"So," Nelson said to Saralie when they were in town, "What was your life like before you came here?" He didn't realize what he was getting into when he asked the question, but Saralie sighed.
"I grew up in Wisconsin. I lived in a small town and I was the smartest person in it. My dad was really proud of me and boasted because I could hack before I got into school. I liked my life up until he died a year ago. My life when down hill from there. My mom started drinking and began doing drugs. I had to get out of that house, so I did something about it," she sighed and Nelson noticed tears running down Saralie's cheeks. He pulled a piece of cloth out and wiped them away.
"I'm sorry," Nelson started, trying to make up for his ignorance, "I didn't know," he whispered, as if whispering could make it all better and make the past go away.
"You couldn't have, Nelson. It's not your fault," Saralie smiled through the tears.
"So what did you do?" he asked, trying to piece together Saralie's past.
"I hacked into my uncle's computer and told him I needed out. It seems he then told Mr. Stark about my hacking and got me in. Henry came to—"
"Henry? As in Henry Deacon?" Nelson asked in shock.
"Yeah, but let me get on with the story. Henry came and brought me to a plane which flew here. I had to sign Non-disclosure statements, again," Saralie smiled at Nelson's shock, "Yes, Again. Then we arrived in Eureka and I met Nathan Stark, Allison Blake, and found my uncle. Now, I'm done."
"Henry came to your house?"
"Yeah, why?" Saralie was confused. Henry had seemed to be a kind, simple man, but she figured there was something more to it.
"He's my Idol," Nelson whispered so quietly that Saralie barely caught it. She smiled softly.
"I've been helping Mr. Stark for years now," she whispered to him. "Don't let anyone know," she gave Nelson a smile that said "It's just you and me, up against the world," he was going to help her if she needed help ever. She could tell. The life story typically got them to be rather devoted to her. She smiled again and Nelson nodded weakly back. What Saralie didn't know was that Nelson was planning to use her to his own ends the way she intended to do with him. He had been playing her to the extreme through out the entire conversation to make her think she had him wrapped around her little finger. That way he could find out information he could use with out her being suspicious.