p data-p-id="e2e352b94dc1249d61cb73904bed38f7"strongEve POV/strong/p
p data-p-id="7e53992a324839e3ac9304013d9c6c11"Tej - the name of the guy driving the car Brian had thrown me at - pulled up next to two other cars. I noticed another as the one Brian had thrown Ramsey on top of, totally smashed up./p
p data-p-id="1b49e238f39812b09e6158cc30d2f767""Oh my god!" I yelled and got out. "What did you do to her? Ramsey!"/p
p data-p-id="3ea4cec3832073f121b5881df797c757"I ran to the car and tried pulling her out. I glared at the one who'd been driving the car. Tej and Brian rushed to help me. Once I saw that she was just unconscious, I turned on the strangers that surrounded me./p
p data-p-id="1129cb340d96cd2e175404d6de1b97d1""You call this a rescue mission! You could have killed us!"/p
p data-p-id="31cb5ba262ae5f51b5c52b48f6b619a5""But we didn't" The big, buff one who'd driven the beat up car said. "You look fine. Your friend will be fine. Let's go."/p
p data-p-id="d17ec2c52395e09e55a783bd5da4f459"Tej gently touched my elbow but I jerked away and tried dragging Ramsey to his car. He and Brian had to help me again. Either I was a weakling, or there was more to Ramsey than I thought. I huffed and got into the backseat next to her./p
p data-p-id="0bbc6ac5149924a7015f5ffc0bad5841"strongEve POV - About an hour later. /strong/p
p data-p-id="5541be9ee47512a07d4a25b44545537f"Ramsey groaned and I jerked awake as well. Despite not knowing, or particularly trusting these strangers, I still fell asleep. I noticed we were sitting on a bench in front of some sort of lake./p
p data-p-id="a3937a8df03e7c95cb41c9458957867f""Hello Kitty's awake." Letty, the only girl on this rescue mission said. "Punk Rock doggie, too."/p
p data-p-id="4bac6fd45142c527c4b9b1a7aed6fdde""Did you just call me a bitch?" I said, but let it drop as I heard Tej and his friend Roman talking./p
p data-p-id="4f0960014ebc1f688746f86c1954c08a""She don't look like no hacker to me." Roman said./p
p data-p-id="b2d7f24c3e95c8f29bd3e553fef0fff2""Oh yeah? And what do hackers look like?" Tej said sarcastically./p
p data-p-id="463f1328e0ab1b2e32235756b752d388""They don't look like that. I'm just sayin'. Like, how they normally wear them little weird glasses that's all crooked. And with pimples all over they face from drinking soda. I mean, trust me, with a body like that..." He looked over at us. "I ain't gonna park it behind no computer."/p
p data-p-id="3760e6551b295d3d0797cf48e98d5d5b""You know she can hear you?" I spat at him as Brian sat beside us./p
p data-p-id="c3c390fdf1910a4d7758d1dcff798df1""How you feeling?" He asked her. "Did you hit your head? Feeling nauseous? Ears ringing? No?"/p
p data-p-id="c91f0a3149a8f8f727646366f8a35c78"Rams shook her head at him and asked where her shoe was./p
p data-p-id="344908b192e77143f535fc8ad225eb8b""If flew off when Dom drove over the cliff." I told her. "I didn't think to look for it. Sorry."/p
p data-p-id="640e940c315c0b66632203cecbb1cf2f""If you experience any of those things, let me know, ok?" Brian asked and she nodded. He turned to ask me the same questions but I beat him to the punch./p
p data-p-id="090b22b3954e325b6c1de79a1652cdb7""I'm fine. Thanks."/p
p data-p-id="ad6843361160341ed247aec206d8b6d4"Ramsey sat up right and flexed her shoulder before looking at me. I smiled and hugged her. When we pulled away, she spoke to our rescuers./p
p data-p-id="4ffa110dd0544ed6987a01c4bdd4e2ff""I don't know whether to thank you for rescuing us, or kick your asses for our near death experience. Regardless that Eve's dad sent you."/p
p data-p-id="ed41a28e30f1cbc05f01d131acdabe00""Thank us, or kick our asses huh?" Dom said. He paused before directing his attention to me. "Mr. Nobody's your dad, is he?" I nodded, suspecting his next words. "He didn't mention it."/p
p data-p-id="7751e74347a990b5cc715fdbe00ea83f""Doesn't surprise me." I mumbled, hurt even though I knew it was coming./p
p data-p-id="7f11ddcae9bf0ccacb50715160c013ce""How about you tell us where that device is?" Dom asked Ramsey./p
p data-p-id="068e77d55fe8fb522210519ee4e7eadf""I mailed it to a friend in Abu Dhabi." She said without hesitation./p
p data-p-id="8d76d8268e233cd875295c3a741f87bc""Rams!" I exclaimed, my mouth open in disbelief. It seems she'd told them a lot easier than she had told me, practically offering it to them./p
p data-p-id="0027093c8c7d7611bb97f7f675cf608a""That was pretty easy." Brian said. "That other team would have tortured you for that information./p
p data-p-id="9b1df0f17f415b03128ddeba39c9d858""I didn't trust them. I trust you." Ramsey offered./p
p data-p-id="315e65d1e78586c3ec9621bda029261e""Now why would you trust us?" Letty questioned. "You barely know us."/p
p data-p-id="e43ef61e3e62e4569e2485a9422a3f3f""Yeah Rams." I pipped up, glaring at her. "Why would we trust them?"/p
p data-p-id="1ce11c7fc22fdb135489a3ead06d4602""Easy for you to say Eve, you trust no one," She said, parting my knee before turning to the group. "I know enough." The looked at each of them in turn as she labled them, something she'd always been good at. "Ex cop. Military... Something like that. The way you took out those guys takes serious training... Tech guy, offended by the hacker remark. Naturally. Alpha... Mrs. Alpha... Joker."/p
p data-p-id="38cc6867071c73c34852da62c06064a0"Roman stood and looked around at his friends before responding./p
p data-p-id="a9beb749171628449baa5ee19466e53b""Wrong. Double Alpha, Man Candy. You know what I'm sayin'?"/p
p data-p-id="5d3a78394915528bbe6594f02b575a26""Man, sit yo' candy ass down." Tej said and I found myself laughing./p
p data-p-id="b7843223a5e6cedc94cbe6a8aa2249bc""The disrespect is real around here..." Roman muttered as he sat./p
p data-p-id="779b602d717cb1f3e4fb4db87f1310f0""Life is binary, zeros and ones. Only two things can keep a group like this together. Fear or loyalty. And I don't see a drop fo fear among you guys."/p
p data-p-id="a9a0692742cb9f2297e3ea723a463f4a""Very impressive. Just one thing." Tej said and pointed to Dom and Letty. "They ain't married."/p
p data-p-id="9f2566e8e6369587ac3335b7860e3c60""She's so off as crack and you're just gonna roll with it?" Roman accused. "You're telling me there can't be a double Alpha in one group?"/p
p data-p-id="88d3488ad9e61eefa671985552b76ef7"Dom was scrutinizing us, ignoring his friends./p
p data-p-id="2b4cf9e9cd2a559b5d53031500ccafa5""And you and your friend?" He asked./p
p data-p-id="f7102679011f57da4689adf55fd8b264""I'm the hacker, obviously. Eve is..." She looked at me and I waved my hand in dismissal./p
p data-p-id="63dab40cd2c67f5e40a02712a798d322""Don't bother," I told her. We both knew I had no stand out qualities./p
p data-p-id="8b09656bef39a3a30496e6720b8b506c""A pessimist." I frowned and looked out at the lake behind us. "What do you want me to say, slut?"/p
p data-p-id="3fd242cacb01d8437d2609f60bde0421""I am not!" I smacked her arm and she laughed./p
p data-p-id="1c9888d7072bb4c33a3d4711fd2345ce""I know, I know." She massaged her arm and offered the following. "Eve is my reasoning, my rock if you will. She grounds me when I come up with stupid ideas. Much like you do with each other, I'm sure."/p
p data-p-id="1649aeb1af7197e7b5dcfd6861c3e644""Not emall/em your ideas are stupid. Sometimes I make them better." I shrugged./p
p data-p-id="c92dfd80d68ec3f8184e9feabf5ad4a7"Ramsey rolled her eyes at me and looked at Dom./p
p data-p-id="410e923597145ff5cce69dd844be314d""I told you shes a pessimist... You work for the US Government."/p
p data-p-id="ecda4b5377c786c54f64dbed5d5f3968"It wasn't a question. A few of them chuckled but only Dom answered./p
p data-p-id="89eb962905f06b8f4525998423b8ba76""We got similar interests." He turned and started walking away. "Tej, call it in! We're going to the middle east!"/p
p data-p-id="7e53992a324839e3ac9304013d9c6c11"Tej - the name of the guy driving the car Brian had thrown me at - pulled up next to two other cars. I noticed another as the one Brian had thrown Ramsey on top of, totally smashed up./p
p data-p-id="1b49e238f39812b09e6158cc30d2f767""Oh my god!" I yelled and got out. "What did you do to her? Ramsey!"/p
p data-p-id="3ea4cec3832073f121b5881df797c757"I ran to the car and tried pulling her out. I glared at the one who'd been driving the car. Tej and Brian rushed to help me. Once I saw that she was just unconscious, I turned on the strangers that surrounded me./p
p data-p-id="1129cb340d96cd2e175404d6de1b97d1""You call this a rescue mission! You could have killed us!"/p
p data-p-id="31cb5ba262ae5f51b5c52b48f6b619a5""But we didn't" The big, buff one who'd driven the beat up car said. "You look fine. Your friend will be fine. Let's go."/p
p data-p-id="d17ec2c52395e09e55a783bd5da4f459"Tej gently touched my elbow but I jerked away and tried dragging Ramsey to his car. He and Brian had to help me again. Either I was a weakling, or there was more to Ramsey than I thought. I huffed and got into the backseat next to her./p
p data-p-id="0bbc6ac5149924a7015f5ffc0bad5841"strongEve POV - About an hour later. /strong/p
p data-p-id="5541be9ee47512a07d4a25b44545537f"Ramsey groaned and I jerked awake as well. Despite not knowing, or particularly trusting these strangers, I still fell asleep. I noticed we were sitting on a bench in front of some sort of lake./p
p data-p-id="a3937a8df03e7c95cb41c9458957867f""Hello Kitty's awake." Letty, the only girl on this rescue mission said. "Punk Rock doggie, too."/p
p data-p-id="4bac6fd45142c527c4b9b1a7aed6fdde""Did you just call me a bitch?" I said, but let it drop as I heard Tej and his friend Roman talking./p
p data-p-id="4f0960014ebc1f688746f86c1954c08a""She don't look like no hacker to me." Roman said./p
p data-p-id="b2d7f24c3e95c8f29bd3e553fef0fff2""Oh yeah? And what do hackers look like?" Tej said sarcastically./p
p data-p-id="463f1328e0ab1b2e32235756b752d388""They don't look like that. I'm just sayin'. Like, how they normally wear them little weird glasses that's all crooked. And with pimples all over they face from drinking soda. I mean, trust me, with a body like that..." He looked over at us. "I ain't gonna park it behind no computer."/p
p data-p-id="3760e6551b295d3d0797cf48e98d5d5b""You know she can hear you?" I spat at him as Brian sat beside us./p
p data-p-id="c3c390fdf1910a4d7758d1dcff798df1""How you feeling?" He asked her. "Did you hit your head? Feeling nauseous? Ears ringing? No?"/p
p data-p-id="c91f0a3149a8f8f727646366f8a35c78"Rams shook her head at him and asked where her shoe was./p
p data-p-id="344908b192e77143f535fc8ad225eb8b""If flew off when Dom drove over the cliff." I told her. "I didn't think to look for it. Sorry."/p
p data-p-id="640e940c315c0b66632203cecbb1cf2f""If you experience any of those things, let me know, ok?" Brian asked and she nodded. He turned to ask me the same questions but I beat him to the punch./p
p data-p-id="090b22b3954e325b6c1de79a1652cdb7""I'm fine. Thanks."/p
p data-p-id="ad6843361160341ed247aec206d8b6d4"Ramsey sat up right and flexed her shoulder before looking at me. I smiled and hugged her. When we pulled away, she spoke to our rescuers./p
p data-p-id="4ffa110dd0544ed6987a01c4bdd4e2ff""I don't know whether to thank you for rescuing us, or kick your asses for our near death experience. Regardless that Eve's dad sent you."/p
p data-p-id="ed41a28e30f1cbc05f01d131acdabe00""Thank us, or kick our asses huh?" Dom said. He paused before directing his attention to me. "Mr. Nobody's your dad, is he?" I nodded, suspecting his next words. "He didn't mention it."/p
p data-p-id="7751e74347a990b5cc715fdbe00ea83f""Doesn't surprise me." I mumbled, hurt even though I knew it was coming./p
p data-p-id="7f11ddcae9bf0ccacb50715160c013ce""How about you tell us where that device is?" Dom asked Ramsey./p
p data-p-id="068e77d55fe8fb522210519ee4e7eadf""I mailed it to a friend in Abu Dhabi." She said without hesitation./p
p data-p-id="8d76d8268e233cd875295c3a741f87bc""Rams!" I exclaimed, my mouth open in disbelief. It seems she'd told them a lot easier than she had told me, practically offering it to them./p
p data-p-id="0027093c8c7d7611bb97f7f675cf608a""That was pretty easy." Brian said. "That other team would have tortured you for that information./p
p data-p-id="9b1df0f17f415b03128ddeba39c9d858""I didn't trust them. I trust you." Ramsey offered./p
p data-p-id="315e65d1e78586c3ec9621bda029261e""Now why would you trust us?" Letty questioned. "You barely know us."/p
p data-p-id="e43ef61e3e62e4569e2485a9422a3f3f""Yeah Rams." I pipped up, glaring at her. "Why would we trust them?"/p
p data-p-id="1ce11c7fc22fdb135489a3ead06d4602""Easy for you to say Eve, you trust no one," She said, parting my knee before turning to the group. "I know enough." The looked at each of them in turn as she labled them, something she'd always been good at. "Ex cop. Military... Something like that. The way you took out those guys takes serious training... Tech guy, offended by the hacker remark. Naturally. Alpha... Mrs. Alpha... Joker."/p
p data-p-id="38cc6867071c73c34852da62c06064a0"Roman stood and looked around at his friends before responding./p
p data-p-id="a9beb749171628449baa5ee19466e53b""Wrong. Double Alpha, Man Candy. You know what I'm sayin'?"/p
p data-p-id="5d3a78394915528bbe6594f02b575a26""Man, sit yo' candy ass down." Tej said and I found myself laughing./p
p data-p-id="b7843223a5e6cedc94cbe6a8aa2249bc""The disrespect is real around here..." Roman muttered as he sat./p
p data-p-id="779b602d717cb1f3e4fb4db87f1310f0""Life is binary, zeros and ones. Only two things can keep a group like this together. Fear or loyalty. And I don't see a drop fo fear among you guys."/p
p data-p-id="a9a0692742cb9f2297e3ea723a463f4a""Very impressive. Just one thing." Tej said and pointed to Dom and Letty. "They ain't married."/p
p data-p-id="9f2566e8e6369587ac3335b7860e3c60""She's so off as crack and you're just gonna roll with it?" Roman accused. "You're telling me there can't be a double Alpha in one group?"/p
p data-p-id="88d3488ad9e61eefa671985552b76ef7"Dom was scrutinizing us, ignoring his friends./p
p data-p-id="2b4cf9e9cd2a559b5d53031500ccafa5""And you and your friend?" He asked./p
p data-p-id="f7102679011f57da4689adf55fd8b264""I'm the hacker, obviously. Eve is..." She looked at me and I waved my hand in dismissal./p
p data-p-id="63dab40cd2c67f5e40a02712a798d322""Don't bother," I told her. We both knew I had no stand out qualities./p
p data-p-id="8b09656bef39a3a30496e6720b8b506c""A pessimist." I frowned and looked out at the lake behind us. "What do you want me to say, slut?"/p
p data-p-id="3fd242cacb01d8437d2609f60bde0421""I am not!" I smacked her arm and she laughed./p
p data-p-id="1c9888d7072bb4c33a3d4711fd2345ce""I know, I know." She massaged her arm and offered the following. "Eve is my reasoning, my rock if you will. She grounds me when I come up with stupid ideas. Much like you do with each other, I'm sure."/p
p data-p-id="1649aeb1af7197e7b5dcfd6861c3e644""Not emall/em your ideas are stupid. Sometimes I make them better." I shrugged./p
p data-p-id="c92dfd80d68ec3f8184e9feabf5ad4a7"Ramsey rolled her eyes at me and looked at Dom./p
p data-p-id="410e923597145ff5cce69dd844be314d""I told you shes a pessimist... You work for the US Government."/p
p data-p-id="ecda4b5377c786c54f64dbed5d5f3968"It wasn't a question. A few of them chuckled but only Dom answered./p
p data-p-id="89eb962905f06b8f4525998423b8ba76""We got similar interests." He turned and started walking away. "Tej, call it in! We're going to the middle east!"/p
