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Chapter Twenty Four: What Will Happen
Lindsay Monroe's House, Bozeman, Montana
The movie had ended, and now the credits were rolling. Lindsay had already left the living room and was in the kitchen, on the computer again. Danny hadn't wanted to get up from the couch, so he decided to watch the ending credits, even though it was really nothing important. He was too busy admiring the living room and the TV. He wished that he could have a house as nice as Lindsay's. He quickly finished the last of the popcorn and went into the kitchen to join Lindsay.
"Hey Lindsay," he said as he walked into the kitchen. "Are you having any luck at that search?"
She sighed. "I guess."
"What's the sigh, 'I guess', thing all about?" asked Danny.
"You know how Chicago got hit by five tornadoes?"
Danny nodded.
"Well there's more rain to come," Lindsay explained. "There's going to be flooding, just like in the movie, when New York got flooded. Lake Michigan has already started flooding, so that makes the possibility of flooding more likely. And then…" She paused, sighing again. "And then the freezing weather…"
"Wait a minute, you don't think that snows and freezing temperatures enough to kill someone are going to happen, do you?" asked Danny.
Lindsay nodded. "That's exactly what's going to happen, Danny."
"Wait, the entire Northern Hemisphere is going to freeze, just like in the movie?"
"Yes," Lindsay replied.
He came over to join her by the computer, pulling up a stool to sit on. "Why would you come here to Montana then, when it's in the Northern Hemisphere? And why not evacuate to Mexico, just like in the movie?"
"Not everything in the movie is going to happen," said Lindsay. "In the movie, New York was flooded, and then snows and freezing temperatures caused everyone in the city to stay inside. That didn't happen to us. New York City got flooded by a hurricane. No freezing weather or snows there at all. And tornadoes devastated Los Angeles in the movie, not Chicago."
"They never mentioned anything about Chicago in the movie though," Danny pointed out. "Maybe would should see if there were heavy rains in Russia and hail the size of baseballs in Japan."
"Danny, you don't get it," said Lindsay. "Not everything in that movie is to believe. The movie itself is not going to show us how the weather is going to affect us in the real world. We can't believe everything. What we have to trust is the weather reports and newscasts on the storm. Remember, we just watched that movie to see the possibility of how the weather would take its toll."
"But Lindsay, is Montana going to be affected by this freezing weather?" questioned Danny.
Lindsay lowered her head, but didn't say anything.
"Is Montana going to be affected by this?" demanded Danny.
Lindsay hesitated, but then nodded.
"What?" Danny questioned. "Why did you bring us here, then?"
"I had to bring you here," said Lindsay. "We can't just go to Mexico, or some place I've never heard of. I had to come here because it was the only place I knew that would be safe. And really Danny, this is the only place that I know of that is safe."
"But what about freezing in the cold when the snows strike?"
"We'll prepare for it," said Lindsay. "Trust me, we're going to be much safer here than in Chicago."
Danny wasn't convinced. He knew why Lindsay had brought him to Montana. "The only reason why you brought me here was because you wanted to be alone with me, because you do love me!"
"Danny, you idiot," scoffed Lindsay. "You know that's not true. I told you that I liked you as a friend, not as my boyfriend."
"Maybe you lied," said Danny.
Lindsay moved the laptop so he could see a map of the United States. It showed the showers, which were moving into the Midwest and the East, while snows consumed much of the West, and the South was being hit by hurricanes. Out of all the states, it showed that Montana would only receive a few snow flurries, which was normal for their weather, since it was October. "Do you believe me now?" she questioned.
"Actually I don't," said Danny. "Now I'm starting to wonder if this snow and freezing weather is normal. It is winter, you know."
"It's still fall, Danny," said Lindsay. "But do tornadoes come in fives and hit a city during the fall or the winter? Does every state in the US get heavy snowfall and freezing temps, even in Florida? That doesn't sound very normal to me, Messer."
Danny shrugged. "So, what are we going to do about it?"
Lindsay pulled out her cell phone. "We're going to call, correction, I'm going to call Mac and Stella, and warn them about this. You can go lounge around the house, since that's the only thing you can do that is helpful. I would let you cook dinner, but you might burn down my house. Then we wouldn't have a place to shelter anymore."
"Fine," said Danny, standing up. "I'll go watch football or something on your TV, since you don't mind. But your electric bill might go up, just to warn you." He stalked off, letting her sit alone in the kitchen.
Lindsay watched him walk away. She couldn't seem to get along with him anymore; they had already fought with each other enough times today. But he was being such a jerk, thinking the only reason she had brought him here was because she loved him. That was the reason why she would never tell him about her being both Lindsay Monroe and Paige Hobson, because he would think it was some stupid story for him to feel sorry for her. And why did he think she would care about the electric bill, when the weather could kill them first before she even had time to pay it off? Besides, she would make him pay for it if the bill went up.
She dialed Stella's number, and waited for an answer. She didn't get an answer the first time, but after she called a second time, Stella answered.
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A/N: Sorry for the long absences! I've been getting a ton of homework and projects lately from school, and I can't update as fast as I want anymore. But I promise to update much sooner! In the next chapter, the doctors and FBI agents will meet up with Mac and Stella at the Chicago Public Library. The next chapter should be up either tomorrow or Tuesday!