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met him?”
Her mother looks at her and chuckles, “Oh, you mean the pain?”
The daughter laughs, “I suppose you could call it that.”
CHAPTER 17
“There are things the universe is unable to erase with time. Cherish those. The universe wants you to remember.” -- from the book of Laura
“Who are you?” As she sat up she clearly was uncomfortable with the man the question was aimed at.
“I’m Renfield. But, you already knew that and that wasn’t what you were asking. I’ll need time and you will too. Given time you’ll remember through other ‘you’s’ and I know that makes no sense now. It will. In time. We have to live long enough to have the time to remember, no?”
“You’re odd, but I like your voice. Come here often?”
Renfield laughed. Her sense of humor was so her. “More than I care to, but you’re here so it makes it worth the trip.”
“I see you plan your lines. So yeah you’re weird, but I’m interested. Why are we moving so fast? I mean the team, not you and I. Don’t get any ideas, Mister.”
“Actually it’s not Mister, but that’s a long story. Hmm, I guess they all are. We have to stop something. Something really bad. Are you in or do you want the easy way out? Not that I can think of an easy way out right now. I suppose that’s rhetorical.”
“Ya think? Can I have a moment? I have to…”
“Right” observed Renfield, “but get ready, we have to move fast, ok?”
“Why do I feel like I know you?” She finally asked.
“Residual effects. You’ll get used to it and eventually enjoy it. But in the near future you’ll hate it so I don’t want to press.”
“What the hell does that mean?” Christina was clearly annoyed with Renfield.
“Take care of what you need to, but be fast. We have to move soon.” At that he got up and exited her tent looking for Brady to urge him to get everyone on task to move very quickly.
Brady was already on top of it, everyone was prepared. Brady walked over to Renfield and with a hand to Renfield’s shoulder he whispered, “That didn’t go as you wanted, but it did go as you expected. Am I right?”
“Yeah, this gets old.” Then with a smile he looked at his new friend Brady and said, “But she’s worth it!”
Brady looked at his new friend and thought, “Is she why he’s done all of this?”
Renfield, knowing the thought, turned to Brady and said out loud, “In the long run? Probably.”
Renfield feels it. Christina clinches but he’s already beside her, “Sorry, no time for you to finish, get what you need, leave the tent here.” He knows that she’s angry, but it is important that she live. She cannot waste another moment. He can’t change that. He tried that once. He realizes that if residual memory works for the others it works for the beast too. He smiles. New name, ‘the beast’. He’s got to call her something. He moves fast, but he knows they know where he’s headed. That might work. If Brady leads where he told him to go, he can go where ‘the beast’ will feel most at ease and get in at least one strike. He knows he’ll bleed again, but he knows what he carries in his blood is his best design, so far. He pauses, Christina runs from her tent and starts following the others. To him this means they will make it to the other side and now he can act. He runs out to flat land and stands and waits. And thinks, “Come, take the bait.” Then out loud he screams, “I have become your death!”, knowing they don’t communicate in his language, but it helps him brace himself for the onslaught of pain to come. As they rise up and tear away at his body he can only think, “Run Brady, get Christina there safely. The final package you don’t know about is with you. Everything depends on you!” Almost as quickly as he thinks it, Christina stumbles and he moves fast to pick her up and hand her
Her mother looks at her and chuckles, “Oh, you mean the pain?”
The daughter laughs, “I suppose you could call it that.”
CHAPTER 17
“There are things the universe is unable to erase with time. Cherish those. The universe wants you to remember.” -- from the book of Laura
“Who are you?” As she sat up she clearly was uncomfortable with the man the question was aimed at.
“I’m Renfield. But, you already knew that and that wasn’t what you were asking. I’ll need time and you will too. Given time you’ll remember through other ‘you’s’ and I know that makes no sense now. It will. In time. We have to live long enough to have the time to remember, no?”
“You’re odd, but I like your voice. Come here often?”
Renfield laughed. Her sense of humor was so her. “More than I care to, but you’re here so it makes it worth the trip.”
“I see you plan your lines. So yeah you’re weird, but I’m interested. Why are we moving so fast? I mean the team, not you and I. Don’t get any ideas, Mister.”
“Actually it’s not Mister, but that’s a long story. Hmm, I guess they all are. We have to stop something. Something really bad. Are you in or do you want the easy way out? Not that I can think of an easy way out right now. I suppose that’s rhetorical.”
“Ya think? Can I have a moment? I have to…”
“Right” observed Renfield, “but get ready, we have to move fast, ok?”
“Why do I feel like I know you?” She finally asked.
“Residual effects. You’ll get used to it and eventually enjoy it. But in the near future you’ll hate it so I don’t want to press.”
“What the hell does that mean?” Christina was clearly annoyed with Renfield.
“Take care of what you need to, but be fast. We have to move soon.” At that he got up and exited her tent looking for Brady to urge him to get everyone on task to move very quickly.
Brady was already on top of it, everyone was prepared. Brady walked over to Renfield and with a hand to Renfield’s shoulder he whispered, “That didn’t go as you wanted, but it did go as you expected. Am I right?”
“Yeah, this gets old.” Then with a smile he looked at his new friend Brady and said, “But she’s worth it!”
Brady looked at his new friend and thought, “Is she why he’s done all of this?”
Renfield, knowing the thought, turned to Brady and said out loud, “In the long run? Probably.”
Renfield feels it. Christina clinches but he’s already beside her, “Sorry, no time for you to finish, get what you need, leave the tent here.” He knows that she’s angry, but it is important that she live. She cannot waste another moment. He can’t change that. He tried that once. He realizes that if residual memory works for the others it works for the beast too. He smiles. New name, ‘the beast’. He’s got to call her something. He moves fast, but he knows they know where he’s headed. That might work. If Brady leads where he told him to go, he can go where ‘the beast’ will feel most at ease and get in at least one strike. He knows he’ll bleed again, but he knows what he carries in his blood is his best design, so far. He pauses, Christina runs from her tent and starts following the others. To him this means they will make it to the other side and now he can act. He runs out to flat land and stands and waits. And thinks, “Come, take the bait.” Then out loud he screams, “I have become your death!”, knowing they don’t communicate in his language, but it helps him brace himself for the onslaught of pain to come. As they rise up and tear away at his body he can only think, “Run Brady, get Christina there safely. The final package you don’t know about is with you. Everything depends on you!” Almost as quickly as he thinks it, Christina stumbles and he moves fast to pick her up and hand her
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