used any spare time to think of ways to fix things. He was forced to use a fake name out in public in case somehow Gary and Hodge got whiff of him. The only person he trusted to talk to about it was Hadley. But for right now he was just watching a couple play with their two year old daughter Katherine, his little sister, from the side walk holding his bike up. Johan made sure to keep tabs on Katherine, Chip and Andrea after they were adopted. He was just happy that Katherine's adopted parents kept the name. But then again that wasn't surprising. All the kids kept their names so the parents could brag about it. Johan watched with disgust and remorse when she giggled. It was the perfect time to be out. It was just after six- thirty and the sun was warm but not too hot. The light gave everything a gold tint. Somehow I will fix this! Johan repeated the promised he made to himself two years ago. He began to push the bike forward leaving the family alone. His goggles bounced slightly on his chest as he walked. Johan stopped to reposition them on his forehead before climbing on the bike and taking off. They weren't just to protect his eyes but they also had built in binoculars, electromagnetic sense and heat detectors. He wouldn't have survived somethings he did without them. Johan biked through the town center and around people mingling about. It didn't take him too long to get where he was going. He pulled up to the door of an abandon warehouse. His home for the past two years. It was two stories high with a row of windows boarding with the roof. The best part was it was completely solar power. Scientist by this time have figured out how to not only make it a hundred percent efficient but a few hours of sunlight was enough to power the lights and electronics for three days. The only person who knew that someone lived here was Haley. Johan unlocked the door and pushed it open. An open and nearly empty floor plan greeted him as he pushed his bike inside. It took him and Haley a few months to get things into a living commination. He leaned the bike against the wall and flipped the lights on before walking to the small fridge on the other side of the building. Johan had far more space than he knew what to do with. In all honesty he would've been fine with a small apartment but he didn't have money and no one in their right mind would rent to fifteen year old. Besides secrecy was better for his line of work.
"Let's see. Stir fry. Ramen. Chicken. Chili. Pasta." He checked out his leftover options. Johan pulled out the pasta and chili. He put the pasta on a plate then the chili on top. Putting it in the microwave he felt a pang of sadness. That's right. Mom made this the night Chip came over and told me he was adopted. The night that changed everything. It felt like a life time ago. For Chip and Katherine and the others it was. The microwaved beeped forcing him back to reality. He took it out and sat down at the wooden table.
"TV, news." Johan spoke out loud. A screen flashed to life near the back wall. Johan ate without really listening to it. He was too focused on what he was going to do next.