CARRIE 4

CARRIE: Atonement

Chapter 4

At the name John Hargenson, Carrie groaned. So he was the one that sent those goons after her. Now Carrie saw where Chris got her pathological inability to take responsibility for her actions, not to mention her sociopathic tendency to blame everyone else for what went wrong in her life.

"I should've known," she muttered shaking her head.

"So you do know him." said Jace as he held the door for her and they entered the Phoenix building.

"Not personally," said Carrie, "But yeah I know who he is and why he wants me dead."

"Does it have something to do with what is saw you do in the visions I've had?"

"I thought you were the one that's been sharing my dreams with me," said Carrie

"Yeah," said Jace, "it was me but I assure It wasn't intentional my brain the way it is, acts like a scanner for other brain waves."

"It's okay," said Carrie, "I think we were called together for a reason. And to answer your question yes it does have something to do with what you saw."

When they reached the top floor of the building they walked off Jace's private elevator and into the penthouse.

"Welcome to my humble abode." Jace said with a little bow.

"Thank you," said Carrie blushing a little, "You have a very nice place."

"Thank you," said Jace

"How could you afford a place like this in Florida of all places?" she asked looking around and the spacious three bedroom apartment.

"An inheritance," said Jace dismissively, trying to change the subject, "The more important matter is this John Hargenson, who is he and why is he trying to kill you?!"

Carrie sat down on the couch, took a deep breath and began to tell her story. She told Jace about her abusive, mentally unstable religious nut of a mother. She told how she was also tormented at school. Finally she told the tale of the locker room shower incident, the punishment for the girls, and John Hargenson's Daughter Chris what she pulled at the prom and the resulting massacre which came to be known as the Black Prom. She spoke of her treatment under Dr. Weller in Glenwood and her subsequent pardon and release.

When she had finished her story, Jace shook his head in disbelief.

"You pour soul," he said, "So, John Hargenson wants you dead because_,"

"I killed his daughter in my insane telekinetic rage," said Carrie hanging her had, "I had been tormented all my life and finally when that bucket of blood was dumped on me I snapped and went completely insane. I killed a lot of people that night, some it could be argued, deserved it, but I'm sure there were a lot who didn't and that's what I want to atone for, the innocent ones."

"Let me guess," John Hargenson, "Wasn't too happy about the pardon."

"That's putting it mildly," said Carrie, "He knew about the Presidents pardon almost as soon as I did. Being a lawyer with political ambitions he must have friends in Washington. He came storming into Glenwood right in the middle of one of my sessions with Dr. Weller. He came blasting into her office nearly bowling her secretary over.

(Flashback)

John Hargenson came barreling through the door of Dr. Weller's office, despite the look protestations of Weller's secretary. Weller was sitting on the couch listening to something Carrie was saying when the door slammed against the wall causing her to look up. when she saw John Hargenson standing their her face darkened to a scowl.

"Are you out of your mind busting in here like that!" she snapped. Hargenson ignored her indignation.

"It this some kind of sick joke." He seethed holding up a piece of paper in his hand. The paper was memo about the Carrie white pardon that was circulating in the Capitol building. Dr. Weller walked over and calmly examined the paper.

"No I assure it's no joke," She said, "in three days Carrie White will be finished with her treatment, at which time she will be released and free to come and go as she pleases."

(End Flashback)

"Good Grief," said Jace, "He was upset,"

"Yeah," said Carrie, "he was so mad that he actually made a lunge for me. Before I could react Dr. Weller jumped between us and told him that if he didn't get out of her office right then she'd have orderlies put him in a straight jacket and throw him in the padded cell. He left without another word but with one last dirty look."

The day I was released somebody succeeded in restoring the memory chip from Chris's cell phone it proved everything Chris had done. I thought that all that had embarrassed him enough to leave me alone.

I forgot that he's a Hargenson. They never take responsibility for anything."

Jace nodded in understanding.

"Well, "He said Reaching in to his pocket and pulling out his phone, "I think I found something, on that guy's phone, that may get Hargenson off your back once and for all."

Jace punched up a video, obviously made without Hargenson's knowledge, that showed him meeting with the Morton brothers.

He passed them and envelope under the table of the booth they were sitting in.

"You get half the money up front," he said, "the other half when Carrie White is dead, and make her suffer!"

"They probably made this, for leverage, Just in Case Hargenson tried to double cross them." Jace Said

"Well now it's going to give us leverage." He added

Just then Carrie's stomach let out a loud growl. Jace chuckled and Carrie blushed.

"I'm guessing you're hungry." He said

"Famished," replied Carrie.

"Say no more," said Jace, "Breakfast coming up." Jace took Carrie by the hand and let her into the kitchen. There was already a waffle iron heating on the counter. Jace took pitcher of batter out of the refrigerator and poured some into the hot iron. There was sizzling sound as the batter met the hot metal.

"Hey," said Carrie, as Jace closed the lid on the iron, "How did you know I was in trouble down there? Our little telepathic connection only seems to happen when I'm asleep."

"My telepathy, Like yours can also act as a sixth sense, a warning signal if you will, just like yours warned you of that knife that was being thrown at your head. I got a mental flash of you in trouble. When I got outside and saw the Morton brothers Van in the laundry parking lot I knew where to go." replied Jace.

Jace looked at his watch then picked up his Land line phone

"While that's cooking I've got a phone call to make." He punched in some numbers and waiting.

"Hello, Chamberlain information, I would like the number for one John Hargenson Attorney at law. 555-8775, thank you." Jace hung up the phone and dialed again.

This time with the call was picked up his demeanor changed.

"Hargenson," he growled, "Don't talk just listen." Jace Played the recording of Hargenson's secret meeting with those to thugs."

"Now hear this," growled Jace his voice low and threatening, "if Carrie White ever again so much as stubs her toe under mysterious circumstances, this recording will be given to your district attorney and then distributed to every newspaper east of the Mississippi got it, good!"

TBC…..

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