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Chapter Ten
By copagirl
A car horn blared. Frank remembered he was at a stop sign, saw the way was clear and drove slowly away. Joe couldn't believe what his brother had said.
"Telekinetic? I thought that was just something the movie people made up!"
Frank shook his head. "There has been some documentation, but that was mostly bending spoons and moving small inanimate objects. But what happened to you yesterday…that Hollywood made up. At least I thought it was made up."
Joe turned to face the Gray Man. "So are you going to tell us what's going on? Or are you going to give us your standard, 'that's a need to know basis' answer?"
"Frank, keep driving towards your school and I'll try and tell you as much as I can."
Glancing into the rearview mirror, Frank studied Mr. Gray's face.
"Are you going to tell us everything, or what you think we need to know?" Frank asked.
"As much as I can," Mr. Gray sighed.
"All right, go ahead."
"Carolyn's parents learned of her…gift when she was a year and half old. The Evans lived in a small town and were a bit frightened by their child's abilities. They learned of a research institute in San Antonio, Texas."
"Let me guess," Joe said. "It really wasn't a research institute."
Mr. Gray chuckled. "Oh no, it was. Part of it anyway. Seems one of the doctors working there was associated with the Assassins."
Dr. Warner sipped his coffee; he watched as a black van turned into the school parking lot. Right behind the van, a beat-up blue sedan drove up. Chuckling to himself, Dr. Warner thought that only a teenager could drive a car like that.
Dr. Warner almost spilled his coffee when he saw the two teens that drove the black van. The tall, dark-haired boy, with the lean build was the spitting image of his father.
"Alexander my friend, you are going to love this news," Dr. Warner mumbled quietly to himself. "The blonde must be the younger son. Yes, they share some of the same features."
Dr. Warner recognized the tall, stout boy that emerged from the sedan. It was the same one he had seen at the coffee shop. He continued watching as the four teens started walking towards the school.
Wanting a better look, Dr. Warner got out of his car. Just then, a petite blonde came running towards the four teenagers.
Callie had been waiting anxiously for Joe and Frank. She had watched as other students had arrived. Then she saw them. Letting out a small cry of relief, Callie ran towards the brothers.
"I wonder where Vanessa is? She's normally waiting at the front steps," Joe said.
"Here comes Callie, maybe she knows," Frank replied.
Suddenly, Joe got a bad feeling as Callie came running over.
"Frank, Joe!" Callie gasped. "I think…Vanessa…might be…in…trouble!"
Joe grabbed Callie by the arm. "What do you mean, she might be in trouble?"
"Easy Joe, let Callie explain." Frank tried to soothe his younger brother.
Callie took a deep breath. "Vanessa and I are on the decorating committee for the dance. We were in the gym when…when Linda Green came running in."
"Wait, doesn't Linda date Aaron Russell?" Chet asked.
Callie nodded. "I saw her go over to Vanessa and tell Van something. When I saw them leave I got worried. I tried to follow them but Mrs. Simms wanted me to help her. I haven't seen Vanessa since then."
"How long has she been gone?" Joe asked.
Just as Callie was going to answer, someone screamed.
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