Chapter 39
He slowly made his way up the stairs. The music filling his ears, memories in his mind.
Oh Sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
Sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run to?
All along dem day
He remembered the many lessons with his survival master, he loved listening to Nina Simone songs, which was unusual for masters on the Order. Most never showed any part of their personal tastes to the apprentices. Something about distracting from the objective. It risked unnecessary attachments. But the master never disapointed with his results. He and Artemis listened to him humming this and several other songs during classes.
Always in the outdoors.
Well I run to the rock, please hide me
I run to the rock, please hide me
I run to the rock, please hide me, Lord
All along dem day
But the rock cried out, I can't hide you
The rock cried out, I can't hide you
The rock cried out, I ain't gonna hide you guy
All along dem day
' Sutil message Arty. But there has to be somewhere where I can hide. '
I said, Rock, what's a matter with you rock?
Don't you see I need you, rock?
Lord, Lord, Lord
All along dem day
So I run to the river, it was bleedin'
I run to the sea, it was bleedin'
I run to the sea, it was bleedin'
All along dem day
So I run to the river, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
Along dem day
Not only his master liked this song, but also, this song was playing in one of the apartments in Paris, when he and Artemis were under the moonlight. So involved in each other that this song was only a whisper in their minds. Their breaths and moans were accompanying the song, in a rhythm of its own.
Her hair glowing gold in the dim light. Her soft skin under his own.
So I run to the Lord, "please hide me Lord
Don't you see me prayin'?
Don't you see me down here prayin'?
But the Lord said, go to the devil
The Lord said, go to the devil
He said, go to the devil
All along dem day
So I ran to the devil, he was waitin'
I ran to the devil, he was waitin'
Ran to the devil, he was waitin'
All on that day
He knew that someone was following him. He could feel the movement behind him, could hear the footsteps. It was more than one.
I cried -
POWER!
(Power to da Lord)
[8x]
Bring down,
(Power to da lord),
[4x]
POWER!
(power to da lord)
[12x]
The stairs were the same way then before, nothing was moved. He reached the hallway, the smell getting stronger.
Oh yeah, Woh yeah, Woh yeah
Well I run to the river, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
All along dem day
So I ran to the Lord
I said, Lord hide me, please hide me
please help me
Along dem day
He said, child, where were you
when you oughta been prayin'?
I said,Lord, Lord, hear me prayin
Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'
Lord, Lord, hear me prayin
All along dem day
Sinnerman you oughta be prayin'
Oughta be prayin', Sinnerman
Oughta be prayin',
All on that day
The music was getting louder by each step. It had to be coming from the last room. The same one that he came from the first time he entered the warehouse.
I cried -
POWER!
(Power to da Lord)
[12x]
Go down
(Power to da Lord)
[3x]
POWER!
(Power to da Lord)
[3x]
Power, Power, Lord
He was checking for traps by each step he took. He had found nothing so far. But the door could have a trap.
Don't you know I need you Lord
Don't you know that I need you
Don't you know that I need you
Power, Lord!
He slowly reached for the doorknob. Only to have Gibbs hand stopping him. The agent was wearing gloves, which he was not. Apparently the older agent thought the same thing about traps, because he pushed Palmer out-of-the-way and slowly and carefully opened the door himself. He stopped by the door. The assistant ME gently pushed him out-of-the-way and looked inside the room himself.