Okay guys. I have been thinking about this for a while now and I think I finally am ready to put the story together. So the summary is say something happened that traumatized June while Day was gone. (Don't want to tell you what it was because I don't want to give away spoilers to my story.) So Tess thinks bringing Day back might help. He might and he might not. But he doesn't remember. So how could he help is all June is thinking while still trying to cope with what happen and catch the bad guys that traumatized her after they resurface. Okay so here it goes.
June
It's dark. Everything is dark. I look around and then I see flames. I know where I am. No! No! I see a little boy standing in the middle of it.
"Get out of here!" I yell. "Go find safety! Hurry!" Then part of building falls in between us. He still just stares at me.
"Go!" I yell one more time.
Then I blink and he's gone.
I jolt awake to my alarm clock. I am sweating and taking deep breathes. It was just a dream. I remind myself. It's been just a dream for years now. I turn the alarm off and get ready for work. I plan to meet Tess later on. It's my twenty-seventh birthday.
After my shower I go to the kitchen and start coffee. I look on the refrigerator and held up by two magnets is a little finger painting. I stare at it and smile as I hold back tears.
It was just a dream. I remind myself again. I sip my coffee as the phone goes off.
I sigh. Who now? I wonder.
I answer the phone. "Hello?"
"June! Did I wake you? I hope not. I'm pretty sure your alarm goes off at six thirty and that's when you get up." I hear Tess on the other end.
"Tess. It's okay. You didn't wake me up." I take a sip of my coffee and wait for her answer.
"Okay. So dinner is going to be around six tonight. I wanted to make sure you know."
"Nothing big, right? Just a simple dinner with a few of us, right?"
"Of course. A few people over for dinner. That's it."
"Okay. I'll be there at six."
"Okay. See you then." Then she hangs up.
I finish my cup of coffee as I watch the city wake up from my balcony. I finally go inside and put on my shoes and head out the door. I decide to take the train.
It's been ten years since Day left. I don't really think much of it anymore. It's be long enough to scab the scars. But I can't forget him nor can I move on. He was my one true love.
I make it to work and it drags on and on as the commander. Nothing happens today. Which relieves me. Tomorrow is the day that will bring fear to me.
Five years ago tomorrow there was a bombing in our headquarters here in this building and in another building. It killed many hundreds. The men responsible had been doing things that we could not ignore beforehand. I had been assigned the case but as fast as they came they disappear. They would create riots and kill innocents to get our attention. They vanished completely off the grid after the bombing. Nothing every appeared up. They were nowhere on the face of this earth. It's been four years since their last appearance. Most believe they died in the bomb they set. There has never been any proof of this. I have always had this gut feeling that I can't ignore on this subject. I think they are out there somewhere. Mocking me. Saying I can't catch them. I know I'm paranoid but, what if the what ifs come true. I think I have the right to be paranoid. Ever since strange things happen on that day.
Last year I got an unmarked package. I thought nothing of it at first but in the box with a letter saying 'We're watching you!' With the note were pictures taken that year. Everywhere. I thought my sense were sharp but maybe I couldn't rely on them as well as I thought. See I have the right to be paranoid.
The year before I just felt like someone was watching me. Always watching me. What if they didn't die and are out there? I would have to stop them before someone else dies.
I start walking in Ruby Sector towards where Tess lives. I live in Lake Sector which makes me feel safer. I start to walk and thoughts of how the old Lake sector has turned into the wonderful place it is now. As I stop someone comes up to me.
"I'm sorry to bother you." I think I recognize that voice. I look up as the man keeps speaking. "But do we know each other?" I look at him and I feel like someone just stabbed me in the heart.
Day. He's much older. Much taller and looks much stronger. I tried everything to push him out of my mind. I told Tess not to tell me anything of him. That I needed to try to put it behind me. Even though I knew my heart would never love anyone again I just had to move on.
He clears his throat. "Um," I stammer. "I don't believe we do." I lie.
"Oh." He says disappointed. "It's just you look so familiar to me. I thought. I thought you were someone I knew."
"Oh, well I'm sorry but I don't think so. But I do hope you find the person you're looking for."
"Hi," He holds his hand out. "I'm Daniel."
I grab his hand and instantly feel an electric pulse go through me.
"Hi, I'm June."
"June." He says. "June." He says as if trying to guess where the name comes from. "That's a beautiful name."
He looks in all directions as if he's lost.
"Do you know where you're headed to?" I ask.
"Not anymore I don't. I have to go meet an old friend for dinner but I don't think I know the way."
"Does this friend's name happen to be named Tess?" I ask.
"Yeah, you know her."
"Yes, I am actually headed to her apartment."
"Do you mind if my brother and I accompany you?"
"No, not at all." I feel as if I put all my strength and energy into trying to hide the truth from him. I need to protect him from those things. From the pain I caused him.
