Haya !
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I don't know how many chapters there will be yet. I've already written four of them and the story is not over.
Like the previous story I intend to update everyday. If not that will be because my big bad boss (actually he's not bad bur pretty nice) gives me too much work.
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Chapter two
Seattle
Kate was ready to go. She still didn't know why she did it but the week before she had ordered a plane ticket for Denver, booked a car and a hotel in Colorado Springs. It had been like an overwhelming urge. For the last week she hadn't had any nightmare. Instead, she woke up everyday remembering dreaming about this man she never met, only spoke to on the phone.
She knew that was crazy. At least she would spend a few days away from home.
She needed the vacation time. Not that her work was that exhausting. No. She just felt she didn't belong to that kind of life and she was feeling more and more restless day after day.
She often caught herself daydreaming of a life where she would help changing things for the better. It was just a fantasy of her but she strongly believed she could somewhat make a difference.
She had quickly realised that she had a thing for science. Her apartment was filled of old things she had acquired for little or nothing. She had easily either repaired or improved all of them.
She was at ease with computers. She didn't know how she did it but she was able to infiltrate any system, even the most protected ones. When Al and Mary had given her the identity of their daughter they hadn't thought that she was listed as deceased everywhere. She had been able to change all the records. For the whole world, the car accident that had left Kate Anderson lifeless three years ago never happened.
She had also found out that she had the ability to take care of herself when in danger. A few weeks after her arrival in Seattle she had decided to go out one evening to try to make some acquaintances. She had been assaulted when she left a bar. The two men who had thought they would take advantage of a lonely woman were left bloodied and bone broken. During the attack she hadn't been thinking at all. It was only in the safety of her apartment that she realised what had happened and started to shake uncontrollably. She hadn't been able to sleep that night.
These abilities sometimes frightened her. How could she know all these things?
She put these thoughts aside and focused on her trip and what she was expecting from it. She surely wouldn't meet the man she was dreaming of but she would be close to him, her fantasy.
Deciding it wasn't worth thinking too much about it she checked she had everything one last time and left for the airport.
Colorado Springs
Jack hadn't been able to think of anything else than the phone call to his phone operator for the last week. Deciding he had enough he called one of his contact to get some information about this Kate Anderson. He might have retired but he still had some friends who could get him anything he wanted. It took just two hours before someone brought him a thin file.
There wasn't that much in it. Kate was in her mid thirties. Single. Blond with blue eyes. No special qualifications. The only thing which could be out of place was a gap in her life of a year. Nothing really that could give him any hope.
However his gut feeling told him there was something else. Somehow he knew the file had been altered. There was more to know about this woman than what was written. He decided to call her parents.
"Hello" a man answered the phone quickly.
"Mr Anderson"
"Who's asking?"
"My name is Jack O'Neill Sir and I would like to talk to Kate"
The man seemed to hesitate before asking carefully
"And you would like to talk to her becauseā¦"
"I'm a friend of her and I haven't heard of her for quite a while so I was wondering if I could get in touch with her"
It was a lie but he couldn't seem himself explaining the truth to this man.
This time the answer was quick and left no time to Jack to try to gather any information.
"She's not here and if she wants to get in touch with you she will call you"
And the line went dead.
Jack was surprised at the gruffness of the the man. What he didn't know was that the Anderson never had a phone line before Kate insisted they should get one which was the year before. So, he couldn't have been a friend of their daughter. And Kate? Well, Kate had no friendsā¦
Al Anderson decided that this call was suspicious and called Kate to let her know and to tell her to be careful during her vacation. Maybe the people that had hurt her where trying to find her and he couldn't lose another child.
Jack for his part was confused. He couldn't help feeling like this was the best chance he had to find Sam even though there was nothing really to acknowledge it in what he had found out.
He wondered if going to Seattle could appease his tortured mind but quickly decided against it. It would just be insane.
Denver
Kate had arrived in Denver an hour ago. The plane had been late and it took her quite some time to take possession of her rental car. She was now listening to her message. The only one was from Al and left her unsure of what she was doing. She called him back to let him know she had arrived safely in Denver. She tried to get more information about the man who had called but Al had already told her everything he knew in his message.
Jack O'Neill, the man that she was somewhat looking for had called and asked for her. It couldn't be a coincidence. It had to be the same man. He had called her Sam. Was it her real name? She wanted to find him and get answers from him. But she dreaded it at the same time. What if this man was the one who hurt her; What if meeting him put Al and Mary in danger? She just couldn't accept the idea of anything happening to them because of her.
She decided the first thing she had to do was to go to her hotel, take a shower and get some rest. She was exhausted.
Then she would think about what she should do. Just enjoying the area or looking for this mysterious man?
Colorado Springs
Jack was antsy.
He hadn't been able to stay put since his call to Al Anderson.
He had gone for a run. He had cleaned the house inside out. He had packed his fridge with food. He was thinking of her.
He knew it was insane. He was deluding himself. Just because this woman had the same voice as the only love of his life didn't mean it was her. Maybe he was becoming crazy. Sam's absence had been hard on him. He had lost a lot of weight. He didn't get enough sleep. He was pushing himself too hard when doing some exercise.
He didn't care. The pain he was feeling when he was running a few more miles than he should were a reminder that he was still alive and utterly alone. He welcomed it because as long as he could feel it that gave him hope to find her. He had to be alive to be able to find her. And since his soul was dead it was good to know that his body wasn't.
He decided to check his answering machine. There was only one message.
"Hey Jack, it's Ruppert! Look there's something else about the woman you asked me about. It seems she took a plane for Denver and booked a hotel two miles away from your place. It's called the Golden Leaf. Looks like she is the one coming after you! So what is it, love story? Anyway call me if you need anything else. Bye"
Jack stood there for a long moment. He was trying to decide what he should do.
His head was telling him not to see anything in what he had learnt but coincidence.
His heart was telling him that his life was just a few miles away.
His heart won the battle and he grabbed his key. He was ten minutes away to find out whether he would start living again or not.
