Chapter 6
Oscar was sitting beside a dinner table eating delicious apple pie and buns that Sean´s sister Marie had baked. "Would Mademoiselle like some more tea?" Marie asked her.
Oscar smiled "Thank you, I´d love to. To be honest, I`ve never liked tea before, but your lemon tea is just so delicious."
"Oh, thank you, mademoiselle."
They were looking at some old pictures, pictures of Sean when he was younger. His sister told her about his childhood; how he used to have an imaginary friend, who followed him everywhere…
"He called him Oscar…" then she showed her some drawings of this "Oscar"
"Oscar?!" She looked at the picture with a blond character riding on a beautiful, white horse…
Marie tried to smile…"Yes, I know. His imaginary guardian was a blond young man named Oscar…"she explained…"Only later Sean discovered that this man was actually a woman…"
Oscar listened to her stories without saying anything. Sean hasn´t been lying, when he told he knew her…
Marie poured more tea into Oscar´s cup and then continued "Then, sometime ago, he told me about you. And how you met. First, I couldn´t believe, that you were real. But, then…I was just so surprised to know that his imaginary friend was real!" tears came flowing down her cheeks.
"Friend?"
"Yes. A friend and a guardian. My brother sometimes dreamed of being a rich boy with a beautiful guardian, who would both protect him and be his friend." Marie smiled.
"I, too, had an imaginary friend…" she explained."I thought it was because I never had a brother…but now…I´m not sure…" she was deeply touched and confused.
Marie looked at Oscar and asked her "What was he like?"
"I´ve always wanted to be a knight, who would travel around the world and save people. I used to imagine a friend. He was the one, who always followed me and helped me, when I needed…"
"That sounds just like Sean…"
Oscar wanted to change the subject…
"Why did he became a doctor?"
"He told me, that his imaginary friend was in military and he wanted to help her…you. He became a doctor, so that he could be useful to you."
Oscar shed some tears…"He did that just because of me?"
Marie just nodded.
That was it. Marie´s stories really explained a lot. Oscar now knew how important Sean was, to his sister and…
Oscar didn´t have to think more; she knew exactly what to do. She took Marie´s hand into hers and comforted her "I will find Sean and bring him back safely. I promise you that."
"Thank you"
Then Oscar´s phone rang. "I´m sorry." she got up
"I need to take this" She apologized and answered her phone. It was her father…
"Hello, father."
"Is everything fine?"
"I…" she sounded somehow worried "Look, I´m in a bad spot. Can I call you later?"
"I see, you´re upset. No wonder. Nasty thing that one" he answered.
"Excuse me?" Oscar was astounded. What an Earth was her father talking about?
"I heard about that harassment. Thank goodness he is behind bars. But are you doing fine? He didn´t hurt you, did he?"
Oscar was surprised…"Father, what are you talking about?" She wiped her wet eyes with her hands.
"The man, who has been harassing you."
"But there is no man…" then she got it; someone must have been telling lies about Sean…
"Father, what´s his name?" she wanted to be sure.
"Oh…" he sounded a little angry "Some Sean…something. What does it matter, anyway? He´s behind bars"
"Who told you about this?!"
"Does it really matter? As long as you´re safe…"
"It does matter! Tell me! Tell me, who told you and what happened to the man?!" she insisted.
"It was Gerodere, who called me right away. He was concerned…"
"Of course, I might as well known, it was Gerodere" she thought. "Where is the man?!" she asked her father.
" He is in prison, of course. Downtown…Oscar! Oscar!"
But she didn´t reply, she had hang up, again.
"I just found your brother" she told Marie.
"Where?! What has happened?!"
Oscar didn´t answer. All she did was that she told Marie not to worry and then she hurried to Sean. She ran all the way to the prison.
Soon she found him in one of the cells. And when their eyes met…
"Oscar!"
"Sean!" she ran towards him. She was happy to find him in good condition. And she felt relieved. But Sean was very anxious…
Sean embraced Oscar´s hand. "Please, Oscar. Let me out of here."
"I am sorry about this, Sean. It was Gerodere, who lied about you harassing me. It is why you are now here…"
"It doesn´t matter. But just let me out of here." he urged.
"I can´t. I can´t do anything. At least not in this evening. I have to make a few phone calls, but it´s already too late. You will have to spend one more night in here, I am afraid. I will make those calls first thing in the morning and convince the judge that you were innocent…"she tried to convince him, but without success.
Sean interrupted her "But it will be too late!" he panicked.
"What are you talking about?"
"You are going to the Versailles this night, aren´t you?"
"Yes."
"I have a bad feeling about this…"
"Don´t worry, Sean. I´m sure that nothing will happen" she sighed "again"
"But they will come tonight"
"You don´t know that. And even if they did, there´s lots of us and we are prepared…"
"No, Oscar! Don´t go there! Not tonight! I believe that you are in danger!"
"I have no choice. Besides, I knew the risks when I chose this carrier." she tried to calm him down, without success.
"Please, my love! Don´t go there…not without me!"
Oscar let go of his hand…"I am sorry Sean, but I have to go. In the morning I will help you to get out of here. I will talk with a judge and you will be a free man, again" Then she walked away.
"Oscar!" he yelled…He was worried, because somehow he knew, that something bad was about to happen this night…