Chapter 2: Something Incredible and Disturbing
Summary: There is a more or less welcome guest and another not so welcome, although still hidden.
Chapter Text
After a few seconds, eternal! of more silence in the environment, James continues:
"I'm glad to see that you've arrived well, Richard. Very good, actually. But you know that, although I respect the institution of the family, I think we have already spoken for a long time. I have to go, really important matters await me. " And he turns around to prepare to leave.
Suddenly Richard realizes an unforgivable failure and says:
"Just a moment! This is Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey. Detective, he is my cousin, James Lester. "
"Nice to meet you" Camille greets her holding out her hand. Now she understands the resemblance.
"Nice to meet you," replies James. "The nature of my work prevents me from explaining what it consists of. I hope you will understand. It's better that way"
"I get it"
Ending the conversation, James Lester heads, now, to the exit, but not before commenting: "I like the uniforms your subordinates wear here, Richard. You have given me more than one idea. Bye!"
A black car awaits him - with air conditioning! at the exit of the shack. When Richard and Camille watch him go, they can't help but think that car was not there when they arrived. The place is very lonely, they would have seen it. Finally the car leaves the place.
Richard turns to Camille, suddenly all the exhaustion is gone. Instead, he feels the utmost amazement and shame. If not for his cousin, he isn't sure what would have happened between him and Camille. "Worse than I thought," he thinks.
Fortunately, Camille has so many questions, she doesn't know where to start.
"I don´t understand anything. Why didn't you tell me about his existence?"
Suddenly they hear a noise like a storm and a huge burst of light illuminates the night.
What else is going to happen now?
Camille runs off, but Richard stops her by grabbing her arm.
"Wait!" yells at her. He already has an idea of what it can be and the last thing he wants is for her to find out. He knows enough of this whole thing and knows that he isn´t too sure.
Camille stirs angrily:
"I can defend myself, thanks"
When Richard thinks he´ll no longer see anything to get her into trouble, he lets go.
"Sorry. I hadn't forgotten. But I think that you shouldn't expose yourself to unnecessary danger. Let's see what that is"
They head to the exit of the shack.
Everything is dark. Little by little they make sure that there is nothing to fear. Everything seems fine. The sounds typical of the environment of Richard's shack are as they should be: the noise of the waves, the breeze that passes through the palm trees, some birds passing by near the shack ... then Camille turns and abruptly asks Richard:
"What's going on here, Richard? I know you. You´re very calm. And how come I didn't know about the existence of that cousin of yours who, by the way, looks like a clone of yours, although better dressed, of course? What are you hiding from me?"
Richard looks at her and answers: "I really can't answer anything. Basically for your safety and because, although I know something that is more than I would like to know, fortunately I have no interest in investigating more about it. But I do know it's better this way, Camille. Really. And I would like to drop the subject. I don't want to be abrupt, really." He clarifies when he looks at the look that Camille gives him "but I´m very tired and it´s a subject that has nothing to do with what we do here or with our life. And it's much better that way. I rarely ask you to trust me. This is one of those cases"
Camille keeps staring at him and for once realizes that he can't tell her anything.
"It's okay. I´ll trust you. At the moment." It´s possible that she parks what happened, but she´ll be aware of any news that may occur. She turns, looks at the sea, calms down and continues telling him: "What has been about to happen in the kitchen, Richard?" She hasn't been anxiously waiting for his return to pass up this opportunity.
He remains silent, looks at her, looks away also observing the waves and answers: "I don´t know if I´m very tired or if I find it hard to believe something that you and I know has been about to happen. I need to think about it, really. It´s something extraordinary for me and I need to fit it. Too bad, maybe at that very moment I wouldn't have bothered to think anything. Looking at Camille's frustrated look, he continues: "But I won't let it go, I assure you. Not this time. But really, really I'm terribly tired and I sincerely hope you trust me now too. " And he smiles shyly at her.
Camille looks at him and starts scratching her arm.
"I already knew that you weren't immune to the hateful bugs in my shack, Camille. I see I'm not alone," Richard jokes with her.
She continues scratching and comments:
"You would like more. Also, I think this is not a mosquito. That's when I touched those sheets over there. Plants can also be toxic, did you know? It produces hives for me, we have to take you to the hospital"
Richard steps forward and takes her arm. Camille couldn't help a little tremor. He's ringing it, let the bells ring out!
"Well, your skin reacts quickly." Indeed the irritation spreads quickly and the itchy area is beginning to swell a little. "Are you allergic to something, Camille?" He asks her.
"No, as far as I know," Camille replies a little worried.
"It's okay. Let's go to the hospital so they can put something on you"
Camille laughs and says: "I am not as delicate as you, Richard"
"That should be seen. But I have never seen you with that kind of reaction and I prefer that, in matters of health, to prevent. The lamentations then are useless." He says it worried. He doesn't care what she thinks of him now.
"Only to avoid putting up with you and because I know you wouldn't rest tonight, we´re going to the hospital. I hope they don't entertain us long. I really would regret that you didn't rest because of me, Richard. If you want, when we get there, I call my mother "Camille offers.
"We'll see." His head is already spinning. Too many things have happened this unexpected night and that has you confused. "But I drive, lest you pass out"
"You're having a little too much, Richard" She really feels a little worried. Usually it´s to him that this annoying nonsense is passed on. She is Caribbean! But she agrees to what he asks for and begins to walk towards the vehicle. He takes care of checking the windows, lights and doors and leaves the shack closed. Not without first taking his briefcase and his mobile and walking resolutely to the car.
He opens the door on the driver's side, sits down, puts on his seat belt, makes sure with a glance that she has already put it on and asks her:
"Can you give me the keys, please?"
"Of course, here you have them. We have to quickly go to the hospital to waste time. Overall, I have nothing else to do! " she replies giving him the keys. "And besides, that was not what I was thinking of spending my time on tonight", but that was limited to thinking, frustrated.
At least he seems to have realized everything this time and he hasn't backed down or run away scared! It's already something.
Seconds later, the vehicle from the Saint Marie Police Station quickly heads to the island's hospital.
Notes: Not all beings from other geological times are animals ...And you have to be very cautious, their descendants exist today and are very, very dangerous.