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Chapter Eleven
"Hello?" Alec said into the receiver.
"It's Zack."
"What's up?"
"I found the kid."
"Where is he?"
"With me."
"And where would that be?"
"At your door."
Zack flipped his phone closed and waited for the door to be opened. Alec unlocked the door and opened it. Zack and the boy walked in.
"So how did you find him?" Alec asked.
"He was at South Market."
"Does he have a name?" Max inquired.
"Yes," the boy replied.
"Well, what is it?"
"He won't say," Zack said then continued, "It was hard enough to get him to come here. He hasn't spoken much."
"We aren't going to hurt you," Max whispered to the boy.
There was a long pause.
"How are you feeling?" the boy asked Max.
"Fine," she replied, taken back that he had finally spoken again.
"Can you please tell us your name?" she requested again.
"I don't think I'm allowed to yet."
"What do you mean you're not allowed to?" Alec asked.
"Not yet. You weren't supposed to find me yet. So you aren't supposed to know about me. I failed."
"You have to tell us what you're talking about," Alec said frustrated.
The boy didn't reply.
"We know about you now, so it doesn't matter that we weren't supposed to find you."
The boy thought about this. It was true, they knew about him now. And if he didn't tell them anything, they wouldn't trust him. He had to tell them.
"I...I cannot tell you why I am here. I can tell you that I will not harm you or your child. I was sent here to help and protect both of you."
"Why?" Max and Alec asked.
"I cannot tell you until the child is born. Then you will be able to understand."
"If you can't tell us why you're here, you have to at least tell us your name. And something about yourself."
"My name is Hunter. I was designed in Manticore and classified as X0-001. I am the only member of my series. Colonel Lydecker gave me the name Hunter. I left Manticore at the age of thirteen. I then lived with my apprentice. I stayed with him for about a year. And then I came to Seattle."
"Who was your apprentice?"
"Yet another thing I cannot tell you."
"So basically, we have to wait six months until we can find out anything about you."
"Pretty much. May I go now?"
"Where can we find you?"
"Don't worry. I'll find you when the time is right. Goodbye."
Hunter left the apartment.
"I'll see if I can follow him. I'll call you guys later," Zack said and left without another word.
"So what should we do?"
"I don't know about you, but I'm going to bed."
"How come? It's only 8:30."
"I'm tired. We'll do something tomorrow."
She kissed him goodnight and walked to the bedroom.
Alec waited until she was in the bedroom with the door shut. He grabbed his coat and headed out the door to see Joshua.
~~~
"Hey Josh. How's it coming along?"
"Good. She'll like it a lot."
"I'm sure she will."
~~~
to be continued
note: Chapter 12 will probably skip three or four months, so Max should be six to seven months pregnant. After that, there should only be about three to four more chapters to go.
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Chapter Eleven
"Hello?" Alec said into the receiver.
"It's Zack."
"What's up?"
"I found the kid."
"Where is he?"
"With me."
"And where would that be?"
"At your door."
Zack flipped his phone closed and waited for the door to be opened. Alec unlocked the door and opened it. Zack and the boy walked in.
"So how did you find him?" Alec asked.
"He was at South Market."
"Does he have a name?" Max inquired.
"Yes," the boy replied.
"Well, what is it?"
"He won't say," Zack said then continued, "It was hard enough to get him to come here. He hasn't spoken much."
"We aren't going to hurt you," Max whispered to the boy.
There was a long pause.
"How are you feeling?" the boy asked Max.
"Fine," she replied, taken back that he had finally spoken again.
"Can you please tell us your name?" she requested again.
"I don't think I'm allowed to yet."
"What do you mean you're not allowed to?" Alec asked.
"Not yet. You weren't supposed to find me yet. So you aren't supposed to know about me. I failed."
"You have to tell us what you're talking about," Alec said frustrated.
The boy didn't reply.
"We know about you now, so it doesn't matter that we weren't supposed to find you."
The boy thought about this. It was true, they knew about him now. And if he didn't tell them anything, they wouldn't trust him. He had to tell them.
"I...I cannot tell you why I am here. I can tell you that I will not harm you or your child. I was sent here to help and protect both of you."
"Why?" Max and Alec asked.
"I cannot tell you until the child is born. Then you will be able to understand."
"If you can't tell us why you're here, you have to at least tell us your name. And something about yourself."
"My name is Hunter. I was designed in Manticore and classified as X0-001. I am the only member of my series. Colonel Lydecker gave me the name Hunter. I left Manticore at the age of thirteen. I then lived with my apprentice. I stayed with him for about a year. And then I came to Seattle."
"Who was your apprentice?"
"Yet another thing I cannot tell you."
"So basically, we have to wait six months until we can find out anything about you."
"Pretty much. May I go now?"
"Where can we find you?"
"Don't worry. I'll find you when the time is right. Goodbye."
Hunter left the apartment.
"I'll see if I can follow him. I'll call you guys later," Zack said and left without another word.
"So what should we do?"
"I don't know about you, but I'm going to bed."
"How come? It's only 8:30."
"I'm tired. We'll do something tomorrow."
She kissed him goodnight and walked to the bedroom.
Alec waited until she was in the bedroom with the door shut. He grabbed his coat and headed out the door to see Joshua.
~~~
"Hey Josh. How's it coming along?"
"Good. She'll like it a lot."
"I'm sure she will."
~~~
to be continued
note: Chapter 12 will probably skip three or four months, so Max should be six to seven months pregnant. After that, there should only be about three to four more chapters to go.
please review!
Nuns With Pens
The Broken World