Ch. 8
We were in silence the whole way back to my house. Emily and I were both thinking about who else could have possibly been with us. Danny was just quiet. He seemed like he had a lot on his mind, too.
When we got inside, I had decided to fix us some sandwiches for lunch. Emily had stayed in the kitchen with me, and Danny went to sit on the couch. He said he just wanted a minute to himself. I completely understood. When Danny was in the other room, that's when Emily decided to speak.
"Ally, I think he knows something. I just got this vibe from him. When Ms. Leslie first mentioned others, I saw Danny shake his head at her. Do you think he knows something?"
I was a little shocked. Surely, if Danny did know something, he would tell me, right? I was almost sure of it. There was no reason anymore to keep secrets from each other. I just didn't understand. I knew Emily wouldn't lie to me, either.
"I don't know, Em. If he did know something, I think he would have told me."
She raised an eye brow at me. She caught on to the 'I think' part of what I had said. She knew me all too well.
"Well, after we fix these, we need to take another look at the list. Maybe there's something we're missing."
I nodded. She was right. If Ms. Leslie was expecting six of us, the list was our first place to look.
After we fixed the sandwiches, we went into the living room. Danny was lounged out on the couch. He seemed to be in deep thought about something. When he heard us enter, though, he immediately sat up.
I handed him his sandwich, and he gave me a big smile.
"Thank you."
I smiled back at him. Even if he was hiding something from me, there was no way I could stay mad at him. He still was the perfect man for me. That I was sure of. Not only did my heart say so, but I had proof of it. The time traveling experience I had was more than enough for me.
"You're welcome."
I sat down beside him, and Emily was on the other side of me, like earlier. As soon as she sat down, she got out her lap top, and immediately brought that website up.
"Okay, to fill you in, Danny, and to remind Alyssa, we're going back over the list of names. Ms. Leslie knows more than what she told us. What did she mean that she was expecting six of us? The list is as good a place as any to start."
Danny and I both nodded in agreement. Danny seemed a little more nervous, though. I didn't know what was bothering him. I just knew I didn't want to ask in front of Emily.
Emily had read the list first, while I waited patiently. Danny hadn't said a word since I gave him his sandwich. Both he and I sat there, picking at our food. That's when I noticed how wide Emily's eyes had gotten. She went pale, too.
"What is it, Em?"
I was worried. I didn't know what to make of her expression. She just slid the computer over to me so I could read the list again. She had no words to say.
I was reading over the list. Once again, I saw the girls' names. Okay, that was normal. I then looked at the names of the pilots. I saw Gooze's and Anthony's names. I already knew Danny's and Rafe's wasn't on the list. I read through the whole list. What was she seeing that I wasn't? Better question, what did I see? I read the list of names again. Red's name wasn't on the list this time. What the hell? That was weird. I was almost sure it was there earlier.
I sighed, and rested my head on my hands. That's when I finally spoke.
"What the hell is going on here? It's like Red had just suddenly vanished."
Emily nodded. That was exactly what she had seen, too. Danny was just still and silent. I was getting aggravated with him. Why wasn't he saying anything? I finally had enough of his silence.
"Danny, what do you know? Emily said, that when Ms. Leslie first mentioned six of us, that you shook your head at her. What was that about? You know something, Daniel Walker, and I want to know what it is right now!"
I didn't realize it, but I had raised my voice. I was so angry, that I was almost in tears. It also broke my heart that Danny would keep a secret from me. Why would he do this to me?
Danny was taken aback by my sudden outburst. Emily had laid a comforting hand on my shoulder. She knew when I got angry. Those were the only times that I used someone's full name. No matter who it was. This was her way of telling me to take it easy.
Danny sighed. He knew that it was his turn to let us in on something.
"I need to show you something. It's about ten minutes away."
I nodded. If that's what it was going to take to get him to tell me was a car ride, then so be it. I needed answers, and I needed them now.
We got in the car. Everyone was quiet. I think, Emily and Danny were too scared to say anything. They didn't want to anger me more than I already was.
Sure enough, in ten minutes we had reached our destination. It was a farm. There was a farmhouse, and a few yards away there was a red barn. I drove past this place almost on a daily basis. I never took much notice to it. I recognized it immediately, though. Not just from me passing it, but this was Rafe's house.
"Danny? What are we doing here?"
He just smiled and got out of the car. I gave Emily a confused look. She just shrugged her shoulders, and got out too. What the hell was going on?
Danny came to my side of the car. He opened my door for me, and held out his hand.
"Come on, there's some people waiting for us."