"How is the baby and your hotter half? "
"Aww you just called me ugly? They are fine , just a bit stressed out"
"And you are clever enough to see it" i motion him closer
"I was talking to that one - nodding to the waitress - about that theme park about the cola and all. How about we get there one of these days ? You can take your family and i my friends"
"Hm not a bad idea" the waitress approaches with the food "here you go, enjoy !"
"Hello sir what'll be for you ? "
"Hello miss, none for me, just here with a friend"
"Ah alright then, enjoy! " as i eat i listen and reply between pauses
"So where do we meet our friend ?"
"After you finish eating we'll go to the library and wait until mid afternoon"
"Are we in the same situation ?"
"Eh kind of, down town can be dangerous these days.. " after i finish the fries and water we share the cola and chick comes back " that will be 15 dollars"
"Inflation " he stops me "i'll pay for you"
"You sure ? "
"Yes its the least i can do" oh well fine by me
"So missy, my friend here is all alone and bored, why dont you take him for a walk somewhere ? Cant stay always with gly people like me" she blushes and thinks.
"Uhh ... maybe ? Its quite some time i want some some time from this ?" Great ..
"Well it can be done - i look at her uniform - Rita, i will come here saturday" a warm handshake "i am Dean"
"... i'miei free saturday, i'll see you then"
"See you !"
"Byee ! Bye sir !"
And we get out of there "was it necessary ?" I ask
"Of course, you should not pass this chance"
"Aaah aah no way then. So.. thanks. Walk there or drive ?"
"I came here with myour bicycle, i take it along us"
As we walk " So what you got for me"
"Same. A lot is going on but this is just some small cleaning job" i look around and being 1 pm not many people are out
"So, big plans ?"
"Yes beyond us and this stupid war. Some people at my phone company say they hear a lot of silly stories and some are going on for too long .." thats the eufemism for secret Service i guess
"Some phone talk show are too long to quit, and the more the time, The bigger the payment is"
"Hm better to cut them then"
"Yes - he looks around - man i have a lot to tell you, what about you come to me after this ?"
"I am not sure.. no fuck it i will come. Its and sunday and all but i should be working"
"Hehe its good i cover a bad employee like you"
"I have better ideas than to work all my time"
"Even so every piece has its place in a well functioning machine"
"It is. You are not old enough to be talking like a wise philosopher with a long white beard"
"Whatever .. " Arrived to the library we sit we got to the Inner garden and sit. He hands me a picture of a guy in black clothes with a red flag " see, thats my son " clever, even for you
"Uncanny similarity"
"We will Take him for a walk"
"I would love to. How long until that ?"
"When someone is alone its usually sits here and thinks" i frown "you will see"
And we waited 2 hours for that fucker to arrive. He nudges me " That. Follow" i see the guy from The picture minus the flag. He sits and reads and then stands up heading for the toilet and we look each understanding what to do. As we pretend to Washington our hands and talk about baseball, the guy exits the stall and waits for us to finish
"Hey man its all yours" As he dries his hands nate headlocks him and i hold his flailing legs. Many a moments later he turn purple and then dark blue.
"Stall" sitting the dead body in the stall we leave and return in silence to fenway park
"I could drive you home if you put the bike in. I can stay there until eve and go home" and i drive away
"So, red ?"
"Yup, a para"
"Leader ?"
"Not yet. Got some more. Not red but also blue. Just different colors of the same shade"
"Well fuck i hope to be good enough for this" he pats my shoulder
"Ah you are all considered, i will introduce you some buddies. From the corps, hard people and they will help us. We are all in this shit"
"So corps, marines in your team ?"
"No man i was infantry, i was in Canada and i was 3 months in Anchorage. Different divisions. This shit is going on for too long. The president is leaving with the big fatcats to an oil rig, then we have vault tec shady cats, The rioters and the border skirmishes.. "
"Lets do what we can"
"You know, i wish i had you with me during Canada and shit back then. Would have had less deaths and less tyrannical officers around .. lets say it was bad at some points"
"I will help. I want all my friends and family to be safe"
"Me too, me too... Around next week we'll take a trip i tell you. Dont know which side to help yet. Oh fuck i forgot ! There is a group shadowing the government and autorities. They are prepare and have ties around the world and not just here. Why do you think those lying politicians and CEOs are leaving ?"
"Freema-"
"Not just here. Their ties are with science and business people. Also got generals in different armies. They are prepared.. maybe within a year or months. They call themselves 'enclave' "
"Well fuck them we have to do something" and after a tense silence we arrive at sanctuary hills
