comment, Mia felt herself lose control.
She lunged at him, but he said “Wait! They can bring you back.”
“What?” she snapped.
“They have a formula to bring you back to who you were before they changed you.”
“Who has it?” she demanded.
“Dr Cooper. He keeps it in his office safe in case of an emergency if they needed you to take the fall for something.”
With that, Mia had heard enough. Just as she was thinking about striking him in the throat, the doorbell rang. Today was just about to get more serious than she could have imagined.
Mia looked at Kyle and said “You better play along,” as she slumped back into her chair pretending to be in her vegetative state.
She looked out of the window next to where she was sitting and could see, parked across the street from her house, was the classic Dodge Challenger she had seen in Manhattan the day before. She heard Kyle open the door.
After he greeted the visitor, she heard another voice. “Hi, I’m Special Agent Hank Richards with the FBI. I’d like to talk to you and anyone else at this address about something I’ve been looking into.”
Mia didn’t know it yet, but this was going to be the conversation that changed everything.
Forever!
Chapter 17
The New Beginning
Kyle wheeled Mia out onto the front porch of the house where Hank was sitting. He was leaning on the table in front of him, looking down at the grain of the wood, when Mia came into view. His thoughts were now clear. It was her! He had found her after all this time. He looked directly at her sitting there in her chair, not being able to move. He knew that this was not the time to say who he was, or mention the past they had together. He started talking about the case he was looking into and that their minivan was seen leaving the area where he lost the suspect he was chasing. He directed most of the conversation at Kyle, but couldn’t help look Mia in the eyes. Kyle continually played the whole thing down, explaining they had been in DC at a rehabilitation centre and that was all.
Mia was thinking to herself, “I know this guy. He was at the bridge yesterday. That was his car I saw parked in front of that fire truck. He’s going to arrest me!”
After a moment or two, Kyle offered to make coffee for everyone and headed inside.
As soon as the door closed, Hank leant forward and whispered to Mia “Laura? Is that you in there? I’m Hank Richards. Do you remember me?”
She didn’t move. She just kept moving her eyes, scanning him up and down.
“You and I used to be married. That’s your car over there.”
“ What?” thought Mia. “Married? Us?”
The emotions building up inside her were difficult to explain as she didn’t remember him at all.
She again felt a certain familiarity towards his face but nothing else.
“I’ve been looking for you for a long time. Your name is Laura Richards.”
That name struck a chord with Mia. That was the name on the cards she used to pay for hotels. Those people at the Arena had her using her real name at the hotels!
Within a few minutes, Kyle returned with a coffee for Hank and a tea for himself. He also had a smoothie-type drink for Mia which he fed to her while he spoke to Hank. Again he played the whole thing down, but Hank could see in Mia’s eyes that she was dying to say something to him. While Kyle fed her, Hank looked at her and looked at her body sitting there in the chair. Mia knew that there was emotion in his voice when he was talking to her. She wanted desperately to give him some kind of sign that she was still in there, but she couldn’t speak out loud or it would give the game away. Instead, as she saw him look her body over, she noticed him look at her arm. She gave it a slight twitch. Hank noticed it straight away but didn’t say anything. He looked at her in the eyes and raised half a smile on his face to show her that he noticed. He sat with them for a while longer and after Kyle fed her,
She lunged at him, but he said “Wait! They can bring you back.”
“What?” she snapped.
“They have a formula to bring you back to who you were before they changed you.”
“Who has it?” she demanded.
“Dr Cooper. He keeps it in his office safe in case of an emergency if they needed you to take the fall for something.”
With that, Mia had heard enough. Just as she was thinking about striking him in the throat, the doorbell rang. Today was just about to get more serious than she could have imagined.
Mia looked at Kyle and said “You better play along,” as she slumped back into her chair pretending to be in her vegetative state.
She looked out of the window next to where she was sitting and could see, parked across the street from her house, was the classic Dodge Challenger she had seen in Manhattan the day before. She heard Kyle open the door.
After he greeted the visitor, she heard another voice. “Hi, I’m Special Agent Hank Richards with the FBI. I’d like to talk to you and anyone else at this address about something I’ve been looking into.”
Mia didn’t know it yet, but this was going to be the conversation that changed everything.
Forever!
Chapter 17
The New Beginning
Kyle wheeled Mia out onto the front porch of the house where Hank was sitting. He was leaning on the table in front of him, looking down at the grain of the wood, when Mia came into view. His thoughts were now clear. It was her! He had found her after all this time. He looked directly at her sitting there in her chair, not being able to move. He knew that this was not the time to say who he was, or mention the past they had together. He started talking about the case he was looking into and that their minivan was seen leaving the area where he lost the suspect he was chasing. He directed most of the conversation at Kyle, but couldn’t help look Mia in the eyes. Kyle continually played the whole thing down, explaining they had been in DC at a rehabilitation centre and that was all.
Mia was thinking to herself, “I know this guy. He was at the bridge yesterday. That was his car I saw parked in front of that fire truck. He’s going to arrest me!”
After a moment or two, Kyle offered to make coffee for everyone and headed inside.
As soon as the door closed, Hank leant forward and whispered to Mia “Laura? Is that you in there? I’m Hank Richards. Do you remember me?”
She didn’t move. She just kept moving her eyes, scanning him up and down.
“You and I used to be married. That’s your car over there.”
“ What?” thought Mia. “Married? Us?”
The emotions building up inside her were difficult to explain as she didn’t remember him at all.
She again felt a certain familiarity towards his face but nothing else.
“I’ve been looking for you for a long time. Your name is Laura Richards.”
That name struck a chord with Mia. That was the name on the cards she used to pay for hotels. Those people at the Arena had her using her real name at the hotels!
Within a few minutes, Kyle returned with a coffee for Hank and a tea for himself. He also had a smoothie-type drink for Mia which he fed to her while he spoke to Hank. Again he played the whole thing down, but Hank could see in Mia’s eyes that she was dying to say something to him. While Kyle fed her, Hank looked at her and looked at her body sitting there in the chair. Mia knew that there was emotion in his voice when he was talking to her. She wanted desperately to give him some kind of sign that she was still in there, but she couldn’t speak out loud or it would give the game away. Instead, as she saw him look her body over, she noticed him look at her arm. She gave it a slight twitch. Hank noticed it straight away but didn’t say anything. He looked at her in the eyes and raised half a smile on his face to show her that he noticed. He sat with them for a while longer and after Kyle fed her,
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