Adam POV

...my Dad

I'm about to speak, but as soon as I open my mouth, he stops me. "Don't say anything before we get to the car" he says with this tone that means you'd better not try an answer.

That's good for me though, because it will give me some time to think about a lie, to avoid telling them what I really did. At least, I want to keep it a secret, until I know for sure, what I laid my hands on with the downloaded files.

I'm glad that Dad does not grab my arm or push me. I suppose I was afraid of that, but he didn't even yell at me or anything. I realize it's weird, just like his order not to talk, until I notice his gaze, constantly looking up and round, checking for cameras. Maybe I'm dead when we get home...

By the time we reach the car park, my lie is ready. Hope he goes for it...I follow his very moves, just like each of them was a step to the slaughter. He grabs the key... looks for the keyhole, a little because of the darkness around... He seems to struggle with the door, is he trembling or...

I finally hear the familiar click and we're safely seated inside the car. Well... safely might not be the right word for my situation. Dad turns the engine on and leads the car to the exit. I'm puzzled, because I thought he would talk to me immediately, before we leave the place, but I don't dare moving an inch or utter a sound. After a few minutes' drive, he stops in a residential area and turns his cell phone on.

I can't hear the voice on the phone but I know it's Mom. "Yes, I found him." he says. "You were right. Go to sleep now, just a little talk to do, and we're on our way again, try to rest a little."

I probably should feel bad for giving Mom so much trouble, but I can't. I try to concentrate on my hands down in my lap, that are clenching and unclenching frantically when I realize that he is looking at me.

"So what the hell did you think about? Your mother was dead worried!" he yells "I don't think there's an excuse for what you just did, but I give you 1 minute to tell me." says my Dad coldly turning to me. His tone suddenly sounds worse to me, than if he was actually yelling…

I take a deep breath and dive. "I… I wanted to sneak into the bureau… to have a close look at it. I discovered that Mom and you lied to us so much lately, that I wanted to check it by myself."

He turns to me and though the light is dim, I can feel his eyes piercing my head. I'm not sure I should go on so I close my mouth.

"So you came alone, to this overprotected and most dangerous place from what I know, without telling anyone -I know that was stupid- Are you just mad? Maybe you could have asked questions first?"

Someone said the best defense is attack, so I go for it... Anything but telling him all the truth. That's how I decided to tell him part of it. "I don't believe in your answers anymore. You lied to us... Mom, Christina, you… all of you. So I decided to find out by myself.

"What on earth did you expect to find, that we didn't tell you?" His voice has turned to icicles, I know I hurt him and that's suddenly worse than his yelling before.

I know I can lie to him pretty well, and I have to be good, because I sure won't be able to fool Mom. If I can convince him, he will tell her and she'll take it all.

"l... I managed to reach the housing section and the compound, but I couldn't enter the secured area and finally got stuck in there, because they have a security code after 6PM, so I had to wait for the night, hidden in a janitor's storage, to sneak out after someone else without being seen. The problem is that there's nearly no one in on Sundays I guess. I had to wait for ages before someone came in." I feel I should stop here and I look up. I'm not sure he believes me but I can't read his mind.

"And what's your excuse for not answering your phone?"

"I had to turn it off because there was a security guard patrolling in the corridor and after that… I forgot." I say sternly.

He turns the engine on again and says "OK. We'll go back home for now. Well think about your punishment with your mother tomorrow. Don't you think you'll get away with that Adam, that was foolish and dangerous. You're heading to bad times lad."

While we drive in silence, I try to think about how I can avoid to have my computer confiscated when we get home...

A/N : Hello everybody. Sorry I haven't updated for such a long time. My work and family took my time in the past months. I'll try to get back to regular updates from now on.

This chapter is not very exciting (I got a small writer's block on this one) but it is necessary to get where I need to…

Thank you to my lovely readers who did not drop it when I was gone :)