1.1.1.1 Chapter 7
Chris comes into the room where Harper is, from the basement. He comes up behind Harper and taps his shoulder.
Harper jumps and says, "Oh, god, you scared me."
"I'm not God," he jokes.
Harper looks at him and smiles a little.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spook you. Do you know where Beka is? I wanted to give her something before she left tomorrow."
Harper breathes in heavy and replies, "No, I don't know where Beka is. Is it something completely urgent that you need to give her?"
"Yes—No, I just wanted to…" he stops and notices Harper is starting to sweat. "Harper, where is Beka? Did something happen? Is she in danger?"
"Well, that depends on your definition of danger. I mean there's little danger, and then there's big danger. Now, little danger is like when you're walking and you cut your knee open. Big danger is when you're being chased by magog and Nietzcheans from both directions and there's nothing you can do to stop them. And then there's the middle danger which is kind of a mix—"
Chris interrupts, "What happened?"
"I'm not supposed to tell. Beka made it very clear I wasn't supposed to say anything."
"Harper! What happened!" he yells, becoming aggravated.
"Fine, she said she needed to take a walk around the block, to cool off. She didn't want me to tell you because she thought you might get worried and come after her," Harper pauses a moment, then asks, "There's nothing to be worried about, right?"
Chris sighs, "This place has some…well, every place has their bad people."
"What kind of 'bad people'?"
"The kind that nobody talks about because they don't want to think about them. The kind that hide in the shadows and prey on the weak."
"Beka's not weak."
"No, she's not, but they would attack her anyway. I've got to find her, even if…" he stops himself.
Chris runs to a closet and pulls out a handgun.
Harper looks at him and gets up saying, "Well, if you're going, I'm going."
Chris glances at Harper.
"She's my friend. I don't know what I'd do if she were killed…or worse," Harper says.
"Fine, just stay behind me, and get a gun."
Harper obliges and they exit out the door.
Chris comes into the room where Harper is, from the basement. He comes up behind Harper and taps his shoulder.
Harper jumps and says, "Oh, god, you scared me."
"I'm not God," he jokes.
Harper looks at him and smiles a little.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spook you. Do you know where Beka is? I wanted to give her something before she left tomorrow."
Harper breathes in heavy and replies, "No, I don't know where Beka is. Is it something completely urgent that you need to give her?"
"Yes—No, I just wanted to…" he stops and notices Harper is starting to sweat. "Harper, where is Beka? Did something happen? Is she in danger?"
"Well, that depends on your definition of danger. I mean there's little danger, and then there's big danger. Now, little danger is like when you're walking and you cut your knee open. Big danger is when you're being chased by magog and Nietzcheans from both directions and there's nothing you can do to stop them. And then there's the middle danger which is kind of a mix—"
Chris interrupts, "What happened?"
"I'm not supposed to tell. Beka made it very clear I wasn't supposed to say anything."
"Harper! What happened!" he yells, becoming aggravated.
"Fine, she said she needed to take a walk around the block, to cool off. She didn't want me to tell you because she thought you might get worried and come after her," Harper pauses a moment, then asks, "There's nothing to be worried about, right?"
Chris sighs, "This place has some…well, every place has their bad people."
"What kind of 'bad people'?"
"The kind that nobody talks about because they don't want to think about them. The kind that hide in the shadows and prey on the weak."
"Beka's not weak."
"No, she's not, but they would attack her anyway. I've got to find her, even if…" he stops himself.
Chris runs to a closet and pulls out a handgun.
Harper looks at him and gets up saying, "Well, if you're going, I'm going."
Chris glances at Harper.
"She's my friend. I don't know what I'd do if she were killed…or worse," Harper says.
"Fine, just stay behind me, and get a gun."
Harper obliges and they exit out the door.