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let me know what they found out.”
    “Good. So they should be calling soon.”
    “Any minute.”
    As if on cue, Drew’s phone vibrated on
the table in front of them. He answered, listened for a few minutes and hung up
without saying a word.
    Puzzled, Max asked, “Well, what did he
say?”
    “He said we needed to meet with him so
that he could tell us everything.”
    “Oh. Why couldn’t he tell you on the
phone?”
    “Not really sure. He just said we needed
to meet in person. C’mon, we have to leave. We’re meeting him at the lake.”
    Together, holding hands but not
speaking, they walked to the bench where they first sat and talked together.
They sat down and waited. Drew had an uneasy feeling. It’s not like his contact
to be so secretive. Usually he just gives Drew any information he needs.
    Drew’s contact showed up after about 10
minutes. “Let’s go sit over there,” he said, pointing to a small picnic table
under a tree.
    The three of them walked over to the table
and took a seat.
    “I wasn’t able to find anything on your
friend, T, but I did find out some information on another person you know.”
    “Who?” Drew was now thoroughly curious.
    “Well, I was reading the article about
authorities looking for information on your friend and it mentioned that
according to Adam at The Bean he lived in the area. I found nothing on T, but
in my search I found out some interesting facts about your friend, Adam.”
    Drew looked confused, “Adam? He’s not a
friend; he just works at the coffee shop we all go to. What did you find out?”
     “Ok, it seems that Adam used to be an
accomplished scientist that worked for a company called Center-Tech. He was
head of the department that was working with nanobot technology. He had tried
to convince the president of the company to allow him to move forward on a
project that would change the world.”
    “What would that project be?” Drew asked
the question cautiously.
    “Well, apparently Adam was trying to
create a nanochip that could be consumed by a person unknowingly. With the chip
inside the person, Adam would be able to control the person’s thoughts,
particularly during the REM stage of sleep. Obviously, the president of such an
important company refused to allow such research to be done. When he denied Adam
the chance to develop the chip, Adam went a bit crazy, claiming that he had
already created the chip and that the president would be his first test
subject. The threat didn’t sit well with him and he fired Adam.”
    “Were any charges brought against him?” This
time it was Max that asked the question.
    “No. There wasn’t enough to charge him
with, so it was dropped, but it was really ugly.”
    “You must have information on another
Adam. Our Adam is way too simple minded for that type of work.” Drew found it
hard to believe that Adam would have anything to do with that type of scandal.
    “That’s all the information I have for
you. If I hear anything else I’ll let you know.” As soon as he finished his
sentence, Drew’s contact stood and walked away.
    “You don’t think he was actually talking
about Adam, do you?” The question came out of Max’s mouth with a hint of a
chuckle.
    “Nah. It makes no sense.” Drew replied.
The two walked back to Drew’s house. Once they got to the steps, it was Max
that spoke.
    “I really should go home. I have to work
tomorrow and all of my stuff is there.”
    “Well, if you come up for a few minutes,
I can grab a few things and we can go to your place. I still don’t feel
comfortable leaving you alone.”
    “Drew, it’s okay, really,” she started
to speak, but then realized how sweet Drew was being and continued, “Aw, heck,
that sounds great. Why not?”
    In Drew’s apartment, Max gathered up her
shirt from yesterday and her purse. She sat on the couch and saw a story on the
news pop up on the TV. She grabbed the remote control and turned it up.
According to the news report, another