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We were eating lunch in the kitchen, when doc’s phone suddenly rang. In an instant everyone placed their cultery down and stared at him.
“Lisa, finally!” doc answered the phone in a hurry. “We began to slightly worry when you didn’t call yesterday.” then he listened for a bit and said, “ok, I putting you on speaker, hold on.”
And with that he placed his phone to the middle of the kitchen table and we started listening
intently to what Lisa had to say.
“So,” her voice filled our kitchen, “I must say that your Mayor is a definitely sketchy type…”
“Did something happen?” doc asked.
“Not exactly, but I’m worried that there might be going on something more than just a diploma
fraud. Something you are not telling me, but I am not going to ask what…”
“That would be the right decision, Lisa. I apologise, but I can’t disclose any information.”
“I get it, doc, don’t worry. I believe you wouldn’t send me there if it were dangerous, right?”
“Of–course.”
“Ok, I’m fine with that. So. Yesterday I had a quite interesting dinner date with the Mayor, his son
and his two family friends, the McCartey’s.”
“These are my parents…” I said shocked. I guess I was right, my mother was involved…
“Oh, hi Emily! Anyway, I figured as much. Because they asked about you.”
“They did? How did they know that you know me?”
“Well, they apparently knew that you have transferred to my department and graduated under my
supervision. So I’m sorry, but I had to use your name to explain why I decided to come to that specific town. I said that I was impressed with your knowledge and skills and that it influenced the
choice of the universities to start connecting with.”
“Ooook…” was all I could muster to say. Doc Evans took the initiative again and continued
conversing with Lisa.
“I don’t like it, but I see why you did that, it was probably the right decision not to lie to them.”
“I think so too. They didn’t ask a lot of questions, only said that they had some family fallout with
you and were worried, because they haven’t spoken to you in a long time. But they never asked me how to contact you, and I personally think that it is not quite… homey?”
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“Yeah… well, they did have a fallout, but ok. What else did you find out?” doc continued asking
questions.
“Actually not much from that conversation, although we stayed out pretty late and my phone died, that’s why I didn’t call. But what I did find out today is that they are leaving.”
“What do you mean leaving?” Asked a worried doc.
“I spoke to the dean this morning, I proposed another meeting with the Mayor and he said that if I wanted to talk to him again, I should hurry, because he was planning to go on some business trip later today, so I rushed to his office and when I arrived I saw him, his son and the McCarteys driving away all together. That was actually a couple of minutes ago, I decided to call you right away.”
“Again the right call, Lisa, thank you. I suggest you stay a couple more days and connect with the
dean, just to clear up your story, and then head back. And Lisa, be careful.”
“I will, doc, no worries. I have the gun you gave me. It’s in my purse and always by the hand.
Although I sure hope I wouldn’t need to use it.”
“I’m sure you won’t. Keep in touch and don’t forget to call me every day until you’re safely back,
ok?”
“Sure thing, doc. And I hope you get the bastard, whatever it is he has done.”
“I hope so too. Thanks.”
Then after a quick goodbye they both hung up and Nick reached for his own phone.
“I’m calling Nathan.”
While he was dialling Jonathan raised his brows in doc’s direction.
“You gave Lisa a gun?” Doc just shrugged and said quite nonchalantly:
“Yeah, with silver bullets, just in case.”
“Oook…” Jonathan shook his head.
“Nathan,” Nick spoke into his phone. “We’ve got news from Lisa.”
He stayed quiet for a second, but then his face paled slightly.
“I see. Ok. We need 20 minutes.” And hung up. The feeling of dread I had in the morning intensified
tenfold. Nick squeezed my thigh a bit and looked to doc and Jonathan with a steely gaze.
“We need to move everyone to the pack house. The rogues are moving out.”
“What?!” Exclaimed Jonathan. “What happened?”
“Approximately the same time Lisa called, Nathan got news from Henry. He said they were packing
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rather quickly and getting ready to move. He doesn’t know where to, but we can’t be too careful. Let’s move everyone just in case.”
“Ok, people! Let’s move!” Was doc’s harsh order and my heart fell for the tenth time this day. This was happening.
