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After several more days, the full weight of our confinement has hit us. Originally I assumed we would be able to at least leave the apartment and travel to Christina's or Zeke's. Apparently I was wrong. They said no leaving and they meant no leaving. We try everything we can think of. We spend a lot of time just talking, telling stories we find interesting. I find a deck of cards and teach her every game i know. When we're done, we make up a few of our own. We even attempted to make a cake, with horrible results. Over the last nine days I've watched her progress wonderfully. She can walk by herself now but running isn't an option. Her muscles weren't used for so long that she's fairly out of shape and gets winded easily. Every day we spend about an hour training. At least this gives me a reason to get back in shape too. She does well. Her biggest problem right now is flexibility. She finds it hard to reach out for things and bending down. That will take time though. I notice she's sleeping a little better now too, usually passing out before me.
Today she's intrigued by all I've found out about the outside world. I tell her about the cities I've learned about the people I've met. Her eyes light up when I tell her about the pictures my mom sent from her trips south.
" What will we do?" She asks me very abruptly, tucking her hair behind her ears. It's unkempt and wildly uneven, but her beauty stuns me.I look at her from across the dinner table. She's put her fork down and looking at me intently.
" When?" I ask, scanning my brain for something we may have talked about that I may not be remembering.
" When this is over. Whatever this is. When we can leave this house, what will we do?" She explains. " Are we planning an attack on David, or are we going to run, make a life somewhere else?"
She gives me a lot to think about. Honestly I hadn't contemplated all of this. My main concern was getting her to safety. I hadn't really formulated a second part of the plan.
" I guess, " I begin, taking my time picking my words, " I hadn't really thought about that. Although, now that you bring it up, I'm not sure it would be safe for us here. But that would all depend on if David comes after us. Not only that but how far up this goes. I mean the bureau used to basically sit over us like a big brother, so there is no telling. If it does though, if this is something THAT in depth, I think it'd be best to leave. For our safety, for our future."
Even as I say it I find it hard to believe. We have never really been outside of Chicago. Sure, I have heard stories about the rest of the world but they're only stories. I have nothing tangible to offer her. I realize now how heavy of a question mark that is hovering over us.
" David." She says, leaning a little closer, " You told me he had been given the memory serum, so what happened?"
I look off into the city, " I really don't know. I'm going to have to get in touch with Matthew and see what he can find out. I'm not sure what is more unnerving. The idea that he's fought through the serum or that he was never given it and we were lied to."
She looks at me as if she had been thinking the same thing.
"What if it's the latter?" She asks. I can see behind her eyes she's worried. There really is no telling what we're getting ourselves into.
" If he was never given it? Well then, we have a huge problem on our hands. That might mean we have more to worry about than just David. That would probably bring several more people in to factor. We don't know very much about these outsiders. Sure I know Matthew but I wouldn't fetch a guess at his problem solving methods or his reasoning. They live in a different world than us, and because of such they think vastly different then we do. Right now we have to see David as a very bad problem, and everyone else outside these walls as one big wildcard. It's best if we stick to what we know and WHO we know. Trust no one else without just cause."
She gets up and sits next to me, resting her head in the nook of my shoulder and neck. I wrap my arm around her and she takes my hand, absentmindedly running her fingertips on my wrist.
" I wonder what it's like out there?" She finally says after sometime, " I wonder what it's like to actually see it all. There must be such wonderful things to see."
" I'm sure there is!" I tell her, kissing her temple and resting my cheek on the crown of her head. I drift off day dreaming of this. The amazing photos my mother had sent. Beautiful green forests that last for miles. Places where the water seems to spread all the way to the edge of the world. I'd love to take Beatrice to these places. Experience them together. Maybe one day. For now, I really must get in touch with Matthew.
Gathering the last bit of strength i reach over and grab a small pocket sized tablet that Matthew had given me and press the button with his name on it. There are several bell noises and a female voice answers.
" Hello?" She says.
" Hello. Yes. I am trying to get in touch with Matthew. Is this.."
" Matthew is not in right now, Sir. Would you like to leave a message for me to pass on to him?"
" Yeah just tell him that Tobias tried to get in contact with him, and that it's rather important, that would be great! It's nothing serious, just important."
" I will be sure to pass that on, Sir. Have a nice afternoon!"
Before I can say anything she is gone. I had originally thought this only went to Matthew. I never knew he had someone working for him.
" Well, " I say, putting the tablet on the floor, " That was weird."
"What is it?" Beatrice asks me, touching my chin with her forehead.
" Nothing." I say, " Just. Matthew said this was a direct link to him, seems silly someone else would pick up."
" I'm sure he's okay." She comforts me, " Maybe he was in the bathroom or something."
" Yeah i suppose so. "
Writer's note: yes yet again we find ourselves with a short chapter. Sorry about that. This is the second of three chapters that I'm going to just call FILLER. So even if you don't like this particular chapter it's okay, it's just to give you some info that will come into play later on.