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In my Mind

By Happy Camper

Chapter Eight

"Hey Broots…miss me?"

"Miss Parker!"  Broots jumped up and ran to her…just stopping short of hugging her.

"Um…would it be okay if I…gave you a hug?"

"Broots…what happened while I was in the infirmary to make you even think that I would let you touch me?"

"I take it you're okay then?"  Sydney said from the doorway.

"Yeah Syd…but um…they don't know what was wrong with me…I'm okay now though."

"Miss Parker…I think we need to explain what happened while you were unconscious."

*****

Jarod was far away…after he and Sydney had gotten far enough away he had sent Sydney back.  Once Broots deleted any footage of them in the infirmary, there was no reason for Sydney not to go back.

Sydney had called.  Raines was furious…he'd arrived too late to find them…he had no proof of their involvement.  Jarod smiled to himself…everything was okay…they had destroyed that thing.  The life support machine had shut down when the power had been turned off. 

The little girl was dead but it was only her body, she had been dead long before that.  Maybe someday Miss Parker would say thank you but Jarod doubted that very much.

*****

I don't want to talk about it, but she did want to listen as Sydney told her.  She had shivered when she'd heard about her own death. 

"Everything's okay right?…I mean you killed that thing."

"Yes," replied Sydney, "The girl's life support went off.  Jarod believes that because of the extent of the damage to the girl's brain that this thing could not have travelled to another person.  Anyway…Jarod says there has to be eye contact."

Miss Parker gave a faint nod and looked down.  No there doesn't, she thought.

"Look, this thing…it's…smart…it's not just something…what I mean is…it's conscious…I was fighting with it…I just…I knew I couldn't let it win.  It was trying to controll me.  I just…I'm glad it's gone…it was full of pain and…anger…."  She stopped as Broots walked in…two cups of fresh coffee in his hands.

"Hey what'd I miss?"

"Nothing Broots."  And she wiped a small tear from the corner of her eye.

*****

"Sir…my report."  The technician handed Raines a folder and he took it…a smile twitching at the corner of his mouth.  The technician left him alone.

They had saved Miss Parker…and Raines would so have loved her to have developed a brain tumour.  Then I could have personally carried out the autopsy, he thought wickedly.  They thought they had destroyed it but he had heard one of the doctors complaining.  One of the subjects in the infirmary, broken arm or something, had entered a catatonic state.  A smile grew on his face.  They thought that it was stupid…that it would enter the brain-dead girl.  It was once an accident…but a happy accident once he realised its potential…to control and one day he would be able to control anyone with even the tiniest bit of psychic power.  They didn't know the things he had done to create this thing…his own personal project that the Centre would never know about.  

Never underestimate me. Never underestimate what I am capable of.   I create, I create power and someday I will controll it and when that day comes I'm sending it after you Miss Parker.

The End

I know that it's not what a lot of you were expecting but I hope that you enjoyed it anyway!  I'll probably be writing a new story soon and I hope everyone checks it out!