* * *
"Who's the owner of the house then?" Emma asked, as she lent on the sideboard.
"A Mrs. Middleton, 78 and in a wheelchair. I cant see how she would be linked at all." Brennan answered looking at the piece of paper in his hands.
"She has to know something," Shalimar answered frowning, "I mean, Dier wouldn't have her address for no reason. We should go and check it out." She glanced at Adam. He had been unusually quiet throughout the discussion, just looking up to throw uneasy glances at Emma. "Adam," she said sharply. "What is it?" She sent a suspicious look at Emma as the young lady frowned at Adam.
"Its this Avell guy, isn't it," Emma said, prompting him.
Silence.
"Well?"
"Avell, he used to work under a twin company with genomex when he was younger, however at that time he had no connection whatsoever with the heart of the company and therefore had no connection with mutants. He left at an early stage to continue with his study, which the company had no interest in at that time." Adam turned away, in order to avoid all the faces of his companions.
"and-" Brennan prompted.
Adam turned slowly round again. "And," he said, and waited a moment, recalling in his mind the events of many years previously.
"Just tell us Adam," Shalimar said angrily. Adam turned and looked at the floor. "He has always had an interest in Jesse," he said quietly. He knew Emma could tell it wasn't the whole story, but he couldn't tell them. There was no need. He had to check up anyway, he could always have mistaken what he thought had happened. Besides, the team, at least, Shalimar and Brennan had taken it badly, with cries of, "What,' and "why?"
Emma, who had remained silent gave Adam a secret glance. She knew that wasn't all, and she had to find out, for Jesse's sake.
"We should get an early night. Tomorrow, we have to check up on both this Middleton lady and search for Avell." Adam nodded guiltily to the others and walked out of the room and to the labs.
Brennan kicked a nearby post in frustration, and yelped in pain. Shal just stood there, her face full of sadness after her poor precious Jesse. Where was he? Eventually they made their separate ways to their rooms, only to fall into uneasy slumbers. Emma, however, had other things on her mind.
* * *
"Why just me?" Jesse turned his head to stare at the pretty girl opposite. He had long given up struggling with his bonds and had resorted to thinking, but now this girl had appeared he wasn't going to miss out on the chance to ask her questions. "You could have taken Brennan as well at the club if you had wanted to."
Avell had just left the room, after giving what he told Jesse an injection to subdue him, so as to stop him from retaliating when the 'treatment' began. It hadn't kicked in yet, and Jesse wanted to know all he could.
The girl smiled and held up her finger in front of her face, which had a small yellow bird on. "They say that if you put two birds together they will never speak. They have each other and that is all that matters." She looked at him. "So why have two together when you can have one after another."
"I don't even know what you are going to do with me. At least give me some answers." He gave her a searching look, and their eyes connected. He could see that under the cool exterior there was a frightened insecure girl. "Please, let me go. I'll help you. Whatever you want."
She shook her head slowly. "No. The professor is giving me all I could ever want. He's helping you too. He was always going to help you. As soon as he knew what you could do." She whistled and the bird flew to her shoulder. She gave him a sincere smile. "Don't worry. It will all work out. There wont be any inferiority afterwards." She turned and walked out of the room.
Jesse just lay there. His head was beginning to feel heavy. He looked puzzled, trying to work out her last comment. "Inferiority?"
* * *
So what if she hadn't told Adam about the latest hit she got? He hadn't told them everything. Emma frowned as she connected the phone call to the images that filled her head. No, they weren't at the place where Jesse was, she could feel that, but they were connected to him. How, she didn't know. But she had to find out. The link had to be the address that Shal and Brennan found. The house which Mrs. Middleton owned. That was where she must go. And with that, she snuck out of the sanctuary. She would explain to the others later. She had to leave now, alone, for Jesses sake, and the sake of her own psyche.
Meanwhile, Jesse had let out a faint moan, as a foggy face swum into view, and a needle was placed to his arm.
* * *
That's all for now. Thank you for all my reviews! They are amazing, and keep me going!
Faith22: thank you for the review. English is my 1st language (although I haven't lived in England long), the exam was based on creative writing. And I hope you liked the chapter!
Don't stop there, keep me motivated and review, pleaaaaseeeeeee!!!!!!!!
"Who's the owner of the house then?" Emma asked, as she lent on the sideboard.
"A Mrs. Middleton, 78 and in a wheelchair. I cant see how she would be linked at all." Brennan answered looking at the piece of paper in his hands.
"She has to know something," Shalimar answered frowning, "I mean, Dier wouldn't have her address for no reason. We should go and check it out." She glanced at Adam. He had been unusually quiet throughout the discussion, just looking up to throw uneasy glances at Emma. "Adam," she said sharply. "What is it?" She sent a suspicious look at Emma as the young lady frowned at Adam.
"Its this Avell guy, isn't it," Emma said, prompting him.
Silence.
"Well?"
"Avell, he used to work under a twin company with genomex when he was younger, however at that time he had no connection whatsoever with the heart of the company and therefore had no connection with mutants. He left at an early stage to continue with his study, which the company had no interest in at that time." Adam turned away, in order to avoid all the faces of his companions.
"and-" Brennan prompted.
Adam turned slowly round again. "And," he said, and waited a moment, recalling in his mind the events of many years previously.
"Just tell us Adam," Shalimar said angrily. Adam turned and looked at the floor. "He has always had an interest in Jesse," he said quietly. He knew Emma could tell it wasn't the whole story, but he couldn't tell them. There was no need. He had to check up anyway, he could always have mistaken what he thought had happened. Besides, the team, at least, Shalimar and Brennan had taken it badly, with cries of, "What,' and "why?"
Emma, who had remained silent gave Adam a secret glance. She knew that wasn't all, and she had to find out, for Jesse's sake.
"We should get an early night. Tomorrow, we have to check up on both this Middleton lady and search for Avell." Adam nodded guiltily to the others and walked out of the room and to the labs.
Brennan kicked a nearby post in frustration, and yelped in pain. Shal just stood there, her face full of sadness after her poor precious Jesse. Where was he? Eventually they made their separate ways to their rooms, only to fall into uneasy slumbers. Emma, however, had other things on her mind.
* * *
"Why just me?" Jesse turned his head to stare at the pretty girl opposite. He had long given up struggling with his bonds and had resorted to thinking, but now this girl had appeared he wasn't going to miss out on the chance to ask her questions. "You could have taken Brennan as well at the club if you had wanted to."
Avell had just left the room, after giving what he told Jesse an injection to subdue him, so as to stop him from retaliating when the 'treatment' began. It hadn't kicked in yet, and Jesse wanted to know all he could.
The girl smiled and held up her finger in front of her face, which had a small yellow bird on. "They say that if you put two birds together they will never speak. They have each other and that is all that matters." She looked at him. "So why have two together when you can have one after another."
"I don't even know what you are going to do with me. At least give me some answers." He gave her a searching look, and their eyes connected. He could see that under the cool exterior there was a frightened insecure girl. "Please, let me go. I'll help you. Whatever you want."
She shook her head slowly. "No. The professor is giving me all I could ever want. He's helping you too. He was always going to help you. As soon as he knew what you could do." She whistled and the bird flew to her shoulder. She gave him a sincere smile. "Don't worry. It will all work out. There wont be any inferiority afterwards." She turned and walked out of the room.
Jesse just lay there. His head was beginning to feel heavy. He looked puzzled, trying to work out her last comment. "Inferiority?"
* * *
So what if she hadn't told Adam about the latest hit she got? He hadn't told them everything. Emma frowned as she connected the phone call to the images that filled her head. No, they weren't at the place where Jesse was, she could feel that, but they were connected to him. How, she didn't know. But she had to find out. The link had to be the address that Shal and Brennan found. The house which Mrs. Middleton owned. That was where she must go. And with that, she snuck out of the sanctuary. She would explain to the others later. She had to leave now, alone, for Jesses sake, and the sake of her own psyche.
Meanwhile, Jesse had let out a faint moan, as a foggy face swum into view, and a needle was placed to his arm.
* * *
That's all for now. Thank you for all my reviews! They are amazing, and keep me going!
Faith22: thank you for the review. English is my 1st language (although I haven't lived in England long), the exam was based on creative writing. And I hope you liked the chapter!
Don't stop there, keep me motivated and review, pleaaaaseeeeeee!!!!!!!!
