Clockwork Keeper(complete)

Chapter 12:survey part 2

"Subject one, wake up."

I open my eyes. i sit up.

"Hello, sir." i salute.

"Sit down."

This was a different man.

"Question one; what is your full name?"

I didn't even think i just blurted out, "Neil Mitchell Hawthorne."

"Two, what was the drug we gave you yesterday?"

"36 hour truth mist."

I didn't know how i knew, i just had to tell the truth.

"But its a lie. it's actually 24 hours, it says so on the can." i added.

He asked lots of questions, 23 to be exact.

I answered them all honestly, because i had to.

24 hours later...

"Neil Mitchell Hawthorne. Report. Over." A man says.

I hear him on a radio close to me.

I open my eyes and look on the nightstand next to my cot.

"Hawthorne. Report. Over."

I pick it up. I press the button.
"Neil Mitchell Hawthorne, reporting. Over."

I listen.

They give me directions to get out of the police office.

"Over." i say.

I let the button go, put the radio in my pocket, open the door and walk out.

****

I get outside and see a black car.

"Get in. over."

The radio man says. I walk closer to the car. The car door opens, and i get in.

"Where to," The driver turns around. "Husband?" Liam smiles.

"We got legalized?!"

"Yep. Last week. They had you for a week, Neil." He dropped his smile.

"Oh." i drop my head.

"It wasn't your fault." He starts the car.

"Don't blame yourself."

"I know." i say.

4 months later...

"You ready?" Liam asks me.

"Yeah." i tell him.

We get in the car, and i start the car.

"How long have we been waiting?" I ask.

"Two months." Liam says. "Im so excited!"

We pull into the Adopting Agency's parking lot.

I cut the engine.

"Lets go get our kids!" I say after a moment of silence.

We walk inside and see our one year old daughter and ten month old son.