Chapter 5: Change of Heart
It had been a successful day for Isaac. He had been set with 'taking care of' a drug dealer. In reality, that was him going in, disarming the criminal, and the police coming in and making the arrest, taking credit for the entire thing.
"You continue to surprise me Isaac." Said Chief Inspector Johnstone.
"Will I ever be able to stop doing your job for you and do what I want?" asked Isaac.
"Not any time soon." Said Johnstone smirking.
"If I weren't already skating on thin ice…" started Isaac.
"You know it's a crime to threaten a police officer?" asked Johnstone.
"It's not a threat, it's a promise!" yelled Isaac as he left the scene.
When Isaac was far enough away, he turned into an alley where we wouldn't be seen, and leant against the wall and closed his eyes. The Burning Suns were out of his life, but this wasn't the life he wanted. If he wanted to be a superhero that fights crime, he would have gotten some tights and a cape, and called himself Avatar-man. No, he wanted to go back to his life as Isaac Smith.
Isaac bashed his fist against the brick wall, accidentally cracking it in the process and leaving a fist sized crater. Isaac felt his phone buzz in his pocket, and pulled it out to find an incoming call from Kayla.
"Hey Kayla, what's up?"
"Isaac, are you free? I want to talk." Said Kayla.
"Sure I will be there in 20 minutes."
Isaac hung up the phone, and began to walk to Kayla's house, still thinking about how he could get out of his debt to the police. Eventually he was at Kayla's apartment building, no closer to his escape. Isaac made his way to the fifth floor, where he found the door open, and Kayla sitting on one of the couches.
"Hey Isaac, come in." said Kayla, smile lighting up her face.
Isaac walked in, closing the door behind him and sat down opposite Kayla.
"I will be honest with you, after last night, I couldn't stop thinking about what happened. What you said. Then I realised something," said Kayla getting up and moving next to Isaac.
"Though I was scared, and couldn't help remembering what happened, I also couldn't help but remember all the times that you have shown that you care about me. The Burning Suns attack on the school, the time they came to my home, and especially when you jumped in front that car, thinking you would be killed. I have realised, that I shouldn't be scared. You made mistakes. We all do."
"I am so sorry about…" started Isaac.
"I know. You don't need to say it again." She said. There was silence for a few seconds, until Kayla leaned towards Isaac, and kissed him. She pulled back a few seconds smiling. They continued to talk late into the night, until Isaac realised how long he had been there, and how many missed calls he had from his dad, asking where he is.
As he walked home, he didn't care about the lecture he was going to get from his dad. He was too happy at what had happened. He and Kayla where at the place where they had wanted to be at. All the Burning Suns in the world couldn't ruin this feeling.
Isaac awoke the next morning to the sound of his alarm clock beeping. Isaac remembered what happened the night before happy that it wasn't just a dream, that it actually happened. He got out of bed, and actually looked forward to what the police had in store for him that day.
"The man you are after is extremely dangerous. We had him in custody but…" started the Chief Inspector.
"Your pathetic excuse for a police force let him escape didn't they?" said Isaac.
"Watch your tone. Yes he escaped, and he shot 3 of my men with one of their own guns in the process. He was last seen heading north, near the city border."
"It's open farmland north of the city isn't it?" asked Isaac.
"Yes. We have guessed that he will be making his way to one of the farmhouses. We need you to find him before he finds people to hurt." Said the chief Inspector
"Understood."
"We have a car ready to take you to the city border." Said Johnstone.
"You seriously think we will find him in a car. Get a helicopter, we will find him a lot faster." Said Isaac.
"He will escape before we land it. It's no use."
"Who said anything about landing it, I have an idea." Said Isaac with a smile on his face.