Discaimer see Part 1.
After the Explosion
Part 7
"I don't like this."
Jarod stared at the TV-screen, shaking his head thoughtfully. Cassie looked up from the newspaper she had bought down in the village. There was no detailed information, only the usual proclamation of good bad news.
"What?"
Jarod, still shaking his head, got up from his chair. He tried not to show, how bad his back was hurting. Cassie would be mad at him, for she had said he should rest another day at least.
"They have the VCTF on it. I don't like the fact Agent Burke is in charge of investigation...."
Closing his eyes he rubbed his forehead. Cassie looked questioning.
"Why? What's the problem? They won't be able to find a thing. All evidence we eventually left is burned to ashes. They will close the file soon."
Jarod thought different. He knew Rachel to well.
"You don't understand. The VCTF is a first class team. They're brillant."
"So is the Centre, it seems."
Cassie shrugged, but waited for his reply. something was bothering him here.
"No, Rachel Burke is special. She has a sense, like your inner sense. It is somehow like Angelos empathy, but not so strong. She can feel emotions of criminals. She only needs to be at the crime scene to see our thoughts...."
"Yes, but nobody knows of us..."
"Cassie, she knows me and she might find out, I was involved in this. She will not stop until she gets the truth. And that could get her killed..."
Cassie studied his face.
"You care for her?"
It was more than a question, almost a statement. But she waited for his answer, trying not to look jealous. Jarod sighed.
"Rachel understood. She could sense my feelings, kind of. She didn't ask questions, she just trusted me, without any reason...I felt comfortable when I was with her..."
"But I thought you were in love with Zoe."
Cassie had heard this name from Lyle. She didn't know, if this information had not been meant to let her follow the wrong leads. But when she saw Jarod stiffen, she knew, for once Lyle had been honest. But why?
"I almost lost her, you know? Lyle kidnapped her and demanded that I come for her, or he would kill her. That was an hour before the explosion."
Jarod sat down again, studying Cassies reaction. She looked surprised.
"So she is still in Lyles hands? Do you think he killed her?"
Anger was in her voice. If Lyle had been here now, she couldn't have said what she would have done. Another innocent girl in the fangs of this monster....
"No, we split up. Dad got her out. I talked to Zoe just before I went down into the subway. She was fine, but I guess she will have a lot of questions..."
Cassie let her breath out. She hadn't realized she'd been holding it.
"So, lets sum up....you love Zoe, and you care for Rachel....any other fans, Casanova?"
Now she did sound jealous and he noticed it with a wry grin. Cassie felt the urge to slap him in the face. He had always understood the tiniest bit of emotion she showed. And that wasn't much.
"I love Zoe. She's like sunshine. She showed me how to forget sorrows. I learned to relax."
Jarod smiled thoughtfully, remembering. Cassie couldn't help but notice the warmth in his expression.
She rose and went towards the kitchen, where Ethan prepared lunch. Jarod watched her, thinking. At the door she stopped and turned her face towards him.
"Jarod?"
She asked, her voice soft.
"Yes?"
He realized she was sad.
"Do you think you could be comfortable when I'm around?"
Jarod knew, the answer was very important to her, but he needn't lie.
"I always felt comfortable with you, Cassie. You're my best friend."
She smiled and left the room.
"Broots, any news?"
Sydney stood in the doorframe. He looked exhausted, as he had been working day and night. Broots figured that that might be true all along.
"I – I think I found something..."
He hurried over to Sydney with a folder.
"Miss Parker got money from her account. Some hours after the explosion..."
"How much?"
Sydney skipped through the folder.
" $ 30,000...."
Tbc
After the Explosion
Part 7
"I don't like this."
Jarod stared at the TV-screen, shaking his head thoughtfully. Cassie looked up from the newspaper she had bought down in the village. There was no detailed information, only the usual proclamation of good bad news.
"What?"
Jarod, still shaking his head, got up from his chair. He tried not to show, how bad his back was hurting. Cassie would be mad at him, for she had said he should rest another day at least.
"They have the VCTF on it. I don't like the fact Agent Burke is in charge of investigation...."
Closing his eyes he rubbed his forehead. Cassie looked questioning.
"Why? What's the problem? They won't be able to find a thing. All evidence we eventually left is burned to ashes. They will close the file soon."
Jarod thought different. He knew Rachel to well.
"You don't understand. The VCTF is a first class team. They're brillant."
"So is the Centre, it seems."
Cassie shrugged, but waited for his reply. something was bothering him here.
"No, Rachel Burke is special. She has a sense, like your inner sense. It is somehow like Angelos empathy, but not so strong. She can feel emotions of criminals. She only needs to be at the crime scene to see our thoughts...."
"Yes, but nobody knows of us..."
"Cassie, she knows me and she might find out, I was involved in this. She will not stop until she gets the truth. And that could get her killed..."
Cassie studied his face.
"You care for her?"
It was more than a question, almost a statement. But she waited for his answer, trying not to look jealous. Jarod sighed.
"Rachel understood. She could sense my feelings, kind of. She didn't ask questions, she just trusted me, without any reason...I felt comfortable when I was with her..."
"But I thought you were in love with Zoe."
Cassie had heard this name from Lyle. She didn't know, if this information had not been meant to let her follow the wrong leads. But when she saw Jarod stiffen, she knew, for once Lyle had been honest. But why?
"I almost lost her, you know? Lyle kidnapped her and demanded that I come for her, or he would kill her. That was an hour before the explosion."
Jarod sat down again, studying Cassies reaction. She looked surprised.
"So she is still in Lyles hands? Do you think he killed her?"
Anger was in her voice. If Lyle had been here now, she couldn't have said what she would have done. Another innocent girl in the fangs of this monster....
"No, we split up. Dad got her out. I talked to Zoe just before I went down into the subway. She was fine, but I guess she will have a lot of questions..."
Cassie let her breath out. She hadn't realized she'd been holding it.
"So, lets sum up....you love Zoe, and you care for Rachel....any other fans, Casanova?"
Now she did sound jealous and he noticed it with a wry grin. Cassie felt the urge to slap him in the face. He had always understood the tiniest bit of emotion she showed. And that wasn't much.
"I love Zoe. She's like sunshine. She showed me how to forget sorrows. I learned to relax."
Jarod smiled thoughtfully, remembering. Cassie couldn't help but notice the warmth in his expression.
She rose and went towards the kitchen, where Ethan prepared lunch. Jarod watched her, thinking. At the door she stopped and turned her face towards him.
"Jarod?"
She asked, her voice soft.
"Yes?"
He realized she was sad.
"Do you think you could be comfortable when I'm around?"
Jarod knew, the answer was very important to her, but he needn't lie.
"I always felt comfortable with you, Cassie. You're my best friend."
She smiled and left the room.
"Broots, any news?"
Sydney stood in the doorframe. He looked exhausted, as he had been working day and night. Broots figured that that might be true all along.
"I – I think I found something..."
He hurried over to Sydney with a folder.
"Miss Parker got money from her account. Some hours after the explosion..."
"How much?"
Sydney skipped through the folder.
" $ 30,000...."
Tbc