NUMB (Adler x bell)

6.

"So any questions? " Park had you seated at a table in the common area of the safe house. She had placed multiple pictures in front of you. They where mostly places around russia, places you may have gone in your child hood. Things you have most likely seen some point in your life. She figured it would be easier for you to start small.

Looking around at the pictures, a large castle like building caught your eye. You went to pick it up, an image of the large colorful building flashed in your head.

"church of the savior on the spilled blood... " You spoke in Russian.

"Yeah... " You look up at park as she spoke "it's in sai-" You cut her off speaking in English this time

"St.petersburg.... I, think I used to live there. Like when I was a kid" You look to your left to see adler leaning on a table with his arms crossed. You assumed he was looking at you, but with his glasses it was hard to tell from this far.

"Oh! Okay... Well that's a start, anything else? " Park was being a little bit to enthusiastic, trying to get you to trust them or whatever.

The two of them where the only ones in the room, besides you. The rest decided to go with Sims to las vegas which was the closest city that had a burger town. Unfortunately for them it was about 2 hours away, so they where going to be gone for awhile.

Looking back at the table you notice a picture of a lake. More flashes of, people, voices...

They where laughing... They where happy.

So it seemed.

One woman, she was shorter, about your height. Maybe she was your mother or sister, but she kept showing up in your mind like there was free parking. She had the same light brown hair and grey eyes you did. She wasn't swimming, but just..standing in the water, like she was waiting for you to join her. she gave you a warm smile, the kind that you just couldn't help but smile back to. You could tell your previous self was quite fond of this woman. But she started to back up. Not to go swimming, until you couldn't see her head anymore.

Another person came into view. A little girl. She was screaming at you.

Screaming to help the woman.

She.. Was drowning herself

The thought made you gasp and throw the picture back on the table.

"What is it? " Adler spoke, hoping you have something important. He didn't see this method working, so he wasn't really expecting anything anyway. His idea was to "just get her high and see what she says". Like that'd even work. But Park wanted to be as least chaotic as possible.

You opened your mouth to speak but no words could be formed. It was hard to think, you didn't even really know what to say. So you just blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

" I.. I think my mother, uhm.." You tried to breathe in for a moment "I think my mother killed herself here. "

"Oh dear. " Park was caught completely off guard. She didn't really know what to say. "I think maybe..we shall, uh take a break? "

She looked in Adler's direction for confirmation. He slightly nodded and decided it was time to leave the room.

"Are you okay, dear? " Park looked back to you as you watched the older man walk out of the room.

"I'm fine" You proceeded to scoot back in the chair to get up. "When do I need to be back here? " You watch as Park collected the photos and put theme back in the folder.

"Um, perhaps later this evening, when our colleagues get back. Or tomorrow morning. " You had just nodded and walked out the opposite door from the one Adler went out.