Our Journey

14

After they checked into the motel, Felix and Dean had gone through their bags looking at their choice of clothes while Sam did research on his laptop.

"So, there are the three drowning victims this year", Sam states. Felix grabbed a sweater from Dean's hand, "And before that?", she questioned.

"Uh, yeah, six more, spread out over the past 35 years. Those bodies were never recovered, either. If there is something out there, it's picking up its pace", Sam says flipping through articles. Felix listened intently laying on the bed but felt a piece of clothing thrown on her head, "Dean", she whined taking the shirt and placing it under the pillow. Dean smirked before looking at Sam,

"So, we got a lake monster on a binge?", Dean asked.

"This whole lake monster theory- -it just bugs me", sam expressed which got their attention.

"Why?", Felix questioned sitting up.

"Lochness, Lake Champlain- - there are literally hundreds of eyewitnessed accounts, but here, almost nothing", Sam stated, "whatever it is out there, no one's living to talk about it".

"Wait Barr", Dean stopped Sam, "Christopher Barr- -where have I heard that name before?".

Felix climbed off the bed, "Christopher Barr- -the victim in May", Sam says opening the article, "Christopher Barr was Andrea's husband, Lucas's father. Apparently, he took Lucas out swimming. Lucas was on a floating wooden platform when Chris drowned two hours before the kid got rescued". Felix frowned slightly knowing how it feels to watch your own parents die. She felt bad for the boy.

"Maybe we have an eyewitness after all", Sam says scratching the back of his neck.

"No wonder that kid was so freaked out", Dean spoke up, "watching one of your parents die isn't something you just get over", he says looking at Felix who had taken a seat on the bed.

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Dean decided that they should go and speak to Lucas. He was their only chance and solving whatever was going on. Felix smiled at the kids that looked soo happy and playful, "Can we join you?", Sam approached.

Andrea gazed up but smiled at Felix who had still been looking at the kids,

"I'm here with my son", she stated looking away.

"Oh, mind if I say hi?", Dean says but Felix placed a hand on his chest with a shake of her head,

"Nope, no. I'm going to say hi. You...stay here", she says pointing at him before walking off.

Dean frowned lightly pushing a laughing Sam, "She must really love kids", Andrea piped up.

Felix approached the quiet boy who had several pieces of paper before him, crayons scattered around the bench. Little green toy soldiers were lined up by his elbow. She smiled taking a seat on the grass in front of Lucas,

"Hi handsome", she greeted, "I'm Felix. You mind if I sit with you", she says as the boy keeps coloring. She picked up one of the toy soldiers, "my boyfriend Dean use to love playing with these when he was a kid, he'd tell me so much crazy things he'd do with it out in his old childhood home", she said placing it back down.

Felix smiled, "You mind if I draw with you", she picks up a crayon and a few sheets of paper, "I know you can hear me, and your scared to talk which is okay. I don't know exactly what happened to your dad, but I know it was really bad", she says sketching out her family.

"I know how you feel", Felix continued, images of her family's death flashing through her mind, "Two years ago, I saw something...", she smiled sadly seeing Lucas continue to draw, "Anyway, I was saved by the bravest people that I had grown to love. That cocky Gigantor over there saved me, he listened to me. Maybe you don't think anyone will listen to you, or believe you. But I can promise you, Lucas, I believe you. I give you my word", she says coloring the picture she drew,

"You don't even have to say anything, handsome", she stated," you could draw me a picture about what you saw that day with your dad on that lake...", she paused, "it's okay sweets, this is for you...this is my family. That's Dean's dad, he saved me. That's my mom, my real dad. Uh, this is Sam; Dean's brother. They're my only family", she smiled placing the picture down,

"I'll leave you to handsome. I'll see you around", she stands up dusting her butt before walking back to Dean, Sam, and Andrea.

"Lucas hasn't said a word, not even to me- -not since his dad's accident", Andrea states gazing at Felix who approached, "Yeah, we heard, we're sorry", she says.

"What are the doctors saying?", Sam asked looking at Andrea who exhaled, "That it's a kind of post-traumatic stress", she replied.

Sam shook his head, "That can't be easy for either of you", he says motioning to Lucas.

Andrea nods,

"We moved in with my dad. He helps out a lot. It's just...when I think about what Lucas went through, what he saw...", she couldn't finish.

"Kids are strong", Felix spoke up keeping her gaze on Lucas, "You'd be really surprised what they can deal with", she smiled at Andrea.

"You know he used to have such...life. He was hard to keep up with, to tell you truth. Now he just sits there, drawing those pictures, playing with those army men", Andrea thoughtfully says.

"I just wish--hey sweetie", she bent down to Lucas who approached. Felix smiled as he turned to her but did not once look up but instead hands her a picture he drew. Felix smiles at it,

"Hey, thanks handsome", she says as he walked back towards the bench. The drawing was of the Carlton house. She gazed back at Lucas who sat back down on the bench.