Chapter 2
It's been two days since my encounter with Captain America and I've done nothing but look for more interviewees. After a long day of searching, I reached my apartment at around 5 o'clock. I swung the door to my unit open only to reveal a figure sitting on the couch, reading a magazine.
"What brings you here, Jess?"
"Am I not allowed to see my little sister?" She walked up to me to give me a tight hug which I more than willingly returned.
My sister, Jessica and I have been really close since we were kids. We've been through a lot, but what further strengthened our bond was when our parents died in a fire when I was thirteen years old and she was seventeen. Since then we've had each others' back through thick and thin. But ever since she graduated from college five years ago, she had to leave for Italy to work there. She'd come home every year to take a break from work. Today though, was unexpected... Very very unexpected.
"So what have you been up to?" She started the catch-up session.
"My research. What else can I occupy myself with, right? You? Why the surprise visit?"
"So have you started interviewing people?" She disregarded my question and it seemed like she was digging for something.
"Uhm, I've interviewed a handful of veterans already and-"
"And what?" She moved closer to me, giving me her undivided attention.
"Well, I was able to schedule an interview with Captain America!" I said excitedly, expecting her to be happy for me since she knew how important his accounts would be to my paper.
"What?" The positive expression on her face got wiped off and replaced by a look of annoyance and disapproval.
"Is there a problem?"
"You can't!" She raised her voice. We both were taken by aback with her reaction. "I mean... H-he's a busy person, Claire."
"But he agreed to be interviewed and you how important this is to me!" I felt so hurt by lack in support. She, of all people, should be the one to be happiest for me. It was she who pushed me to start working on my research again!
"But you just can't! Trust me on this one okay!"
Silence fell upon the two of us and it lasted for what seemed like hours.
"Are you drinking your meds regularly?" her voice filled the room.
"Yeah." I answered her question without sparing her a glance.
"Look, I have things to attend to so I won't be back until this weekend." She walked to the door. "Until then, please stay out of trouble."
Jessica walked out of the building before taking out her phone. She dialed a number and waited for someone to pick up.
"Hello, Agent Coulson. It's confirmed. The inhuman has come in contact with the Captain. But it didn't seem like it triggered her memories... Yes, she still drinks the suppressor. Okay, please continue keeping tabs on my sister."
A/N: Good day! This chapter is much shorter than the previous ones and this, like the prologue and the first chapter are only to establish the situation based mainly on what the main character knows and a little sneak peak here and there of what the others are hiding from her.
Regarding the last part where Jessica makes a call, to those who don't follow Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson was revived a few days after Loki killed him. There was this one episode where he said that they track 'inhumans' something equivalent to mutants in X-Men to keep them out of trouble. So that practically drops a big hint about who Claire really is.
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