Chapter 2 : Second Chance?
She
was sitting on the edge of her bed. Melinda was softly crÃing.
"Stop
this Melinda, you have to be strong now!" she dais to herself.
She stood up and started to pack out all of her stuff. She was ready
in an hour.
"Now, I need myself new IDs." she said,
thinking loudly. She remembered a guy from Kansas City, from the
University who made false IDs, so anyone could gone to night clubs
before they were 21. Melinda searched her mobile for his number. She
dialled it.
"Here's Gavin. Who's there?" she heard his
voice.
"Hi Gave, I'm Melinda Smith. You know from KU."
"Oh
hello Melinda. How are you? We haven't talked for a while..."
"Yeah,
well, I can't say I'm that much fine, and can I ask
something?"
"Sure, go on."
"Do you still
make false IDs?"
"Well, not really, but if you want
one..."
"Yeah, I really need one!" she interrupted
him.
"Okay, you still in Kansas City?"
"No I'm
not, today I moved to Grandview." she said looking out on the
window and smiled at the view she saw.
"What a coincidence.
Meet you in that Antique Store, it's empty for 3 years
now."
"Actually I live above it. In the 13th
apartment."
"13th? Great, I'll be ther in 10 mins!"
they hanged up. She changed her clothes and as he promised he was
there in 10 minutes later. She was making some coffee when she heard
knock from the door. She went there, opened it and there stood
Gavin.
"Hi Gave!"
"Hi MelindaI Good to see you
again!"
"Good to see you too, come in!" she said
smiling. He sat fown to the couch as she brought in the coffee and
handed a cup to him.
"Thanks. So Melinda, what happened that
you left the city? I thought you were always a big city
girl...Where's James?"
She sighed and told the whole story to
him.
"OMG, but it was slef-defense Melinda."
"Yeah,
but after blowing up my house...it wasn't self-defense."
"So
this is why you need a new ID?"
"Yes, I wanna start a
new life, and forget everything from the past." she said
softly.
" I can understand that. Okay, give me every detail
you wanna change, name, birthdate, birthplace. You know, every single
detail. You want certificates too?"
"You can make those
too?"
"Sure, just need to change your details on your
old ones"
"Great. When will you be ready with them?"
she asked while she was searching for the things he asked for.
"If
you can give me everything now, then I'll make them for you
tomorrow."
"Thanks Gave, you're the best friend!"
she smiled and gave him everything he needed to make her new ID and
certificates too.
Melinda
Gordon didn't know that the 2 women who has lived next door will give
her the chance to start her new life.
"What do you want to
work?" Gavin asked " You know, just for the
certificates"
She thought for a sec.
"Somewhere in
the law, maybe as a detective. That'd be funny and great."
"So
I don't need to change the subjects, since you graduated in a law
school."
"Right." she said while Gavin was about to
leave.
"Okay, I'll contact you tomorrow."
"Sure,
you know my number." they said goodye and he left. Melinda was
about to get some sleep when the doorbell rang. She went and opened
the door. She saw 2 women, they could be at her age.
"Hi, I'm
Sara Sidle!" said smiling the brunette one.
"I'm
Catherine Willows!' said also smiling the blonde one.
"Oh,
hi, I'm Melinda Gordon. You wanna come in?"
"Oh, thanks,
yes." they said, went in and sat down in the livingroom.
"So
you're the newbie in the house?"
"Yeah, I've just moved
here."
"Well, you'll be safe here. It's really a quiet
and safe house." said Sara.
"Really?" asked Melinda
smiling.
"Yes, you know, we know everyone in the house. Well,
we're working together actually."
"You work together?"
Melinda was surprised to hear that.
"Yeah, we're all CSIs or
police officers." said Catherine. Melinda freaked out for a
minute. 'I moved to a house where only lived
guys working for the government?'
"That's...great!"
that was all she could say.
"Actually, we were
thinking..."started Sara.
"Yeah, one of us, who lived in
this apartment before left to Las Vegas." continued Cathy.
"So
we were wondering if you wanna join us." said Sara.
"Join
you?" asked Melinda surprised. 'A killer
at the police?' she thought herself.
"Yep,
you know, working as a CSI, here in Grandview. We can train you
out."
Melinda was thinking. She got a second chance from
life? If she jion them, would everything be fine? Before she could
answer to herself the doorbell ean again and Catherine jumped
up.
"Let me, Melinda" she said and went to open the
door. "Oh, Clancy! Just in time as always." she said
smiling and let the extremely handsome guy in. They came back to the
livingroom and as Melinda saw him, and his dreamy blue eyes her heart
skipped out a beat.
"Hello newbie, I'm Jim Clancy." they
shook hand. His heartrace was high too.
"I'm Melinda Gordon."
she said lightly smiling.
"So, will you join us?" asked
Sara again. Melinda looked at Jim and saw his detective badge next to
his 9mm gun.
"Well, why not? I'm graduated in a law
school."
"Great." Jim said smiling " I'll get
your stuff today. I live in the opposit apartment. I'll bring every
stuff to you around 6-7pm, before my shift starts."
"That'd
be great, thanks!" she said smiling. She was about to ask if
they want something to drink or eat when Catherine's phone rang. She
looked at it, then at the others.
"Sorry Melinda, we have to
go. We got a 4-19 at 12801 SOUTH 71 HWY "
"That's the
Grandview Hotel." nodded Jim.
"Let's go."
They
said goodbye and left. Melinda went out to her balcony and watched as
they sat into their brand new black GMC. She saw as Jim Clancy looked
back at her and smiled. Her heart skipped a beat again.
