Chapter 110Other Eyes 1 - A New Path

Kai had put a van on the other side of the block for us to load our stuff in. He'd parked it there so no one on the other side would even expect someone was moving away. Of course we could have put it even further, but that wasn't worth it. All three of us had a key to it as we individually moved to and from it, loading stuff in.

It is when you move that you find out how much you actually have, or how little. We didn't take much with us, just our clothes and some extra things. Kai brought his computers with him, but they didn't take up as much space as you'd expect. The furniture all stayed there to be moved later. It wasn't our worry, there wasn't much to find or traced to us there.

The book, however, was not forgotten. When we finally had everything put into the van, I kept the book on my lap. Valerie looked surprised at it, but she nodded in understanding. I missed Amy already and the book was all I really had of her. I originally retrieved it with her, together. It meant something to me.

There was one thing about it that I had yet to decide.

Should I read from it?

Kai started the van and we drove off. We didn't want to leave town, not that we had the time to do so anyway, but there was nowhere to truly set up again on such short notice. Valerie, told me that Kai had decided on a safe house for a night before we moved on. My tears were still close to the outside world, so much tension.

Why did I miss her so much?

The book felt heavy and reassuring on my lap as we rode the streets. It was kind of funny that we never used cars much. But they were just so clumsy to us. We could move freely around the city relatively fast if we wanted and it was much nicer to be out and about as much as possible. We may be children of this age but we felt so disconnected sometimes.

"Khuna, she will return." Valerie spoke softly.

I nodded. "I know. I can feel it, it's like she left the book with me on purpose, because I know she would come back for it."

Valerie stared ahead. "Can I ask something dangerous?"

I looked up at her, frowning as I wondered what the question might be. "Yes?"

She sighed. "What are you feeling about Kryss? you weren't honest with Amy I felt..."

A moment of hesitation. "Mostly honest. I do believe she didn't kill Kryss..." A tear slowly formed near my eyes, why couldn't I ever stop the tears? "... He hurt me so much... Why do I still feel this gaping hole in my soul?"

Kai said nothing, but I knew he felt guilty for being there. He felt as if this was girl-talk. It only occurred to me now that he was so often left out of the situation... By choice?

Valerie quietly responded. "Because you did love him, you can't just ignore what's in your heart."

She knew... Of course it wasn't much of a secret as it was one of the reasons why we were alive. Kryss usually killed those that didn't follow him. But we were his antagonists. The Yin to his Yang. I guess that was the dangerous thing about him, he really believed he was doing good without ever considering he could be wrong.

It's not people that have extreme opinions that are dangerous, it's the people that enforce them.

My heart was in conflict. I cared a lot for Amy, but I wasn't ready to give my heart again. It had been severely broken and confused. Amy was my friend, my dear friend. And she only did what she thought was right. Her actions were pure. Yet I still felt devastated.

"We're there." Kai had driven into a garage beneath a simple house in the outskirts of the city. It was a big contrast to what we were used to, but I guess it was alright, only for a night.

We left most of the stuff inside of the car, it was easiest. Kai had chosen this house because of the availability of a closed basement. We had slept together in one room only once in the past year when we had to flee from Kryss. But as good friends it was no problem and the sleep would drag us with it regardless.

The house was not that big, as we only had the first floor and the basement, the second and third floor another home entirely. At least it had a garage, which is why Kai choose it probably. We stepped out of the car and the garage, walking up to the front door, noting the heavy curtains as well. Good. There was a limit to how safe we were outside of heavy chambers, so I was glad to see that even 'upstairs' would be dark.

Kai fumbled with the keys to open the door, I was still holding the book in my arms, not wanting to let it go. The streets were quiet, it was getting too late or too early for people to be awake and go outside. No one in these streets at least. The door opened and Kai wanted to step in, but he gasped.

A girl stood inside, waiting patiently for us to come in.

Isabel.