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Jamie stood at the door looking at the strange man standing in front of him. The man looked angry. Jamie wasn't sure why this man visiting him.
"You are looking for a girl?" Henry asked.
"Yes," Jamie replied. "How do you know that?"
"Does it matter how I know? I know where she is," Henry stated. Jamie looked at the man warily. He was quite suspicious of this small town.
"How do you know where she is?" Jamie asked.
"She's been in town for a while now."
Jamie was not sure what to think about this man.
"Look you want to find the girl or not?" Henry shouted loudly. Henry immediately regretted it. He heard someone come running up the steps. "Listen they're going to-"
"Henry!" Hossan the Innkeeper shouted. The overweight man continued his jogging up the stairs, Dunhill was with him. Dunhill grabbed Henry's arm. The pressure on his arm was enough to make Henry stop talking. "Is this man bothering you?"
"No he's not," Jamie advised. Dunhill dragged Henry down the stairs.
"Don't listen to them!" Henry shouted. "Check the mansion!"
"I'm so sorry about that," Hossan stated. "He is the town's drunk. We've been trying to control him for a while now, but his hallucinations are getting worse. He thinks he sees people, but he doesn't really, it's quite sad."
"Oh ok thanks," Jamie mumbled. He quickly shut the door. He was more than ready to leave Echo Town. It had sounded promising for a moment, but of course it was too good to be true. Jamie quickly began packing his bags, he wanted to leave as early in the morning as he could. He was done with Echo Town.
Alex stared at his beautiful nurse. Her brow was furrowed in anger and she had crossed her arms over her chest. Her left foot was tapping the ground, a move he'd seen her do often when she was getting impatient. He knew she was awaiting his answer. He knew the truth would drive Gina away. Gina saw things in black and white.
"Alex just what aren't you telling me?" Gina asked.
"Nothing," Alex said instantly.
"Do you think I am that dumb?" Gina asked.
"Gina I..." Alex started. Vaughn burst into the room.
"Sorry to bother you cuz," Vaughn replied. "I have some pressing matter to discuss with you. Family stuff." The tone in Vaughn's voice was clear enough of a warning.
"But of course," Alex stated. "Give me a moment please." Gina sighed, but relented. She nodded slightly. Alex could see that she avoided even looking at Vaughn. Alex and Vaughn exited.
"What?" Alex hissed quietly, as soon as they were well out of earshot.
"Be careful what you tell that little tart of yours," Vaughn warned. Alex bristled at hearing him call Gina that.
"Now you listen-"
"No you listen!" Vaughn insisted. "You keep your mouth shut or, I will make sure she pays." Vaughn walked away. Alex knew well enough that Vaughn was serious. He sighed preparing to lie to the woman he was falling in
love with.
Lyla stretched comfortably in her bed. The sun was shining brightly through the window, and her thoughs drifted pleasantly to the night before. She felt a flush come over her pale face as she recalled how brazenly she had acted the day before. It had been quite a while since she'd enjoyed the company of a man in that capacity. She stretched out her body, allowing the warm sunshine fall over her. Her plan was to seduce Jack. Lyla had spent most of her life being the good girl. She had never done anything like this before. It was certainly beyond her scope of comfort, but Lyla was bored with comfortable. Jack was handsome and he could bring some excitement to her life. Jack was a refreshing change from the monotony that was Lyla's life before this.
Lyla hummed a little song as she prepared her breakfast and performed her morning routines. She was awaiting Jack's arrival to the shop She looked forward to seeing him walk in every morning. Her heart would start beating faster everytime he walked in. As Usual, Jack walked in right on time. He looked very worn out.
"You doing okay?" Lyla asked.
"Yeah," Jack replied. "Just had a long night last night."
"Oh really?" Lyla asked.
"Yeah," Jack answered. Lyla's curiousity piqued. She couldn't help but wonder if there was another woman who had kept him up so late. She immediately chided herself for that thought.
"Well, if you need a day off..." Lyla trailed off. She didn't want him to leave really. She enjoyed her days with her.
"Nah," Jack scoffed. "I'm fine." He continued working. Lyla's brow furrowed. They had shared such a special moment yesterday, and today he was acting like nothing had happened. He had warned her that he was no good for her, but she hadn't thought he would be so distant. She shrugged it off. Hopefully things would get better as the day progressed.
Dunhill made his way to the mansion. He had to warn Rachel. Sanjay answered the door.
"Sir Dunhill, what can I do for you today?" Sanjay asked.
"It's about Rachel, she's in danger." With that Sanjay allowed the mayor into the house.
Jamie awoke with a start. Today he would finally leave Echo Town. After all that had happened, he was quite ready to be done. The large man behind the Inn's counter jovially greeted him.
"I'm sorry about the disruption last night," he quipped. "Was your stay okay other than that?"
"It was fine," Jamie mumbled. He didn't want to make any more small talk, he just wanted to get out.
On his way out of town, Jamie saw a rather large mansion. His thought echoed to what the man's words from the night before.
"What the hell," he mumbled to himself. He walked up to the mansion. Taking a look at it, it appeared to be locked up tight. Jamie peeked in the windows to see linens draped over the furniture. He sighed. It appeared that no one was living in the house. He sighed. Another dead end.
Rachel found herself seated in lovely private train car. They had left quite quickly the night before when Dunhill had warned them about what Henry had done. It had been Sanjay's idea to cover the furniture to make it appear as if no one was living there. It had taken a chunk of the night, but they had gotten everything they needed packed up, including the alpacas to bring them to Turmerton. It had been decided that Rachel would stay there until they could find out more information.
She looked around the car she was sitting in. The furnishings were almost as plush as the mansion. A well dressed woman came up to them with a tray of goodies. Beautifully arranged cakes and pastries were laid out on a silver platter. The woman had a rather dour look on her stunning face. She had dark brown hair and sunkissed brown skin. The girl had an air of superiority that made Rachel feel uncomfortable. It was clear to Rachel, that this girl was accustomed to being around royalty. She wondered if all servants of royalty had this air of sophistication, or if it was just the way that Amir's servants were treated. The girl looked at Rachel with a slight disdain, as if she could recognize instantly that Rachel did not belong here in this world of elegance and sophistication. Rachel knew she didn't. She looked instead to Tina, who had managed to tag along. The young reporter was not willing to allow her chance to interview royalty slip through her fingers. Rachel also suspected that part of it had to do with her wanting to keep close tabs. She had called Tina to advise her of the trip, and Tina had talked her way into an invite. Now, Rachel was actually glad. It was quite disconcerting being surrounded by such haughty people.
"So which one you got the hots for?" Tina asked abruptly. She took a rather large bite of apricot cake.
"Pardon me?" Rachel asked. She flushed slightly.
"Come on," Tina prodded in between bites. "There's gotta be one of em you're after. I mean it's clear they both want you!"
"I think you are mistaken," Rachel insisted.
"Okay," Tina replied sarcastically. "Whatever you say." She continued to eat her cake. Rachel was too unsettled to eat. She couldn't get the nagging feeling out of the pit of her stomach. Her memory was coming back in slow patches. She didn't like the memories she had. They were frightening and painful. She sighed and looked out the nearest window.
"Who am I?" She whispered to herself