Card was busy with the toast when she heard the Name Dr. Alphonso being yelled out. She immediately stiffened. She was thinking to her Math Tutor the one who taught her more than just Math. His name was Augustus Alphonso. He was a terror to her. She could recall the beating of her hands with a ruler when she did not pay attention. She had many bloody knuckles when she appeared at the morning breakfast table. Her Mother as usual did not even look at her.

"Mother can you get me a different Math Tutor?" Caroline asked.

Carmine finally paying attention to the young girl as she was something she scraped off her shoe.

"Why…?" Carmine asked.

"I do not think his teaching methods are a good fit." Caroline said.

"You do? So Caroline you are only 11. What do you know that you believe you have the right to judge my decisions?" Carmine said getting angrier. Then she reached over and slapped her face. "Never challenge my decisions again!"

Card unconsciously reached up to feel her cheek.

Alexis smelled the toast it was burning.

"Card…? Card the toast!" Alexis said.

Card all of a sudden ran from the room then burst into tears.

That memory was not the only time Carmine slapped her.

Alexis concerned turn off the stove and ran after her.

Card ran blindly up the stairs and ran into Jackson coming down.

"Card what is going on?" He asked with much compassion.

Card could not speak she was crying too much. Jackson hugged her tight and spoke.

"Whatever got you upset it will not harm you now." He said.

Alexis came running and skidded to a halt.

Jackson looked at her questioning.

"She was busy making the toast and I smelled burnt toast and all of sudden she ran and burst into tears." Alexis said.

"I see was she doing anything prior?" Jackson asked while Alexis read.

"No what I saw she was still and staring at the wall." Alexis said.

"Ok Alexis go back whatever you were doing I'll handle this." Jackson said guiding the girl to his and Martha's room.

Alexis turned around and headed to the kitchen to see if anything could be salvaged.

On the way she had an idea. There had to be a trigger Alexis thought. She scrolled through the speech to text listings to see if Card had heard something she did not.

Getting into the kitchen the pans were still hot so adding heat again was not that big of deal.

Soon her Dad appeared along with her Mom.

Alexis got her Mom the cup of Hot Chocolate as she settled on the couch. Kate had brought her phone.

"Dad good morning? Would you like some eggs?" Alexis asked.

"Hey Pumpkin I would like an omelet. So where is Card?" Rick asked eating from the pile of bacon.

"Dad does the name Dr. Alphonso mean anything to you. My Speech to Text picked it up. I have no reference who said it." Alexis said.

"Why…?" Rick said growing concerned.

"Well as soon as this appeared on my screen Card stood like she was catatonic and then the toast she was preparing burned. I brought it to her attention then she went crying out of the room. She is with Gramps and Grams now." Alexis said. "Who is Dr. Alphonso?"

"Alexis come here." Kate said loudly enough that her speech to text picked it up.

"Go ahead Pumpkin I'll watch the stove." Rick said.

Rick took over cooking.

"Alexis Dr. Augustus Alphonso was a Math Professor at NYU." Kate said as soon as she saw the girl sitting.

"Was…? Did he die?" Alexis asked.

"I only wish he did. Alexis he resigned with cloud on his record. There were suspicions of child abuse. Nothing could be proven, He then disappeared." Kate said. "Why do you ask?"

Alexis now told the story of Card's behavior.

"Thanks Alexis you can go back to the kitchen and relieve your Dad I need him to come here." Kate asked.

"Sure Mom" Alexis said hugging her then switching places with her Father.

"Did you want to see me?" He asked kissing his wife.

"It is about Dr. Alphonso, Rick." Kate stated.

"Kate it is Sunday why do you want to talk about my old Finite Math Teacher? Those are very painful memories." Rick said.

"Look at this Rick" Kate said.

Kate pointed at the article on Dr. Alphonso's charges of child rape in the Philippines on her iPad.

"So…? He was not that good of a teacher." Rick said.

"No Rick the charges…" Kate said.

"Oh Kate you are right…Card must have heard me yell out his name." Rick said.

"So she burst into tears was…" Kate said.

"She had bad memories of her own." Rick supplied.

"I think so Rick so I've already puked my guts out so would you be a dear and get my breakfast?" Kate asked.

"Certainly my dear" Rick said.

Soon the rest of the family had gathered at the table. Absent were Card and Jackson.

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After Alexis left Jackson enter their room with Card.

"Jackson what is wrong with her? Come here baby tell Grams all about it." Martha said.

Card felt loved in Martha's arms and soon her crying stopped. They both were waiting for Card to speak but before she could Jackson spoke up.

"Do you know why I called you Card?" Jackson asked.

"Jackson as you mentioned it I was always wondered why she was called Card." Martha said.

Card just shook her head no.

Jackson with a smile on his face got up opened his drawer and pulled out a deck of cards.

Card looked at him curiously.

"These look like ordinary cards but they are not" Jackson said.

He turned over the first card. It was a picture of Carmine Bracken the Black queen.

Next he turned over the Ace of Hearts and it was her picture.

"So you see Card you are on a Card!" Jackson said. "These cards were made so that identification could be made. In an ops you need to know who the enemy is and who is not. These cards are a way to do this."

Card picked up the card with her mother on it and stared.

"Yeah she was one nasty piece of work" Jackson said removing the card from Card's hand then placing that card back in the deck and put it away.

"So now you know where your name comes from Card." Jackson said with a wink.

Card just smiled at him. It was pretty clever she thought.

"So Caroline can you tell me what is troubling you?" Martha asked in a soothing tone.

"I was upset by a memory. Grams." She said finally calmed down.

"What sort of memory Child?" Martha asked.

"It was the one when I was eleven and my mother slapped me for questioning her decision to keep Dr. Alphonso as my Math tutor. I told her that he was not a good teacher but for my boldness I was slapped and told to never question any of her decisions again." Card said.

"Well Caroline my child as painful as memories can be. They are not what is happening to you right now. You need to remind yourself. Those are in the past. They can not hurt you now. You are safe." Martha said.

"Will you remember this talk?" Jackson asked. "Memories are tricky things. They can trick you into believing things in the past are happening now. The trick is to recognize you were having a memory and not what is happening in the present.

Card looked at Jackson then shook her head saying she understood.

"That is a good girl. Now I'm hungry do you want breakfast?" Martha asked.

"No I have eaten already." Grams Card replied.

"Ok I need my caffeine." Martha said as she rose to get dressed.

"Martha I will stay with Card. We'll catch up later." Jackson said.

Martha got dressed kissed both Card and Jackson then left the room.

Card was wondering what Jackson was going to do.

"Come on Card let do some exercises." Jackson said.

Getting to the weight room Jackson guided her to the weight bag.

"Card, whenever you feel angry or sad. You can always come here and punch this bag. Like this." Jackson said demonstrating the proper technique. "Now you try."

Card stood close to the bag and punched it.

"That is my girl! Go ahead and punch it harder." Jackson encouraged.

So she did. Pretty soon she had worked up a sweat.

"You're tired huh? But don't you feel better?" Jackson asked.

"Yes Jackson much better. Thank you." Card said as she hugged him.

"Hey you are all wet you need to hit the showers." Jackson said.

"Ok Jackson" she said as she ran off to shower.

Jackson headed to breakfast that workout made him very hungry.