Don't Lie to Me

Chapter 8

~Jon~

Just watching the expression on her face was priceless. She knew so little, it was amusing to watch her process it all. I had expected her to be unaware of her extreme abilities, but she must have noticed that Mikhail was different. He didn’t act normal. Of course, she didn’t know what was normal anymore did she? Maybe she had just wanted to know someone who was similar to herself.

I waited another few seconds, a smile stuck on my face, hiding my true emotions. She was my daughter. My very own daughter was standing in front of me. She looked so much like her mother, it made me sad just looking at her. Staring at her face, I was pushed back into a memory I had tried to forget my whole life, the memory of her birth.

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The corporation had never given me any warning. It had surprised me that they allowed for me to marry to someone normal. I had followed through with it without questions however, thinking I was lucky.

We had three months together until things started to change. Rachel was eight and a half months pregnant at that time, and we were expecting the baby soon. We were so happy. I hadn’t heard from the corporation in a year and I was happy with that.

Then one morning, I was startled awake. I sat up in my bed, listening for the sound that woke me up, a tapping. It was silent.

Tap tap.

I shot out of bed, heading down the hall to the door. Who would come visit at this time?

I opened the door, revealing a suited man standing formerly on my doorstep.

“Hello Jon. I think it’s about time we had a chat.”

Ever since that moment my life changed.

They told me that I was an experiment, that my baby was an experiment. That the only reason they let my relationship go on with Rachel was because they needed the baby. They told me that Rachel wasn’t to know about the corporation or my ability. They said that if the time was right, and if my baby was special like me, I would be able to visit them some time. But I could stay with them.

I was heart broken. This whole relationship I had been trying so hard to keep normal and perfect, I would have to destroy. I never wanted to hurt Rachel. But I knew I had no choice. The corporation was too powerful.

I told Rachel I would visit her soon, that I was going on a trip for a while and I would be back in a year. She was sad, but she didn’t know the truth. Her ignorance blinded her, gave her hope and left me with the truth. I walked away from my house that day with a promise I knew I would not be able to keep.

The corporation sent me to London to live until they heard from Rachel. I settled in quietly, not protesting, not saying a word. And I waited.

Two months later I got news that Rachel had given birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy. They told me they weren’t sure he was special, that he was different. They told me I could come back.

When I received this news I was so anxious to get on the first plane that would take me home. I looked out of the windows of the plane, watching as London slowly disappeared behind me and the United States slowly came into view. I was blinded by hope, blinded by excitement to finally get another chance at my old life.

I ran off the plane, my mind miles ahead of my feet. I drove down my street, watching the familiar houses slide by slowly. I stopped at Rachel’s path down to her cottage, suddenly struck by a fear. I sat there for a minute, wondering what her reaction would be. I hadn’t thought of telling her I was coming. She might have made a new life without me.