Chapter 2 - Keeping Secrets
Three Days Later. New Hope Hospital - Pediatrics ICU
They had had no lead on the missing children, they suspected Gabriel.as a last act to get at Adam before he died, but it wasn't Gabriel. Adam kept getting more and more worried about Alissa and decided to take Shalimar with him to visit her in the hospital one day. Adam entered as he always did, but this time with Shalimar at his side. The nurses nodded and said their hellos. Adam stopped at a window and looked in at his daughter. He pointed to Alissa, "here she is.my Alissa."
Shalimar peered in at the small girl. She seemed so sick and so alone. "Is there nothing they can do?" Shalimar asked, she could tell that seeing his daughter like that brought Adam so much pain.
"No nothing."
"Hello Mr. Kane, we didn't expect you back so soon," came a familiar voice to Adam. It was the nurse that talked to him and prayed for Alissa.
"Well.today is Alissa's eleventh birthday," Adam told her. "You know I was wondering if it'd be possible to have Alissa transferred?"
"Of course, Mr. Kane, where would you like her transferred?"
"To my personal care.she's been here too long."
"Of course, when would you like to take her?"
"Now, if possible."
"I'll draw up the papers," the nurse said and left to get the paperwork together.
"Adam, what are you doing?" Shalimar asked confused at what was going on.
"I want you to do something for me, Shalimar," Adam told her.
"What?"
"I want you to take Alissa and go as far away as possible. I want you to hide away and keep her safe for me."
"Adam?"
"And you can't tell anyone where you're going or when you'll be back or what you're doing or about Alissa."
"Adam? Why? Can't we tell the others? Stay at Sanctuary?"
"No, they can't know. And Sanctuary's not safe enough for you two. I want you to do as I say Shalimar. Please?"
"Adam.how will I know when to come back with her? I mean how would I take care of her?"
"I'll find you when it's safe. And I'm sure you'll take care of Alissa fine."
"Adam.I can't.I mean.I."
"Please, will you just do this?"
"Adam."
"Please? For me?"
Shalimar looked down, through the window at Alissa, and then back to Adam. "Okay, but for you.and Alissa."
"Thank you."
"Mr. Kane, if you'll just sign here, I'll release Alissa to your care," the nurse said handing him a pen.
Adam signed it and went in and watched as they disconnected Alissa from the monitors and he picked her up and carried her out of the hospital. They got into the car, Adam sat in the back holding Alissa, while Shalimar drove home.
Sanctuary - Garage
When Shalimar pulled into the garage in Sanctuary Adam made her wait before getting out. "Shalimar, I need you to take Alissa to your room. I'll distract everyone else, but I need you to get Alissa safely to your room without anyone seeing you both."
"Okay," Shalimar said getting out as Adam got out still holding Alissa, he handed her over to Shalimar who cradled her gently in her arms.
"Give me two minutes and then head to your room."
"Okay."
Sanctuary - Shalimar's Room
Shalimar had made it safely to her room with Alissa without anyone seeing her. Shalimar put Alissa on the bottom bunk and tried to make her comfortable and then put blankets up so that the bottom bunk was tented off and Alissa was hidden if anyone were to enter. Shalimar pulled out a bag and began throwing in some clothes that she would absolutely need into it. She heard a knock at the door and she looked up to see Brennan Mulwray open the door and enter. "Brennan!" Shalimar exclaimed surprised.
"Hey, Shal'," Brennan said pulling Shalimar into his arms and kissed her.
Shalimar pulled away, "umm Brennan, I sort of."
Brennan saw the bag, "where are you going?"
"Going?" Shalimar asked.
"Yeah, you're packing." Brennan said pointing to Shalimar's bag.
"Oh, that's.umm.Brennan, I can't tell you! I really need you to leave now."
Suddenly Adam opened the door and entered Shalimar's room and stopped when she saw Brennan there. "Shalimar, I need to talk to you in private," Adam told her and then looked over at Brennan.
"I'm not leaving until I find out what's going on," Brennan told Adam crossing his arms.
"Shalimar?" Adam questioned.
"I was just packing a bag and Brennan walked in and wanted to know where I was going and I said I couldn't tell him," Shalimar explained.
"She's right Brennan, she can't."
"Why?" Brennan asked.
"Because she's going on a secret mission of sorts."
"And I can't be trusted?"
"Brennan, Shalimar and I are the only ones that know about it.Jesse and Emma don't know about it."
"Brennan, just please.drop it," Shalimar told him.
"Fine," Brennan said hurt that no one would tell him what was going on and worried that whatever was going on was going to get Shalimar hurt. Brennan stormed out of Shalimar's room and headed for his own.
"I'm sorry, Shalimar," Adam said knowing how she felt she Brennan.
"It's okay, Adam, so what are we doing?"
"I'll show you exactly how to take care of Alissa and I'll give you enough supplies to last for six months," Adam told her. "I want you to take Alissa and run.I don't want you to contact ANYONE, not even me unless it's been six months."
"But Adam." Shalimar began to argue.
"No. I NEED you to take care of her for me ,Shalimar, I know I can trust you, and that you'll take good care of her.NOW do you UNDERSTAND?" Shalimar looked down and then looked back up at Adam with eyes full of tears. Shalimar nodded and then went back to packing. "Shalimar," Adam said walking up from behind her and turning her to face him. "Everything's going to be okay," he told her and pulled her into his arms. Adam sighed, "oh Shalimar.I know that I'm asking a lot of you right now, but.I know that you can do it.and I know that you'll be just fine."
"Adam."
"Shalimar, you know you haven't been off on your own since before you came to Sanctuary.maybe right now.It's time for you to be off and on your own for a while."
"Maybe you're right." Shalimar said somewhat sadly not looking at Adam.
"Trust me ,Shalimar, you have to be off and on your own.sometime."
"I was before.and then you found me."
"And now I'm letting you go.with a VERY important job."
Two Months Later. North Dakota
Shalimar has taken Alissa to one of the most obscure places she could think of to hide out. North Dakota. They had been there for two months already living out of a motel and Shalimar working nights at a local bar. Shalimar had planned on moving every three months, so it wouldn't be so hard on Alissa, but not too easy for anyone to track them. As soon as Shalimar had left Sanctuary with Alissa she had instantly her feral mothering instincts turned on. Shalimar had changed motels that day, she had been afraid that they were being followed or watched. So, she had made sure that the car wasn't unpacked until she knew that they were safe. Since they had just changed towns Shalimar needed a new job so she left Alissa alone leaving a tape running so something would be playing and then made sure that the room was locked up. She went to the local bar and was in luck, there was one job opening and she had it. Shalimar quickly went back to the motel to get ready and talked to Alissa, which was something that she often did, while she was doing stuff. "You know what Alissa? I got a job! It's at night.so.I'll tell you what.I'll put one of those tapes in while I'm gone.that way, you won't exactly be alone.okay," Shalimar said frantically trying to make sure she was ready and that everything was locked up, which is what she did EVERYTIME she had to leave Alissa. "Don't go anywhere.I'll be back soon," Shalimar told her kissing her forehead gently and then leaving.
Three Days Later. New Hope Hospital - Pediatrics ICU
They had had no lead on the missing children, they suspected Gabriel.as a last act to get at Adam before he died, but it wasn't Gabriel. Adam kept getting more and more worried about Alissa and decided to take Shalimar with him to visit her in the hospital one day. Adam entered as he always did, but this time with Shalimar at his side. The nurses nodded and said their hellos. Adam stopped at a window and looked in at his daughter. He pointed to Alissa, "here she is.my Alissa."
Shalimar peered in at the small girl. She seemed so sick and so alone. "Is there nothing they can do?" Shalimar asked, she could tell that seeing his daughter like that brought Adam so much pain.
"No nothing."
"Hello Mr. Kane, we didn't expect you back so soon," came a familiar voice to Adam. It was the nurse that talked to him and prayed for Alissa.
"Well.today is Alissa's eleventh birthday," Adam told her. "You know I was wondering if it'd be possible to have Alissa transferred?"
"Of course, Mr. Kane, where would you like her transferred?"
"To my personal care.she's been here too long."
"Of course, when would you like to take her?"
"Now, if possible."
"I'll draw up the papers," the nurse said and left to get the paperwork together.
"Adam, what are you doing?" Shalimar asked confused at what was going on.
"I want you to do something for me, Shalimar," Adam told her.
"What?"
"I want you to take Alissa and go as far away as possible. I want you to hide away and keep her safe for me."
"Adam?"
"And you can't tell anyone where you're going or when you'll be back or what you're doing or about Alissa."
"Adam? Why? Can't we tell the others? Stay at Sanctuary?"
"No, they can't know. And Sanctuary's not safe enough for you two. I want you to do as I say Shalimar. Please?"
"Adam.how will I know when to come back with her? I mean how would I take care of her?"
"I'll find you when it's safe. And I'm sure you'll take care of Alissa fine."
"Adam.I can't.I mean.I."
"Please, will you just do this?"
"Adam."
"Please? For me?"
Shalimar looked down, through the window at Alissa, and then back to Adam. "Okay, but for you.and Alissa."
"Thank you."
"Mr. Kane, if you'll just sign here, I'll release Alissa to your care," the nurse said handing him a pen.
Adam signed it and went in and watched as they disconnected Alissa from the monitors and he picked her up and carried her out of the hospital. They got into the car, Adam sat in the back holding Alissa, while Shalimar drove home.
Sanctuary - Garage
When Shalimar pulled into the garage in Sanctuary Adam made her wait before getting out. "Shalimar, I need you to take Alissa to your room. I'll distract everyone else, but I need you to get Alissa safely to your room without anyone seeing you both."
"Okay," Shalimar said getting out as Adam got out still holding Alissa, he handed her over to Shalimar who cradled her gently in her arms.
"Give me two minutes and then head to your room."
"Okay."
Sanctuary - Shalimar's Room
Shalimar had made it safely to her room with Alissa without anyone seeing her. Shalimar put Alissa on the bottom bunk and tried to make her comfortable and then put blankets up so that the bottom bunk was tented off and Alissa was hidden if anyone were to enter. Shalimar pulled out a bag and began throwing in some clothes that she would absolutely need into it. She heard a knock at the door and she looked up to see Brennan Mulwray open the door and enter. "Brennan!" Shalimar exclaimed surprised.
"Hey, Shal'," Brennan said pulling Shalimar into his arms and kissed her.
Shalimar pulled away, "umm Brennan, I sort of."
Brennan saw the bag, "where are you going?"
"Going?" Shalimar asked.
"Yeah, you're packing." Brennan said pointing to Shalimar's bag.
"Oh, that's.umm.Brennan, I can't tell you! I really need you to leave now."
Suddenly Adam opened the door and entered Shalimar's room and stopped when she saw Brennan there. "Shalimar, I need to talk to you in private," Adam told her and then looked over at Brennan.
"I'm not leaving until I find out what's going on," Brennan told Adam crossing his arms.
"Shalimar?" Adam questioned.
"I was just packing a bag and Brennan walked in and wanted to know where I was going and I said I couldn't tell him," Shalimar explained.
"She's right Brennan, she can't."
"Why?" Brennan asked.
"Because she's going on a secret mission of sorts."
"And I can't be trusted?"
"Brennan, Shalimar and I are the only ones that know about it.Jesse and Emma don't know about it."
"Brennan, just please.drop it," Shalimar told him.
"Fine," Brennan said hurt that no one would tell him what was going on and worried that whatever was going on was going to get Shalimar hurt. Brennan stormed out of Shalimar's room and headed for his own.
"I'm sorry, Shalimar," Adam said knowing how she felt she Brennan.
"It's okay, Adam, so what are we doing?"
"I'll show you exactly how to take care of Alissa and I'll give you enough supplies to last for six months," Adam told her. "I want you to take Alissa and run.I don't want you to contact ANYONE, not even me unless it's been six months."
"But Adam." Shalimar began to argue.
"No. I NEED you to take care of her for me ,Shalimar, I know I can trust you, and that you'll take good care of her.NOW do you UNDERSTAND?" Shalimar looked down and then looked back up at Adam with eyes full of tears. Shalimar nodded and then went back to packing. "Shalimar," Adam said walking up from behind her and turning her to face him. "Everything's going to be okay," he told her and pulled her into his arms. Adam sighed, "oh Shalimar.I know that I'm asking a lot of you right now, but.I know that you can do it.and I know that you'll be just fine."
"Adam."
"Shalimar, you know you haven't been off on your own since before you came to Sanctuary.maybe right now.It's time for you to be off and on your own for a while."
"Maybe you're right." Shalimar said somewhat sadly not looking at Adam.
"Trust me ,Shalimar, you have to be off and on your own.sometime."
"I was before.and then you found me."
"And now I'm letting you go.with a VERY important job."
Two Months Later. North Dakota
Shalimar has taken Alissa to one of the most obscure places she could think of to hide out. North Dakota. They had been there for two months already living out of a motel and Shalimar working nights at a local bar. Shalimar had planned on moving every three months, so it wouldn't be so hard on Alissa, but not too easy for anyone to track them. As soon as Shalimar had left Sanctuary with Alissa she had instantly her feral mothering instincts turned on. Shalimar had changed motels that day, she had been afraid that they were being followed or watched. So, she had made sure that the car wasn't unpacked until she knew that they were safe. Since they had just changed towns Shalimar needed a new job so she left Alissa alone leaving a tape running so something would be playing and then made sure that the room was locked up. She went to the local bar and was in luck, there was one job opening and she had it. Shalimar quickly went back to the motel to get ready and talked to Alissa, which was something that she often did, while she was doing stuff. "You know what Alissa? I got a job! It's at night.so.I'll tell you what.I'll put one of those tapes in while I'm gone.that way, you won't exactly be alone.okay," Shalimar said frantically trying to make sure she was ready and that everything was locked up, which is what she did EVERYTIME she had to leave Alissa. "Don't go anywhere.I'll be back soon," Shalimar told her kissing her forehead gently and then leaving.