𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔢𝑣𝔢𝔯 ꨄ︎

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴇɴ

“Natalia! Did they find him?!” I questioned, overjoyed to see her. Maye they found him. Or at least knew where he was.

“I'm sorry Olivia, they haven't found him yet. It's like he just disappeared.” she starts, “But i did come to tell you that you have a visitor.” she says with a smile.

“A visitor-?” i ask. No one knew i was here, so who's visiting me?

“Come on!” she calls, walking back to grab my arm to pull me towards what i think is the visitors room.

    We walked into the visiting room and she showed me to a table with an unfamiliar man. I was nervous but maybe i was just thinking too hard about it. My dad probably found out and sent one of his men to see how i was since he clearly couldn't.

Nat left and i just stood there staring at the man. It was just us alone, every table was empty except for the one in front of me. 

“Hello, Olivia.” the strange man spoke, setting down his hat in front of him. Sitting straight across from me. He motioned me to sit down, so I did. I noticed his appearance while doing so. His face was a bit pale as his hair was a dirty golden color that was ever so lightly pushed back maybe with some styling gel. He wore a grey suit with a red tie tucked in as he had a watch on his left hand that was sterling silver to match his outfits color palette. 

“Who are you? And how do you know my name if you don't mind me asking?” I replied. I sat up in my chair to look more sophisticated in response to the man doing it first.

“Well the Minors Correctional Facility always has a list of names of minors to visit here but that's not how I know you. Let me properly introduce myself, I'm Terance Dernor.” he answered, motioning his arm across the table to reach for me to shake. 

I use my pointer and thumb finger to shake the tip of his hand back while giving him an uncomfortable smile before responding again, “Okay Mr. Dernor, how do you know me? More so why are you here? Because I've never seen you before and my dad-” 

“Your dad doesn't know me, and I don't know him.” Dernor interrupted, “I know you and your life only.” 

“That doesn't make any sense?! How?-” I stutter, choking on my own loss of words.

“I know it doesn't, let me explain,” he spoke over, again. He sat up straight in the chair, catching the unprofessional slouching he was doing as he sighed, “I'm from a secret organization-” 

“Like the FBI?!” I chimed. I was both pleased and baffled at the same time.
I'm worthy of the FBI to be here? And if not, why are they here then? All I did was find private information about Ashley by hacking her email and had it broadcasted to everyone on morning announcements to show how bad Ashley actually was. 

Oh, okay yeah I see.

“Sure, like the FBI. Anyways weve been tracking peoples progress of IQ and sense of knowledge in technology and we've seen your work. You're good.” he explained, smirking.

“Wait so you're not going to take me to juvie or like execute me for hacking a computer? I thought you were the FBI.” I questioned.

"I said kind of. Plus you basically are in juvie and executing you would just be doing too much. But, you're iq and technical skills were off the charts an-"

"You've been watching me-?!" I interrupted, it never occurred to me until now what he had said earlier.

"Will you stop interrupting me and let me finish?!" He shouts.

"Sorry." I mumbled. He kind of startled me. I didn't expect him to do that, I just get filled with questions when people tell me stuff like this. And this has never happened to me before so I'm definitely filled with them.

"It's fine. Just, listen, what i'm about to tell you will shock you. But you have to stay calm. Promise?" He informs me.

"okay." I say. I don't make promises anymore. Not after what happened today.

"Okay, the organization i'm in isn't the FBI, i work for something called the Universal Council of Conservative and Safety. What it is is an intergalactic organization where we keep the time and space the same in every universe. Unfortunately, the systems are failing and my crew and i know how good you are with the tech so we want you to come with us to fix it.” He finishes, keeping a straight face the whole time.

I bursted out laughing. This man said intergalactic universe? There's no way.

“So you're an intergalactical time keeper?!” i laughed, talking in between breaths.

“Well, yes. But that's not the point, the point is that if you don't come with me, this and many other universes will be destroyed.” he explicitly said. 

“You're ridiculous. If you were telling the truth, you wouldn't have said it in front of the security guards.” i exposed him.

“Yeah, you're right. Which is exactly why they aren't actual security guards.” he smirked.

He opens his watch and makes the security guards disappear. He looks at me with a ‘do you believe me now?’ expression.

“Wha-?! Okay that was just a hologram, everyone can make one. Do something else. Something big.” i challenge, crossing my arms and sitting unimpressed in the chair with a ‘really.’ look spread across my face.

“Okay, but don't say i didn't warn you.”
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