Starting Again

by Dawn M Duval

Comes after Children of Earth. Jack has come back. But the body has gone missing. Does the answer lie in a mental health hospital, which has its own strange goings on.

25. Chapter 25

Chapter Twenty Five

'I can't keep covering for you,' Mrs Winters said once they had been left alone.

'All this isn't real we aren't who we think we are,'

'Don't,' she said looking at him she looked scared. 'I was worried this would happen one day. Things like this aren't suppose to be contagious. I mean how can you catch madness?'

'I'm not mad.'

'Listen to yourself. You're saying you are not the man you think you are. If that's not madness I don't know what is. If you're not the man I think you are then who are you?'

'My names Owen Harper, I work for this weird government place.'

'Of course you do. So do you remember being this Owen person?'

'Only snatches.'

'But not properly?'

'Not yet.'

She raised and eyebrow, 'So how do you know this is who you really are?'

'John I mean Jack showed me,'

'One of the patients?' Her eyebrow headed ever further up her head.

'They've got a file for you too, your names Toshiko.'

'No, its not.'

'Don't you ever get memories that just don't seem to fit? Bits of your life which you don't remember?'

'No, I don't. Oh Freddy…' She said putting her hands either side of his face. 'You're not well I should have seen it. You've been working too hard. Don't worry sweetheart we'll make you better. You're in the best place.' She said kissing him.