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Chapter 4

Alice sat on the bed. Ouch! It was hard. She lay on it. She was tired. "Steve…" she whispered.

She turned over. A tear ran down her cheek. She remembered the events that took place about a few hours ago.

"Why? Why? Why has this happened?" she thought as she shifted once more and closed her eyes.

"Why? Why is life so cruel? In a few hours I'll be in jail. Why did Steve leave me alone? Why did he leave me alone? And…and all my friends and…and…him? He said that he would help me if I'm in trouble. Then why did he leave me?

Oh, Steve, help me. I don't know. One moment we were together and the next moment you're…you're…" she gave a choke.

"Why is it like this? Ever since I've been captured by these people I feel that my life is no longer predictable…

I don't know but why is life so complex? So difficult? So …so…sad…" she thought as her thoughts turned to a certain green haired man.

She smiled. "Why is he so nice to me?" she thought as she pictured him.

"Maybe, maybe he's just trying to be nice because he feels bad for me?" she thought. "But it was so sweet of him to help me like that. I feel guilty lying to him." she thought as she remembered the incident .

"But then, I can't believe Steve is dead. Oh, Steve, it can't be true. No, it can't be!" she blinked to let tears roll down her cheek.

She shivered and some strange feeling came over her and she burst into uncontrollable sobs.

"Why!" she said. "Why did you die, Steve? Why! Why did you leave me alone? Oh, Steve! I can't live without you! I can't! Steve, you hear me! I can't live without you!" she said sobbing.

Unknown to her Spike leaned against the door listening to her. His heart ached every time he heard those sobs and his stomach squirmed every time he heard her cry…

He didn't know what to do. They were going to land on Earth soon… and then she would be given to the police and maybe they would get a few thousand woolongs.

Spike hit his fist against the wall in front of him. How could he be so selfish as to send the girl to prison when because someone she was related to committed a crime? That too for a few thousands woolongs? How could he be so selfish?

He decided to talk to Jet.

"Jet."

Jet looked up from the bonsai tree he was trimming. Faye took another puff of her cigarette and Ed was mumbling something and surfing on the net as usual.

"Jet, do you think it's write to hand her to the police only because she's related to Steve Peterson?" Spike asked. Jet looked at him and cocked an eyebrow but then turned to his bonsai.

"Why?' he asked. Spike looked around trying to search for a reason. "I mean, why should she suffer?" he said. Jet went on with his trimming.

"Spike, I beginning to think you're feeling something for her, is not what I think, is it?" Jet asked turning to Spike.

Spike didn't know what to say. He just looked around trying to avoid Jet and Faye's eyes. "No, of course not! No, not at all!" he said airily. Faye cocked an eyebrow.

"Doesn't seem like." She commented. Spike looked at her. "It's nothing to do with you!" he snapped. Faye smiled wryly.

"Spike in love! Spike in love!" Ed shouted. "Shut up!" Spike shouted. "Spike in love! Spike in lo-" Spike yelped anddashed out of the room to his own room.

He felt himself go hot in face as he closed the door. Good thing he didn't blush in front of them.

Wait.

Blush? Spike Spiegel blushed? No! Spike was not so pathetic! No, he was not pathetic!

Spike wondered how must this Steve be related to Naomi. He suddenly remembered something-

"You'll still get a prize if you bring in his sister who too has escaped."

"Sister? Escaped? Then Naomi is…" Spike got up from his bed and ran to the living room. Jet, Faye and Ed were in another room so he could watch the TV without being disturbed.

Big Shot!

"The last time we met you we showed you a picture and information about a murderer who was murdered. We've got the copy of his sister's photo and information." Alfred said.

ALICE PETERSON
D23890SRR
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 122 lb
Age: 24
DOMI: Mars
W 16,000,000
Record: Crime Partner of a murderer
Final Status: Escaped.

They also showed a picture of her. "Alice Peterson!" Spike exclaimed. "but that's…that's Naomi."

Sure enough they showed a picture of her. Long pastel blond hair framing her pale face and turquoise blue eyes.

Spike got up.

He dashed to her door. He knocked it.

Alice's eyes fluttered open. "Who's that?" she asked feebly. She got up and rubbed her eyes.

She walked to the door and opened the door. Spike stood in front of her. "Oh! Hi, Spike." She said but stopped as soon as she saw that Spike stared at her in frightening way.

She backed a bit. "Ahh, why are you looking at me like that? Spike?" she hesitated.

Spike took her to the main room.

"Alice… Why did you lie to me?" Spike said.

Alice gasped.

She backed a bit more. The room was dark. The only light was from outside. Alice shivered. "Tell me, Alice…" Spike said. His voice was not angry, it was poignant…heartbreaking…

Alice shook her head. "Spike, I…I'm sorry but…but…I …" "Don't!" Spike said holding up a hand to stop her. Alice stopped. "You lied to me…" he said.

"No!" Alice shouted.

Spike didn't say a word. Alice looked at him. "You understand now? You understood why I lied to you and everything!" she asked as she burst into tears.

"I'm sorry." He said searching for Alice's eyes. She refused to meet his eyes. Alice looked away. She felt she should go. She didn't want to face Spike now.

"I…I…should…should…go…" She said and turned to go away but Spike caught hold of her wrist. She stopped. "Alice, I'm sorry." He said. Alice closed her eyes. She didn't look back.

"Spike, you don't have to be sorry. It's not your fault…life is cruel…" she said and broke away from his hold.

Spike looked helplessly at her back. "Alice…" he whispered.

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