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Gwen struggled to maintain composure. It had only been a few days since Joe had come into her office worried about Kurt. Gwen had barely scratched the surface in investigating him, when he'd gone missing. No one has seen Kurt since the day before. Kurt would often go by himself off into the woods, but he'd always be back by morning. It was now well into the evening and still no sign of him. Gwen was searching through the forest areas she knew he liked to go to. Kurt was no where in sight. She decided to retire for the evening, hoping beyond all hope that Kurt would show back up in the morning.

When she reached her tiny apartment, she saw that Lyla was waiting for her. Lyla was such a sweet soul always so thoughtful of other people. Gwen smiled she saw the bottle of wine into wine glasses and a basket that was presumably but filled with Lyla's homemade goodies.

"Thought you could use a little bit of distraction," Lyla stated.

"You know me so well," Gwen sighed. Very few people knew about her and Kurt, Lyla was one of them. But Gwen trusted Lyla with almost anything. They had been best friends since they were young.

"I take it you had no luck looking for him in the forest?" Lyla asked. Gwen shook her head. She was fraid of speaking, as she fought back the tears threatening to spell from her eyes. Lyla said nothing, wrapped an arm around Gwen's shoulder. "Well then, how about you and me have an old-fashioned girls night." Gwen he wasn't really in the mood for a girls night, but she could see that Lyla had painstakingly prepared everything so wonderfully. And she knew, that the distraction would be good for her.

"That sounds good to me," Gwen replied. Gwen unlocked the door, and both girls walked in together.

From the shadows, Vaugn watched the two women enter the sheriff's house. He hadn't expected such a reaction from the sheriff at Kurt's disappearance. Why was this woman so concerned about him? He wanted to be able to get closer, to see if you could overhear any of the conversation between the two women. But he knew better. In small towns like this, everybody always saw something. He didn't want to risk looking suspicious, especially in light of what had just happened. He turned around and made his way back to sanitorium to have a talk with Dr. Martin.

"Can you explain why your Sheriff is so interested in the disappearance of one of your goons?" Vaughn asked the doctor.

"Well, Kurt and his brother Joe grew up with Gwen, they lived with her and her grandfather. You managed to knock off the of the sheriff's family. If you wanted to teach us all lesson, you should've used Jamie." The doctor stated. Vaughn cursed.

"I thought you said he was a loner? "Vaughn asked.

"Well he is," Dr. Martin stated. "But that doesn't necessarily mean that people don't care about him." Alex was still frightened by Vaughn. He had killed Kurt and cold-blooded there was nothing stopping him from killing Alex. He knew the only reason why he was alive was because if and when they found the girl, he would need to examine her to make sure she was still stable.

"You've messed this up," Vaughn stated. He stared at Alex. "Don't even try to blame this on me. Remember we were both here in the Sanatorium last night. Remember to keep that story, and everything will be ok." Alex nodded. He would have loved nothing more than to expose Vaughn for who he was, but he knew that Vaughn's boss was powerful, was not one to mess with. Will Regison could ruin him, and he had too much at stake now to allow that to happen.

Rachel felt better knowing the information Tina had told her about Maion Corporation. Tina had been buzzing with excitement with the prospect of the story of her life. Rachel had more information that she could have ever gathered on her own about Maion coporation. As she left the journalist's house she ran into Sanjay who was taking an evening stroll. Rachel felt a flutter in heart when she saw him. She felt a blush come across her cheeks when he smiled at her.

"Good evening beautiful," Sanjay greeted.

"Good evening," Rachel echoed. She felt awkward around him and wasn't sure how to react quite yet. These sort of interactions made her feel a bit odd. It was as if she were experiencing this type of thing for the first time in her life.

"What is a beautiful girl such as yourself doing out so late at night alone?" Sanjay asked.

"It's not that late is it?" Rachel asked.

"It's almost nine in the evening," Sanjay replied. Rachel was shocked. She had not realized that she stayed at Tina's so long.

"Oh goodness!" Rachel exclaimed. "I need to be getting home!"

"Let me walk you home dear lady," Sanjay insisted. "I would hate to see something happen to you being out so late."

"I am okay on my own," Rachel stated. Sanjay chuckled.

"Of course you are," Sanjay replied. "But I use any excuse I can to spend time with you." Rachel found herself blushing yet again. This man had the ability to make her feel like a school girl.

"Oh," Rachel replied lamely. Her cheeks were warm with embarassment. She accepted his outstretched arm.

"So what were you doing out so late?" Sanjay inquired.

"I was just doing some research with Tina," Rachel replied.

"Research?" Sanjay asked.

"Yeah, I am trying to figure out who I am," Rachel stated.

"I cannot imagine what it would be like to have no memory," Sanjay said. "It must be terrifying for you." They continued to walk and chat about their respective days. Sanjay was unlike any other servant. He was more like royalty. she wondered about his past, but any time she had asked him about it, he would simpmly redirect her gently unto other subjects. She could understand wanting to have things hidden. She kept many things hidden from people.

When they arrived at her house, she had a feeling of dread in her stomach. She wasn't sure why it overcame her, but she couldn't help but think that something was horribly wrong.

"Have a good evening dear lady," Sanjay said. He gently placed a kiss on her cheek. Even that touching gesture didn't calm down the fear in the pit of her stomach. She did not want to enter her house, she felt the strongest urge to run.

Jamie Woods had never before in his life done anything interesting. Most people did not notice him. In fact, many people confused him for a woman at times. So when he had been offered large amounts of money to watch over the "project" Doctor Martin was working on, he had jumped on it. Now Jamie feared for his life. Vaughn had sent a very clear message when he had, in cold blood, killed Kurt. Jamie would admit, that it was his fault that the girl escaped in the first place. He had fallen in love with the girl almost instantly. She was beautiful, and so innocent. So when she had pleaded to get outside, he had readily agreed. Unfortunately for him, she had escaped his grasp and run away. Jamie who was a bit overweight and out of shape had not been able to keep up with the girl.

Now he was tasked with searching the surrounding towns to see if he could find her. Vaughn had attempted to do so, but he looked too much like an outsider. People in these parts did not trust people who looked like Vaughn. So Vaughn had told Jamie to take over in that task. Jamie knew part of the reason he was tasked to going out, is because Vaughn wanted to keep his eyes on Doctor Martin.

Jamie had left his farm several times over the past few weeks and no one had noticed. No one cared that he was missing for chunks of time. Even though he had attempted for years to integrate himself with the community, no one seemed to care about the lonely farmer. That frightened him even more, because he was even more disposable than Kurt was.

He finally reached a small town called Echo Town. He had been travelling for days. He checked into the small Inn hoping that this town would have some news. He was tired of travelling, tired of searching for the girl. He was starting to regret taking on this job in the first place.