Oh my God, way to set myself up, sure as hell I had some horrible nightmares about Michael, Aidan, and I. And to make things even better of course everyone else was in there too. Oh shit, I really have to get a hold of myself, I can't be this shaken up when I go meet Michael. Man it is only three in the morning, what am I going to do with all this time? I sure as heck am not going to be able to get back to sleep.
Well I guess the best thing to do is go work on my abilities, I am going to need them now more than ever, I really don't need a screw up with them when I really need them.
I guess now is as good a time as any, I decided to send Julie a message on her social page. I don't know if she will answer, but it is the safest way I can think of to contact her. I kept it very simple, just that I needed to see her, if she can make that work, she needs to meet me at Aidan's hang out from high school. I just hope she knows where that is, Aidan and I talked about it, that the geek he was he hung out at the old folks home, liked helping people, I just hope he talked to Julie about that too.
Of course chances of her being up at three in the morning is slim, and I can't go to the nursing home yet anyway. So another waiting game until I can go do something.
I walked out the back door at eight, I couldn't sit around any longer just waiting for something to happen. Mrs. Clark didn't like me leaving the house, but she didn't really try to keep me from going. All I can hope is that when I get to the nursing home Julie won't be far behind.
I sat at the nursing home for a good hour, before I saw Julie, but actually seeing Julie when I wasn't sure if she would come or not was amazing.
"Kenna, are you crazy? This is a really bad idea."
"But you are here, does anyone know where you went?"
"No, I told my dad I just needed air, there is just so much that has happened I had to get my head wrapped around it all."
"Are you sure he didn't have you followed?"
"That is what took me so long, I went for a walk, sat at the park reading, walked to a coffee shop, and waited until my dad's men got bored and went back to my dad to report on me."
"That means more than you understand Julie."
"What am I doing here Kenna, if my father ever finds out about this I am doomed."
"I am taking a chance and praying it pays off. In two days I am trading myself for Mr. Clark and Steve."
"I was told, you are giving us Halaina's journal. Is it real?"
"It is, it was the only thing I could think of that would get me both Mr. Clark and Steve."
"Kenna, my dad hasn't put this together yet, but if he really thinks about it he will. The person who has that journal is the main line. There is no reason for the others to have it."
"What do you mean Julie?"
"I mean you are her, you have all the powers don't you?"
"Well, all I can do is pray your father isn't as smart as you are. He will be blinded by getting the journal for a little while anyway, but it was pure luck that left it to me. My Granny didn't know which one she got when she took me."
"Are you sure about that?"
Am I, I really am not, "I can't be sure, but it doesn't really matter."
"So what chance are you hoping will pay off?"
"You love Aidan, I know you do, I can't save him, but you can."
"You want me to save Aidan? Go against everything my father has taught me. Are you crazy?"
"Julie you love him, and I know you want to save him. And what are you going to do when your father does find out about Aidan's child?" It's a long shot but worth a try.
"What, what child?" She is lying, I saw it on her face, only for a second but it was there.
"Really, you are going to deny it?"
"How do you know about the baby? No one knows, not even Aidan."
"Are you going to help me get Aidan out of that house?"
"Do you really think we can pull this off?"
"I do, but it is going to take a lot of trust in you. I just pray I am not misplacing my trust."
"I will do what I can to get him out, but how?"
"Your dad is going to meet me at the Library to exchange myself for Mr. Clark and Jake."
"Jake? Who is Jake?"
"Steve is Jake, I am surprised you guys haven't figured out he isn't Steve yet."
"We don't have a last name to go off of, and his finger prints aren't in any data base. He is good, better than I have seen."
"Anyway, when we are doing the exchange that is your chance to get Aidan out. He isn't going to trust you, but you have to get him out."
"My dad doesn't completely trust me right now, he won't leave me alone with him."
"I figured he would have one of his men stay with you. He wants to make sure and get me, so he will take as many men as he can to get me."
"You are right, he will keep Brad at the house with me more than likely, Brad is my dad's right hand man, he only trusts him with everything."
"So once your father leaves the house, I am going to break a pipe in the basement so it starts to flood, you have to get Brad to take Aidan out of the basement and from there it is up to you and Aidan."
"It is worth a try, but what if Brad won't take Aidan out of the basement? He will drown."
"You will figure it out, you won't let him drown."
"Ok, are you sure you can break a pipe."
"I have to break a pipe that is the best way to get him out of the basement."
"I am with you Kenna, I know Aidan won't believe it, but I am and I am really sorry about all of this. I was raised to believe that we are in the right, but he had mom killed, she was the most amazing person I knew, and he will have my baby killed. I can't let him do that, I don't know this little person yet, but I love them."
"You have a lot to prove to Aidan, but I am trusting you with him, you are my best bet to get him out of there alive."
"I won't let you down. I promise."
"Thank you Julie, you better get back before they come looking for you."
"Goodbye Kenna."
"Julie?"
"Yes?"
"Please tell Aidan I love him."
"He knows Kenna, and you will see him again. He will not let them keep you."
"Don't let him get himself caught again. Not even for me."
"I will try, goodbye."
"Goodbye Julie." She walked away one way and I walked the other. I just pray she is telling me the truth, but if she isn't meeting her would have been a trap, and I am still safe. Well I am safe until two days from now.
The next few days went by so slowly, I almost called Michael and rescheduled, but I knew that would be a bad idea, but the day finally arrived. "Lexi, what is the plan? How do I get out of here without Mrs. Clark knowing?"
"You are going to go take a shower."
"What a shower?"
"Yeah, there is a bathroom just down the hall, and the window opens to the back yard, just come into the kitchen tell the room in general you are taking a shower. I will keep Mrs. Clark in the kitchen going over ideas to get the guys back and you just sneak out the bathroom window."
"Oh I feel like I am back in high school again, sneaking out windows."
"I know but it is the best I have."
"No it will work, and at the very least it will give me a head start and she doesn't know where I am going. Just if the guys aren't here by this afternoon something has gone wrong."
"Ok, but nothing is going to go wrong. And make sure you get yourself out of there too as soon as you can."
"I will, I Love you Lexi." We were both crying by this time, and I have to get myself under control so I can go tell Mrs. Clark I am taking a shower.
I waited about ten minutes before I went into the kitchen, "hey guys, I am going to go take a shower and try and clear my head."
"Kenna, wait Kenna."
"Yes, Mrs. Clark?"
"I can tell you are upset, we will get the boys back, this is not your fault and this is not all your responsibility." Oh if she only knew what I was going to do.
"Thank you Mrs. Clark, but I still feel responsible. I just want to go shower and try and clear my head."
"Oh dear, know this is not on your shoulders, these people are nuts, and you can't help that."
"Ok, hey save me some coffee Lexi, I am going to need it."
"Yeah, Yeah we will see. Go take your dang shower." Lexi winked at me as I walked out of the kitchen, I just hope I could do everything she is expecting of me.
Climbing through the window was way more a pain then I thought it was, but I made it. I really can't go driving off, so walking to the library is my only option. I just hope that Michael doesn't catch me on the way there, but I have scouted the area pretty well, and found a pretty good path to get myself there without being seen by anyone.
I actually got to the library with ten minutes to spare, and hadn't seen Michael at all. My hands are sweating so bad, Kenna you can do this, you can keep them safe! You have to.
Oh here comes Michael, let's see what crap he tries to pull today.
"Kenna, so good to see you."
"Oh I am sure it is. Where are your goons?"
"Don't worry, they will only come out if needed."
"Fine, where are Steve and Mr. Clark?"
"First things first, David come here please." A very scholarly looking guy came walking up, he almost seem shy, but that couldn't be right, not if he is working with Michael. "Kenna David, David Kenna. David Kenna has a book I would like you to look over and tell me what your thoughts on it are."
"Ok, will this take long, I do have a schedule?"
"Not long, Kenna the book please."
"Yeah not a chance, David can come over and look at it with me, and tell you what he thinks of the book." Huh he must not of told David anything about the journal. I guess he is wanting a very real reaction.
"As you wish." I am definitely on edge, I can't remember a time I was more nervous. Well there are a lot of lives on the line here, so I guess that is expected.
David walked over to me, "Kenna, may I see this book."
"Please be careful with it, it is important to my family."
"I will." David took the journal and only looked at it for about ten minutes and he never said anything. He then just handed the book back to me and walk back to talk to Michael. This wait is horrible. Whatever this man is saying depends on if I get both men in this trade.
"Thank you David, you may go, Kenna and I have some business to discuss."
"Ok." That is it that is all I hear and David walks away.
"Well Kenna, you seem to be telling the truth. David told me that journal is very very old and would be a great piece for a museum, so you have a deal."
"Then where are they Michael?" He pulled a radio out of his pocket and told whoever was on the other end to send both men.
Jake and Mr. Clark came walking around the corner by themselves. This is still making me very nervous. "May I talk to them Michael?"
"You have five minutes."
"Thank you." I walked with Jake and Mr. Clark so that Michael couldn't hear us.
"Jake don't."
"Kenna you can't do this!" Jake almost shouted.
"This is out of your hands. I will keep you all safe." I say.
"Kenna it is my job to keep you safe, you are making that very hard for me to do." Jake very adamantly said.
"I know, but this is my choice, it was the only thing that could be done to get you both out of that house. Mr. Clark I am so sorry about this."
Mr. Clark took my hand as he said, "Girl this is not your fault, and I am with your friend on this, you cannot take responsibility for everyone's lives."
I about started crying as I said, "I haven't I couldn't trade for Aidan."
Mr. Clark still hadn't let my hand go, and he looked into my eyes as he said, "if I know the two of you, you will both be out of that house in no time at all."
I squeezed his hand as I said, "I truly hope you are right, I really do. Now I need 24 hours. You cannot do anything for 24 hours. I cannot worry about you guys trying to come in and get us and do what I need to do. Do you understand, I need your promise right now that you will give me 24 hours!" Hopefully you will have Aidan back before that time anyway. Hopefully he is getting out as we speak.
Jake wouldn't look at me, but he finally promised to give me 24 hours, but one second after that 24 hours he was coming after me. That I could not argue with, I just prayed I could figure out a way to get myself out, and if Aidan is still there him out too.
"Kenna, it is time to go." Michael grabbed my arm as he told me.
"I want them out of here before we leave, sorry Michael, I do not trust you."
"I understand, but now that I have you I don't need them." Michael said, but he still let me watch them get into a cab and drive away. I just pray I am doing the right thing and Jake and Mr. Clark are safe now.
"Ok lets go."
"Before we go," Michael pulled out a syringe, so I guess I was being drugged before he takes me, "I need to inject you with this."
"Don't trust me?"
"No offense, but no."
"Do I get to see Aidan?"
"It won't hurt to tell you, because of where we are stationed right now, yes, you and Aidan will be staying together until tomorrow." Tomorrow? Shit he is going to move us. I really hope Julie is getting Aidan out. I am pretty sure I broke one of the pipes, so she has to save him.
Shit, what was that, one of the pipes just burst! Really I work with fire not water, what am I suppose to do now? "Hey, somebody help me? There is water down here?"
"Shut up down there, you aren't getting out." Sounded like that big guy that is always with Michael.
"Well if you plan is to kill me this will do it, I can't breathe underwater!"
"Brad what is he talking about?"
"I don't know Julie. He isn't coming out of the basement though!"
"Quit being stupid and go check and see what he is talking about, him drowning is not on the agenda, dad plans for us all to leave tomorrow and head to head quarters, that includes Aidan."
This Brad guy came down the stairs and saw the water, "Crap, he is right, we are going to have to move him. Go get the key."
Julie ran back up the stairs and was back within a few minutes. "Here is the key Brad."
"You do it, I will keep an eye from here."
"Seriously? Why am I the one who has to get all wet?"
"Because I am in charge."
"FINE!" Julie walked over to me and unlocked my cuffs, she put my hands back behind my back to relock them, but instead she undid the other cuff as well. What is she doing? I better keep my hands like this just in case though.
Julie then headed up the stairs with me, the goon was a few steps behind us and before he could get through the basement door Julie slammed it closed on him and told me to run. I don't know what is going on, but I need to get out of this house, I just hope Kenna got my dad and Jake out too.
"Julie I can't do this! I cannot leave my sister behind. How could she trade herself for Jake and dad? She should have figured out a different way."
"Aidan we don't have a choice, she made me promise to get you out of there and that is what I did, if you go back now you are just sentencing you both to death, don't you think you can help her more out here than you can in there?"
Shit she is right, I am more help out here, but I can't let Kenna do this. I can't let her trade her life for all of ours. And now she wants me to trust Julie, after what she did, well she did get me out of there, but oh I can't worry about that now, I have to figure out how to save Kenna from those nut bags! "Fine, follow me."
"Where are we going?"
"Sorry Julie I don't trust you enough to tell you that. Just follow me and you can start earning that trust back if you really want to." Julie's entire face fell when I said that, doesn't matter, I can't stop loving her that quickly, but I sure as hell don't trust her with my sister not anymore.
It took over an hour to get to the house Jake and everyone was at, but I didn't want Julie to know where we were staying. Of course I am pretty sure that I am going to scare the hell out of Jake coming in the back door, but what choice do we have. As I opened the back door I immediately got jumped which I should have expected, "hey hey it is me, it is Aidan!"
"Aidan, what the hell are you doing here? And what the hell is she doing with you?"
"Long story short, Kenna worked it out to get me out of there and Julie helped. But we need to put her somewhere away from everything. I still don't trust her."
"This place has a basement too, how about there."
Surprisingly Julie went without a fuss, I guess she understood that she burned some major bridges with us. By the time Jake came back up everyone else was in the kitchen with me and wanting some answer to what was going on.
"Ok ok, be quiet and I will tell you what I know! Earlier Kenna traded herself for Jake and my dad and the only thing I can figure is she worked it out with Julie then to get me out of there no matter what. Then a pipe burst in the basement, I would bet my life Kenna had something to do with that. She intentionally started flooding the basement so Julie could get me out of there! We have to figure out how to get her out though, she can't sacrifice herself for everyone."
"Uh, man she already did, how she worked it out with Julie I don't know, but she just traded herself for all of us," Jake said. "I wish she hadn't done that, but she tends to do what she thinks is best no matter what. But you are right we need to figure out our next move, and find a way to get her back."
"Hey guys," dad said, "there is a car out front of the house, looks like they are moving Kenna."
"Shit dad, check the garage, looks like we are stealing a car, we can't let them get away with Kenna," I said. I will get Kenna back no matter what it takes.
Whatever they gave me sure knocked me out, I came to back in the Clark's house, but it seemed things aren't going so well. Brad is here guarding me while I can hear shouts throughout the house, it would seem we are leaving sooner than they originally thought. "What's going on?" Brad just keeps looking at me with this look of pure hate, great another instant enemy, just what I needed. "Seriously, what is going on, where is my brother? Michael said I would see my brother."
Just then Michael walked into the room, "slight change in plans, it would seem my lovely daughter decided her love for your brother was stronger than her loyalty and she escaped with him."
Oh thank God, everyone got out, this is great news.
"Don't look so happy about it girl! You will pay for what your brother has done."
"Me? Why do I have to pay for what he did?"
"Sins of the family, now about this little journal you gave me, you failed to mention I would not be able to read it."
"You didn't ask that, it is a family story, do you understand that 'family'?"
"Worry not, there are those in the counsel who will love deciphering what this says."
Crap, I hadn't thought of that. But he could be bluffing. Well, I guess there really isn't anything to horrible for them to learn from Halaina, just how our abilities really work. Crap if I get out of this I have to figure out how to get that journal back! "Good luck with that then."
"Brad bring her, we are ready to move."
Well, so much for getting out of the house. Well I guess I am getting out of the house, just not the way I wanted to. "In the car Kenna."
"Why should I Michael, really what is the benefit for me?"
"Either you get in or I will drug you with this." Michael said as he pulled out a syringe. Crap, last time I was out for over an hour. I can't have that, I really need to stay awake for this.
"Fine," as I got into the car I wondered if I would be alive this time next week. Please Lord keep my family safe and away from these crazy people.
As expected they drove us to the airport, I just wonder where it is they are actually taking me? "Out, we have a schedule to keep girl."
"Where are we going?"
"Does it really matter at this point? Just get in the plane Kenna." But as we walked to the plane I hear Brad mention to the pilot something about getting to Edinburgh. Where is Edinburgh? Are they taking me to another country? But I have to pretend I didn't hear that. Oh I have to tell Aidan before Michael does drug me.
"Aidan?"
"Kenna, oh my God, where are you?"
"Airport, but that doesn't really matter they are flying me out of here and I heard the mention of Edinburgh, but I am not sure where that is."
"Edinburgh, that is in Scotland I think, we will find it."
"I don't know what is going to happen, but if you guys decide to follow a passport would be greatly appreciated so if I do get away I can get out of whatever damn country I end up in."
"Kenna of course we are following, I will talk to Jake, pretty sure the passport he already had for you is no good now. They surely figured out that was you. But we will work it out. Just try and stay safe, well as safe as you can."
"I will, they are probably going to knock me out on the plane, I would if I was them, so you probably won't hear from me for a while." If ever, but I really don't want to say that to Aidan.
Ok, we will see you again Kenna, I will not let you go this easily."
"I love you Aidan, be safe."
"You to, love you Kenna."
"You seem awfully lost in thought child. What's on your mind?"
"Really, you think I am going to tell you what is on my mind Michael. Not likely. When do we take off?"
"Soon, don't you worry we will leave soon." Yeah worry my ass, oh there is nothing to worry about. I am just sitting next to a man that wants me and any like me dead, plans to do who knows what to me to get information before they kill me, oh and they are after the rest of my family. Yeah there is nothing at all to worry about, nothing at all.
And as expected once I was seated on the plane Michael drugged me. Hope nothing to awful happens during this flight. Wonder if I will go a day without them putting crap in my system, I don't know how much my body can….