Chapter 19 "Iris part 2"

After about what seems to be years (but has only been 2 months.) I am doing my best trying to convince Elijah that going to war with my friends, if they are still alive, isn't the best idea. With how close we have gotten and all the trust we have built, he doesn't have me locked away in a cell anymore.

"Elijah come on don't be stupid, you guys are scientists not fighters. You don't want to send people to fight with my friends, who train for things like this." I plead to him.

"Iris I know they are your friends and you want to help them but no one can know what we are doing here."

"Don't you think its a little late for that. They are out there and I'm sure they probably told people. What are you going to do kill everyone they probably told just to hide your secret?"

"No its just, we messed up. Don't you get it? We need to clean it up."

"But instead of doing that why don't you just come clean. It will help you. I think that, that is the best option for you guys. It saves lives and we get to prove that you guys are human too."

He's there contemplating his choices then he says, "I'll be back."

I am here waiting for him in the conference room, when I am walking around the room I notice that there is a phone in the room. I need to call my family and let them know I am ok. I hurry to the phone and call my dad. Unfortunately there was no answer. Then I remember, they left to the cabin, so there is no phone, but they have the satellite phone I just don't know which one of the phones they have. But I memorize the numbers so I dialed one.

"Hello?" Is what I hear and then I realize whose voice it is and it's Vanessa.

"Vanessa?" I ask.

"Who's this? Wait... Iris?" she asks.

"OH MY GOD! VANESSA. It's me Iris."

"Iris OH MY GOD! YOU ARE ALIVE! Guys its Iris she is alive. Holy shit guys come here Iris is alive and she is on the phone." Vanessa says frantically.

"Oh my goodness! You have no idea how much I have missed you guys. How are you? Where are you? How's Gracie?" I say while silently praying that my daughter is safe.

"Gracie, Isaiah and the twins are with your family. We are ok. We are just trying to stay off the radar and trying to figure out how to stop being on the run."

"I am working on something over here. There is a scientist named Elijah and he's been sweet on me and I have been trying to convince him to stop this hunt and come clean about what they have done."

"Wow well seems like you may have been sweet on him as well if you are able to convince him to do that."

"Iris don't forget that you are married. Be careful." Mrs. Sanchez says.

"Fuck Gary. He has been cheating on me this whole time. I found out the morning of the tsunami. He has been cheating on me for a while. Tell me since you guys have been staying in touch with the kids has Gracie said anything about her dad calling her or anything?" I ask in tears because I already know the answer.

"Well no....."

"There you go then he left me. He left us to be with that other woman. And that's fine Vanessa has been an amazing role model in how a single mother should be and that's how I plan on doing that. Once I can get out of here."

"Well Iris you aren't going to do this alone. You have us. And if this scientist promises to help us and protect you then I like him already." Vanessa says. I love her she is just so positive.

Then I hear footsteps coming towards the conference room, so I say, "I got to go I will try to call again. Stay safe guys." Then I hang up the phone and Elijah comes into the room. And he looks tense.

"What's wrong?" I ask him.

"Well I went to my bosses and told them exactly what you told me and they laughed in my face. They think they can take on your friends. They don't want to risk exposing themselves. And the fucked up thing is, they are going to send the disposable kids who are just starting out to fight and deal with your friends. I don't know what to do. I can't let it get that far."

"Then let them, they will die and either way be exposed."

"You don't understand Iris. My little brother is one of those 'disposable' people that my bosses want to send out."

"What? No they can't do that."

"They can and they are. We got to get out of here."

"Look I have an idea I called my friends and they have a plan now if you can get your brother and me out of here without causing suspicion. Then we can meet my friends and they can protect you and your brother only of you agree to help us."

"Do you really think that your friends would really help me after everything that I have done to them? To you?"

"Look, they don't know that you did those things to them and me. All they know is that I have been here and a scientist has been nice to me and has been on my side this whole time. My friends are they type that as long as I am taken care of that's all they care about."

"So they would protect us."

"Yes as long as you can help get me to them and can sneak me and your brother out then they will help us. So what do you say? Are you in?" I ask and there is a brief pause for a minute and then Elijah looks at me and says... "I'm in."