Ah, sorry in advance for the late updates, I have a lot on my plate at the moment, and I have the next chapter almost done, but after I post that I won't be able to update with my regular frequency. Applying for college and keeping up with end-of-the-season sports is taking up a lot of time and I haven't updated my other story in forever, so I'll probably be writing for that one, just to be fair.
Enough whining from me, read on!
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"Ah." Perhaps this wouldn't be as easy as Lisa thought. She could see herself walking up to Alexandra's husband.
"Hello, we are holding your wife captive and doing experiments on her. Do you think you would mind giving us her pills?"…And then getting ripped limb from limb. Ah, NO.
"That could be a problem."
Something occurred to Lisa just then. "How can you go into daylight? According to most legends you are supposed to get burned by the sun."
Alexandra tried to suppress her smile. "Always first a scientist. There are a few of us who can go out in the daylight, just like there are some humans who are allergic to the sun."
And back to the problem of getting her pills and staying alive in the process. "About your husband, how the heck am I supposed to approach him?"
"I think the safest thing would be if you approached him directly."
Lisa's mouth worked for a second before she found her voice. "WHAT!? And get ripped to shreds seconds later? No thank you."
"Oh shush, I didn't say tell him where I am. Then he would come charging in here to rescue me, the fool. I don't want him captured and stuck in this hellhole. I never want anyone else stuck here.
"Tell him as little as you can. If he tries to help me in his usual way he would probably blow half the planet sky-high."
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Lisa and Alexandra agreed that she shouldn't visit too often. If her colleges suspected what she was doing, she would be stripped of her job and possibly her life as a scientist.
Lisa was concerned about Alexandra. They had become best friends over the course of only a few hours, and even though they had not had the luxury of time to get to know each other, they had become close. She worried about what Alexandra was going through.
She told Lisa not to worry, that she was fine and she could face anything they could give her.
Anything Lisa said after that would sound like she doubted the other woman, so she said nothing.
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Alexandra said that after their apartment collapsed, her husband had moved into the inner city. They had been looking to move there before the collapse, and it was reasonable to assume that he had moved there after she had disappeared. Alexandra couldn't remember the exact address, but it was easy enough to find an information screen and look him up.
45872965 H. Britherton Ave. Lisa never liked visiting friends with an H address. It was the abbreviation for 'High', which meant that they were not actually on the ground, but supported somewhere above it. She knew it was silly, but she was afraid that one day when she was up there, it would all come crashing to the ground.
She unconsciously touched the healed bite mark on her neck. As soon as she had had the chance she had used some quick heal ointment and it had been fixed in a matter of minutes. She had let it remain as a scar though, because she thought she needed some kind of proof for Alexandra's husband, Mat. Another old name, she would have to ask about that some time.
It only took a few minutes to find a tram to take her there, and a few more to arrive.
When she saw the house she was surprised. It was an old-style farmhouse, complete with a screened in porch; she didn't think that there were any of those around anymore. Now people preferred a more modern fluid look. She walked up the gravel walkway, wow real gravel; they really did go all out. When she reached the front door she hesitated.
After a few minutes felt stupid for hesitating for so long and rang the doorbell.
The door was eagerly yanked open, but the man behind it looked anything but pleased when he saw her. He started to close the door, but she put out a hand to stop it from closing.
"I have to tell you something about your wife."
He moved so quickly he blurred. He grabbed her arm and hauled her inside. Her heart was pounding madly as he practically carried her down the hallway and thrust her into a kitchen chair. "What do you know." It wasn't a question.
She opened her mouth, but she coudn't think. She froze.
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW!!!?" He roared.
She was absolutely terrified; she knew he could kill her without the slightest difficulty, and there was nothing she could do about it. "I know Alexandra." She whispered.
***End Chapter 4***
Ah, sorry about the short chapter folks, but like I said I have most of the next one done.
Plzzzzzz please review *puppy eyes* {0_0}
