Gabe, I Need Help
Chapter 12
I woke up to the sound of my cell phone vibrating. I grabbed for it blindly as my eyes adjusted to the light of the sun.
"Hello?" I say into the phone in a weak and unsure voice.
"Claw, you've got to see this. Turn on channel 1 now."
I got up and found the remote. I turned to channel 1, news, and saw my face on the TV. I turned up the volume.
"After the discovery of the reaper's hideout in the old abandoned Lucky Star Cigarettes warehouse, police had found most of the gang to be dead with only a few survivors. Police had thought that they had been killed accidentally. Ex-reaper's leader, Lucas Morris, agreed to cooperate with police, giving important information to he now confirmed murder of the Reapers gang."
The screen switched to the boss's face. "my gang was murdered. The killer was an ex-member named Claw. He somehow set off the sprinkler system and used some sort of weapon to zap us all. The water must've conducted the electricity. I'm lucky that I survived."
It switched back to the news anchor. "the teenager responsible, only known as Claw, is still at large. Please contact your local police."
I turned off the TV. I picked back up my phone and spoke to walker. "dude, I can't believe it. I'm a wanted man."
"I know. this isn't good. We need to meet with officer Parkman, now."
"good idea. I need to tell you guys something anyway."
"fine. I'll meet you there, he knows we're coming."
"k." without waiting for an answer I hung up the phone. I went to the bathroom and washed my face. I looked in the mirror and saw my shirt was brown, covered in dried blood. I went back to the living room and quickly changed my shirt. I put on my shoes and walked out the door. I made the walk to officer Parkman's house. When I got to the stoop of his building I saw that both he and walker were standing there. I walked up to them and they both greeted me.
Walker was the first to speak. "I can't believe this. What are you going to do Claw?"
Officer Parkman interrupted before I could answer. "this is serious. If the police are after Sean then his best bet is to turn himself in."
Again, I was interrupted, this time by Walker. "what, and receive the death sentence? If he turns himself in then he's as good as dead."
"If he doesn't, then he could be hunted down and shot."
"he can't turn himself in."
"he has to."
At this point I got fed up with their arguing. "BOTH OF YOU, SHUT UP!!!"
They both stood there, quiet and staring at me. "look. I know that you are both looking out for me. I can't get arrested. That much is clear. It would kill my grandma, but I can't stay here either. Last night I met a guy who tried to kill me. He calls himself Sylar."
This seemed to throw officer Parkman into a fit of rage. "WHAT? YOU MET SYLAR?"
"met? The guy tried to slice my head open."
This scared him. "that isn't good. He'll kill you to get your powers. He's done it so many times before. Just like molly." I could see a tear slip down his cheek.
The name molly stuck with me for a minute. "you don't mean Molly Walker, do you?"
"yeah. Sylar killed her and stole her powers."
"what was it that she could do? Sylar said that thanks to a girl here in new york, he could locate me anywhere."
"yeah. Molly was like a human GPS."
"I knew it. I'm sorry for your loss but I have a favor to ask of both of you."
They both looked straight at me ready to listen to my request.
"Sylar can find me wherever I am, plus the police are after me and by now the boss has given them my address. I can't stay here. I have to leave. I need you two to take care of my grandmother for me."
Both were quiet. Officer Parkman was the first to speak. "Claw, you can't leave. We can figure this thing out."
"no, no we can't. this isn't about me being arrested. This isn't even about me possibly being killed by Sylar. Everything I've done, work at the grocery store, join the reapers, everything, was for my grandmother. I did it so that she would be safe and was provided for. If I stay and sylar comes for me, my grandmother might be hurt in the process. If I get arrested, she might die of a broken heart. I can't let that happen. I'm asking you to do this for me. I understand if you don't want to but please consider it."
Officer parkman was about to speak when Walker interrupted him. "I'll do it. I'll look after her for you."
Officer parkman looked up. "I'll help too. I shouldn't due to my job as a cop but I'll help."
"Thanks guys. I know that I'll be seeing Sylar again. I hope that in one of our encounters I can kill him. For me and for molly." Matt lowered his head and Walker extended his hand. I grabbed it for a handshake and he pulled me into a brother hug. I gave him a pat on the back and we released each other.
I turned away and made the walk back to my grandmother's house, knowing that this was probably the last time I would ever see it."
AN: well, I finally got him started. It only took 12 chapters but I did it. Seriously guys, I need more characters, people with and without powers, people with troubled lives, people with good lives, whoever. The only thing I don't need is a love interest, I have her and hope to introduce her soon ;-) please review. BYE FOR NOW.
