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Discovering The Waterfront
Chapter 8
If You Could Do Things Differently
Isabelle held the phoneshakily hearing her mother's voice for the first time in days.
"Isabelle, sweetheart,are you ok?" Sydney asked worriedly.
"I'm fine." Isabelle said monotonously.
"Where are you?" Sydney asked hoping for a straight answer.
"First I need you to tell me what the hell is going on?" Isabelle asked angrily, wanting to know why she had been kidnapped in the first place.
"I'll tell you when I see you but you need to tell me where to find you?" Sydney's voice was pained and hoarse.
"You have resources available to you right?" Isabelle asked trying to sound like she had no clue where she was.
"Yes." Sydney replied.
"Then find me." Isabelle said hanging up the phone. Sure, Isabelle wanted to be found but something about talking to her mom and remembering how she had been lied to made her hang up the phone.
Sydney held the phone remembering the last thing Isabelle had said. She had sounded so angry and hurt, and Sydney knew it was all because she hadn't told the truth. Sydney realized now that Isabelle was feeling the same thing that Sydney had felt when she had learned her mother was KGB.
I and I am to blame,
I sit here in shame.
I threw you away again
Isabelle decided she would call her mother's cell phone in a little while, but first she needed time burn off all the anger she was holding. She walked into the bathroom and for the first time took in her reflection. Her hair hadn't become bad but her face was grimey. She ran some warm water and proceeded to wash her face. After a few minutes she messed with her hair a bit andwas satisfied with how she looked.
And I, I send you my best.
I try to lay this to rest,
When you were my everything.
Sydney walked away from her mother and Vaughn. She had accepted what her mother and Vaughn had done, even Rachel and Tom had accepted what had happened. The problem was that Isabelle was taken away again for a further cause, something that no doubt involved Rambaldi or Sloane, maybe even both.
Shades of Grey,
And please fade away.
And oh what if I sit in vain.
Vaughn followed Sydney out of the facility.The sky was darkbut there were a few lightsthat surrounded the area. Vaughn knew how Sydney must have been feeling, she had unkowingly done almost the same thing to their child as her own mother had done to her.
Hey, and I'll look away,
Pretend I'm okay.
I'm back on the road again.
"Sydney, she'll get over it, thats what teenagers do, they get mad and then they get over whatever their mad at." Vaughn tried to comfort her.
"She won't get over this." Sydney said staring up at the sky not noticing Vaughn agree with what she said.
"You'll find her and then you two will move on with your lives." Vaughn told her.
"What about you? You're back in our lives again, you can't just dissapear again." Sydney told him desperately trying to avoid the many unsaid words between them.
"I won't dissapear." Vaughn told her determined not to make the same mistake twice.
And please, could it be true,
That I still love you,
And my loves unworthy.
Isabelle walked out of the bathroom thinking whether or not she would make the call. She decided not to call just yet but chose instead to sit at a table in the back. She was drowning in her thoughts, after the last conversation she had had with her mom, how could she just call and say 'hey I'm ready to come home now.' There was no easy way to forgive her mother for lying to her but how easy could this situation be for her mom? Knowing her mother had been at the first place where Isabelle had been held let Isabelle know that her mother had took action and searched for her.
Shades of Grey,
And please fade away.
And oh what if I sit in vain.
"Hey." Vincent said to Isabelle.
"What do you want?" Isabelle was a little taken aback that someone she had talked to a few minutes ago would say hi to her like she was their best friend.
"I just wanted to see if you wanted anything." Vincent said quietly.
"I don't have any money so sorry no." Isabelle stated.
"Are you alright?" Vincent asked the question that must have been buzzing in his brain ever since Isabelle had run into the coffee house.
"No, actually I have some family problems I'm dealing with right now." Isabelle blurted a statement that could have been interpreted as pretty much anything.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Vincent asked, his accent hinted in his voice.
"Not really, no." Isabelle said looking out the window she was sitting next to.
"Mind if I sit with you then?" Vincent asked kindly, smiling at her.
"Aren't you working?" Isabelle asked determined to be alone.
"Actually I stopped a few minutes ago." Vincent told her equally determined to sit in the empty seat across from Isabelle.
"Knock yourself out." Isabelle gave up and Vincent got a seat.
Are you listening to my words?
And I saw your smile pass me by,
And landed far from me.
And what does that mean?
Isabelle kept her gaze away from Vincent and out the window. She watched people walk down the street looking like they were going to their jobs or just walking. She smiled at how normal the scene looked but the smile faded when she realized how abnormal her life had become. Her life was no picnic before but it was her life and it was all she had, now she was involved in some government spy family that had more secrets than actual memories.
Shades of Grey,
And please fade away.
Oh what if I sit in vain.
She quietly stood from her seat not meeting Vincent's stare and walked over to the phone. Unkown to Isabelle, Vincent smiled knowing what she was doing. He had heard the conversation before but wasn't going to mention it to Isabelle. He watched Isabelle dial the same number she had dialed before.
I and I ran away,
For I was afraid.
Afraid you'd be everything.
Sydney's phone rang as she stood outside. She picked up the phone instantly and heard a familiar voice that sounded apologetic and solemn.
"Hi." Isabelle said into the reciever in Rome while Sydney heard the pained hello from her phone in Moscow.
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