Yay! Chapter 2! Enjoy!


Chapter 2: Life or Death?

Tru wasn't sure of what to say.

"I'm sorry but I don't--"

"Of course you know what I'm talking about. You do it and Jack does it. Of course you both are quite opposites."

"Let me guess, Jack told you."

"Oh no. Jack would never share that sort of information with me."

"Then how'd you know?"

"I figured it out. Simple as that. Just like how Davis figured it out."

"How do you know Davis?"

"Look, how about I get the chance to ask a few questions. Such as, aren't you suppose to be going around trying to save someone? Of course if you don't, our good buddy Jack will have all the fun."

Tru gave her a strange look. Faith merely smiled and Tru ran out of the diner.

"So, Tru. There you go again. This certainly is a truly exciting experience. Ha! A pun! How classic. I might as well go off to do my job."

Faith went to the docks in which she spotted Jack, who was spying on Jennifer Morgan. Faith went up to him.

"Hello, Jack."

"Ah, Faith, what are you doing here? I'm kinda busy right now, so if you don't mind…."

"Well, I believe you won't have to work as hard today."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well, I never told you about me. I've asked so many questions about you when we were going out, I guess that I never really mentioned one small thing."

"Oh, really? And what might that be?"

"Come closer. It's a secret."

Tru was on her way to the docks. It was almost three thirty. She needed to hurry and find Jennifer. When she spotted her on a boat, she immediately started running towards her. She saw that Jack was talking to her and she kept on running. From out of nowhere, Faith walked out and grabbed Tru by the arm.

"What are you doing?"

"Let her go Tru."

"Look, if you know what I do then you'll understand that this girl is about to die today. I need to save her."

"Not this time Tru. Sorry."

Jack left and the girl's boat had started by itself and Jennifer fell off. A rope caught her ankle and Jennifer was dragged by the boat and put underwater.

"No!" Tru tried running by Faith held her back.

"Not under my watch."

"Okay what the hell is your problem? I could've saved her and now because of you, she's dead."

"Yes. Because of me. However, even if I hadn't stopped you, she would've died anyways."

"What makes you so sure?"

"A little thing called fate."

"So, let me guess, you're on Jack's side right?"

"No. I'm on no side. I prefer the term neutral but that's just me since it's easier to accept the fact of a few things. Oh, look, here comes Jacky."

Jack walked up to the two girls.

"Hey, Tru. You're not looking too good there. Something bad happen? Lose a girl to a drowning incident. Don't worry about it. Happens all the time."

"Look, you just stay away from me." Tru said to Jack and then looked at Faith. "And I don't know who you are but I promise you that next time I won't let you do what you did." Tru walked off.

"She's always like that, isn't she?" Faith smiled as her and Jack watched her storm off.

"Yeah but can you blame her? I'm mean really. The girl's just too overwhelmed with life. I've told her to lay off but she just doesn't listen."

"She won't lay off. Trust me. She'll be just like her mother. Just as you're like her father. Didn't you ever take a science class? Something about Newton and different forces."

"Yeah I guess that makes sense but here's something that doesn't, where do you fit into the equation?"

"I'm the creator of the equation."

"I see. So why didn't you ever tell me about what you do. I mean it would've made things a lot simpler. We could still be going out."

"No we wouldn't. We would've never worked out no matter what. Now, if you don't mind, I have a stomach to fill with food."

"I'll be seeing you."

"Indeed you will. Now that I've found the both of you, surprisingly in the same area, I think you'll be seeing me a lot more."