Under the stars…everything is perfect under the stars… Cameron was walking alone in the park. The trees cast ominous shadows in the moonlight and the faint sound of chirping crickets could be heard. A gentle breeze blew, shaking the leaves on the trees.
She just walked as the moonlight lit a path or her against the stone walkway. There wasn't a soul in sight, it was empty and it had to be at least midnight. But that made no difference to Cameron. As a matter of fact, she couldn't remember why she was here anyway.
Cameron spotted a bench and sat down. She stared up at the stars and her mind began to wander. Fog was starting to set in and it snaked its way around her feet. "Beautiful, aren't they?" A voice echoed from nowhere.
"Yes, they are…" Cameron absently responded, captivated by one star in particular. It seemed to hover over the hospital.
A figure stepped out into the open. "I'm not the one and you know it."
Cameron bounced up. "Mr. Parks, I thought that we had this talk already."
"He's getting closer. You think you're safe but you're not. He won't wait any longer now. He's convinced them all that he is right. Now they are all in on it. Now you can't stop them. It's too late, Dr. Cameron, too late."
Cameron moved towards Mr. Parks. "Who? Who are they?"
"I'm sorry, Dr. Cameron. It's too late."
Cameron stood frozen. Pain echoed up her spine and started to radiate to her abdomen. But she hadn't even seen Mr. Parks move. He kneeled beside her, "I'm sorry I couldn't save you…"
Cameron was on the ground, but she didn't even remember falling. Suddenly she whispered, "Robert…"
"I'm sorry about that too. They got to him first. I was too late. You were too late."
Cameron leaped out of bed, startled. She was drenched in sweat. She rubbed her forehead. "It was just a dream…" Cameron whispered into the darkness of her room. "Just a dream."
Chase stirred beside her, he was still half asleep. "Are you okay?"
She reached down and gave him a small kiss. "Yeah, fine. I just had a bad dream is all."
Chase pulled her close to him and Cameron cuddled in his arms. "It's okay." He whispered into her ear. "You are safe."
"It was just a dream…" I hope.
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The next day Cameron stayed as close to Chase as humanly possible. It was Monday and their day off. They were taking a walk around the town and enjoying the perfect humid less weather. Although it would have made for a perfect day at the park, Cameron decided against the idea.
They were passing through the historic part of the town. Cameron and Chase eyed the Victorian style buildings and stopped in a few antique shops just for fun. They chose to take a break at a small café with outdoor seating. They both chose a nice, light salad to eat.
Cameron pushed the salad around on her plate and sat in complete silence. Chase poked her in the arm. "Are you sure that you don't want to talk about anything? Apparently, something is the matter."
"That dream…"
Chase shook his head. "Umm…yeah the one you mentioned this morning. What about it?"
Cameron explained the dream in excruciating detail; everything from the fog that crept around her feet to Mr. Parks and what he said. Even her and Chase's death.
Chase sat there for a moment taking some time to absorb what she had said to him. "Well, this does prove something."
Cameron rolled her eyes. "Oh, yeah? Like what?"
"It proves the fact that maybe you don't doubt what Mr. Parks said. Maybe you do believe that there is someone else out there and after you and me."
She sat back in her seat. "But why? Why would anyone be interested in us? What have we done?"
"That…is something I can't answer."
They sat in silence wondering the possibilities of what happened and what could happen. Sure, they had been left alone for a while, but that didn't prove that someone wasn't still out there just waiting for the right time.
"Dr. Chase and Dr. Cameron what a pleasant surprise." It was Dr. Noah.
Startled, Chase managed to smile. "Oh, hi Noah…"
Cameron smiled as well. "Good to see you, how are you doing?"
"Fine, thank you. I haven't seen you in the ER lately, Dr. Cameron. Has something happened?"
"I just transferred to Pediatrics. I'm handling immunology there. It's better suited for me." Cameron ducked her head a little, she felt bad for suddenly abandoning the ER like that.
Noah just smiled. "Well, we miss you down in the ER, but as long as you are happy there. If we knew, we would have thrown you a going away party. We all would have been in on it."
Cameron scratched her head. "Who is we?"
Noah looked at his watch. "Damn, I'm late. I was supposed to be at the hospital 15 minutes ago." He started to jog away. "I'm sorry but I have to get going. I—" Noah ran over a chair and fell on his face. He bounced back, "I'll see you all again sometime!"
Chase turned to Cameron. "He is weird alright…are you ok?"
Cameron shook her head. "Yeah. I was just thinking."
"About?"
Cameron whisked her hand. "No, it's nothing. How about we head to the hospital?"
"It's our day off. Why would I do that?"
She pulled Chase to his feet. "I think I left something there."
"What?"
"Damn it, you'll see when we get there. Just follow me."
Another chapter down and very soon things will start to pull together and a deep secret that has been hidden will be revealed.
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