"Jane… Ava has asthma we have half of that time, which means we barely have two hours." I heard Lisbon say from behind me. I wasn't clearly thinking at this moment though. All the thoughts of what had happened this day were running through my head. I tried to find something I could use, anything at all, but nothing. Why couldn't I figure this out? I mean this is why the hired me for god sakes, because I'm the "mentalist" I'm just supposed to know these things….
"Jane.. Are you listening to me? We've gotta start doing something.. Anything." I turned to look at Lisbon in that second because I heard the fear in her voice.
"I know, look what we need to do is go back to every event that has happened today, and try and fit the pieces together like a puzzle.. There's gotta be something we're missing." I sighed as I remembered the little piece of paper in my jean pocket. That little piece of paper that held so much weight and depth to it. I reached into my pocket to get it, unfolded it and read it for the third time. How did Red John know Ava? It was like they had met before, or talked before or something. But how could that be? She was just an innocent teenage girl, who decided to actually do something good with her life, and none of this was adding up. It just didn't make sense as to why Red John would be focusing so much on this one girl? Unless he was using her to some how get back at me? But then again that didn't make much sense either, because I hardly knew the girl..
"Jane, I looked into Ava some more and her name is in our computer but its classified information.. Did she happen to mention anything about this?" I turned my head so that I was now facing Vanpelt. I looked at her with a stunned look because I had no idea why Ava would be in our system. Or why we would hire her if she was in our system. I got off of the couch that I was currently occupying and headed into Lisbon's office.
"Lisbon, do you have any idea why Ava would be in our system?" She looked at me with the "why are you asking me something so absurd" look that she always gave me. I shrugged my shoulders it was just as absurd to me as it was to her.
"Jane, Do you really think the CBI would have let her in our building if she had a record?" She asked rolling her eyes and going back to reading whatever file she was before I came in here.
"Lisbon, Vanpelt searched Ava's name in our database just to make sure we didn't miss anything. She has a file with us, but its classified, sealed, what does that mean? I mean why would they seal her file?" I asked, and she looked at me for the first time with realization settling across her face.
"Are you sure? Let me look at it." She got up off of her chair and walked over to Vanpelt's computer, as I followed closely behind. She stopped in front of the computer and leaned over Vanpelt.
"How can this be? She's so young… Files usually are not sealed for minors… I need to go talk to Hightower about this.. Jane you stay here." I followed her anyways, like I always did, she could yell at me later if she wanted to. When we walked into Hightower's office she was busy typing away at her computer.
"Agent Hightower I'm sorry to be barging in like this, but as you know we're kind of on a time frame here. Agent Vanpelt entered Ava's name into our computer to see if we missed anything on her… Well she has a file with us and its classified. Do you have any idea why she would have a file on her?" I sat quietly as Lisbon was done making her speech. I looked over to Hightower who had seemed to sigh and then look up at us with a serious tone to her.
"Agent Lisbon.. Jane, Ava's file with us is none of you concern. You should be out there looking for her, not snooping around here." She said as though that was final, and that would be the end of our conversation. It was my turn to speak now.
"Agent Hightower, incase you've forgotten we have a missing teenage girl, buried in a coffin god knows where, whose probably been kidnapped by Red John. I think you should give us what is in that file so we can try and save her.
"Look, Jane I want to be able to help I really do, but its not up to me. I'm no the one who made the file.. The FBI did."
Hey ya'll I know this is a shorter chapter, but I at least wanted to write something for you guys. I haven't written in a really long time, because I have just been so busy with my life. But I'm really hoping to write more often now. Thank you guys for your reviews they help me out so much! I love hearing what all ya'll are thinking about this story. And honestly I gotta say I'm actually really shocked that you haven't figured out who the girl is that kidnapped Ava! I thought it would've been obvious aha, but seriously guys thank you! And let me know what ya'll think!