Maxene started walking towards the doors when she suddenly heard a voice in her head. To be more specific, she heard Layla's voice.
Maxene?!
"Layla?" Maxene said. "Where are you?"
I'm inside. Where are you?
"I'm - "
Oh wait, you're right outside! Oh my God you're really here!
"Yeah I am! Wait, how am I hearing you if you're inside?"
Oh right. This may sound a bit weird but I'm talking to you with my thoughts right now.
"... wait what?"
I know how it sounds but Max, trust me. You should probably start using your thoughts to talk to me. People might start thinking you're crazy or something.
Well this wasn't how Maxene was expecting this to go. It seemed crazy but Layla seemed to have become telepathic during her stay here. Sure it made zero sense but how else could Maxene explain hearing her sister's voice coming from literally everywhere at once yet not see her anywhere?
Whatever though. Maxene was willing to accept anything at this point if it meant seeing Layla again. There was probably a logical explanation for all this but she'd play along for now. She switched to thoughts.
So where exactly are you inside?
Maxene went inside and found Layla waiting for her behind the doors with a dark haired woman at her side.
"Is that her?" the woman asked Layla.
"Yes! Max!" Layla squealed as she ran over and embraced her sister. The two held onto each other for the longest time, giggling in excitement and shedding tears of joy before finally breaking apart.
"Max this is Hayley," Layla said motioning to the woman beside her. Hayley smiled. "She's been taking care of me."
"Thank you for that," Maxene said. Hayley nodded.
"I'll let you two catch up," Hayley said. "It was nice meeting you Maxene."
Layla led Maxene back to her room and the two talked about what had been happening in their lives. Maxene kept her story brief, not wanting to remember and no wanting to upset Layla. When she mentioned Jack the two went silent for a minute. Neither of them really knew what to say. After a couple minutes of awkward silence, Layla finally spoke up.
"You know you can talk to me about it Max, if you want. If you need to. I'm here."
"I don't really want to talk about it Layla," Maxene said hesitantly. "I mean, rape isn't really a great subject for either of us, so I'd rather not."
"I'm not just talking about that," Layla said. Maxene looked confused so Layla elaborated. "Max I know you shot him." The look of confusion on Maxene's face turned from that of confusion to that of shock.
"How... how did you..." She struggled to get a sentence out. Layla was here when that happened. Unless they showed the news here, which Maxene found unlikely, there's no way that Layla should've known. So how...?
Layla placed a comforting hand on Maxene's shoulder.
It's alright Max, she said without even opening her mouth. I know more than that. You can trust me and talk if you need to. I mean what are sisters for?
Maxene sat there in shock. Holy shit. Layla wasn't kidding. That's... whoa. Maxene smiled in amazement.
Hayley watched the camera feed from another room as Maxene and Layla talked, and boy did she like what she was hearing. Not only had both girls suffered the same abuse, but Maxene had even shot her father. The abuse of course was unfortunate but it would make them easier to control, which made Hayley happy.
The trauma alone would make them even more ready to snap, making them even deadlier. If Hayley was correct about Layla - and she was sure that she was - the girl had certain... abilities. It was clear from the months of footage Hayley had observed that Layla wasn't just hearing random voices, she was hearing people's thoughts.
The girl was a telepath.
That wasn't all either. That footage had shown many times where Layla had moved objects without realizing it, moving them with her mind to be more specific. Though she hadn't caught onto that quite yet it was so obvious to Hayley that this child was also telekinetic. How she had gained these abilities escaped Hayley yet impressed her at the same time.
Then of course there was Maxene. She was a murderer. Not that Hayley blamed her. The son of a bitch had it coming. But that wasn't the important thing. She had been pushed to that point once, meaning she could be pushed there again. She was a prime candidate for experimentation, the only issue - and it was only a slight issue - was that she was not a patient at Scorchwood, making this a matter of child abduction, very much unlike the patients who could simply be - what was the bullshit they gave families or police or whatever? - moved to another facility.
Maxene of course would probably need a place to stay, until the extraction was ready. That would be easy to take care of. Hayley decided she would let her stay in the spare room at her home, a room in Scorchwood if necessary.
A smile crossed Hayley's face. These two would make perfect subjects and she couldn't wait to get started.