Chapter Fourteen: Explanation
That evening the five of them were sitting around outside, Alex leaning against the wall. 'So what was it you wanted to show us Hex?' Li asked. 'Well actually, its something Alex wanted to show us.' he replied. Four blank, confused faces looked at him. 'This?' he waved the file at them exasperated.
Recognition dawned on Alex's face. 'Oh that. You explain it.' He shifted, wincing at the pain which had flared up again in his side. Hex shrugged 'Ok then' he looked the expectant teenagers. 'Basically, these are government documents, which prove that someone high up, someone, who has been named, in the government has been helping the organisation. With this, we can wipe out the organisation right at the source. Since the governments involved somehow, and we can name names'
'Everyone's going to have to take some notice of us!' Amber broke in excitedly. The five looked at each other grinning. There was silence as they just sat, trying to take in the news that now they had real evidence. They wouldn't be ignored like so many times before, dismissed as kids. Then Amber got to her feet. 'Well I'm going to sleep, and you'd better not wake me up early tomorrow morning' she glared at Hex who just stared back, a smile playing on his lips.
Li got up as well. 'Yeah me too. It's been a pretty eventful day.' she smiled at Alex and then followed Amber inside. The three boys sat outside in silence for a while longer. 'So what's with you and Amber then?' Alex said, looking at Hex.
He shrugged 'I'm not sure.' Paulo exchanged glances with Alex. They knew what that meant. The conversation moved onto other topics, catching up on what had happened in the building, Alex hearing about the dogs and the setting off of the countdown. Paulo looked at him, with a look of utter guilt when he said this, that Alex couldn't hold it against him.
About an hour later, when the sun had completely set and the boys could no longer see each other clearly then decided to go inside. Alex placed a hand on the wall and slowly got to his feet, Hex standing next to him. He didn't offer to help; he knew what Alex was like about being injured, he still remembered how quickly he had been back to his normal self after dislocating his shoulder, and again how he'd been when he'd injured his hand.He walked behind Alex as they went inside, noticing how Alex limped. Paulo hadn't mentioned that Alex had hurt his leg he thought casually to himself. As he saw the two girls asleep on the floor, he thought back to what Alex had asked him 'What is with me and Amber?'
AN: Sorry if everything seems to be going quickly, but I figure they wouldn't hang around for that long if Alex was injured. I mean, would you?