Missing Wit

14:Return of the Children

"What happened to the aggressor or aggressors?" asked Eric. Paul didn't mention anything about aggressors after the event.

"Caught," said Paul. Even if talking while walking was tiresome, Paul kept speaking with joy. As if, he wanted to story of Kurt and Lina to be known by everyone. That man, wasn't the man who Eric met in court, barely speaking. Had Paul suddenly changed, began giving effort to spread the story?

"What did they or him sa..."

"Only one person," Paul interrupted. "Around five hours after accident... or after hitting Kurt and Lina he was caught. To police reports, he had no problem being caught."

Eric listened what Paul had said and thought about it for a while. Then, "What does that mean?" he asked.

"That," said Paul, "means aggressor is fine being caught. And that raises suspicion about him getting protected by someone else."

"Do you suspect from David Sanders?" You said he had a dark side."

"We can only 'suspect' from him. No direct evidence."

"Good luck finding it," said Eric, with a lover tone. He shut his mouth while he was speaking. What he had done worked; Paul didn't hear what he had said. But, Paul realized Eric had said something.

After a pause, "Want me to go on?" he asked.

"Sure," said Eric, with a serious manner. "Please, I don't want to stop you."

Kurt was out of the hospital. She had told Paul that she wanted to go home alone. Although Paul initially objected, he later accepted Kurt's request and accompanied Kurt to the taxi he was going to take. Kurt- though walking a little slower- had gotten into the taxi by himself and was on his way home. Kurt had a feeling he had never felt before, he felt like he was in a great void.

Kurt closed his eyes. He was having a dream: Kurt was standing alone in the garden in front of the house. However, the house was pitch black. It was evening, but the moon was not visible in the sky. The light from the stars was quite insufficient. Kurt staggered a few steps and stopped at the door of the house. When he pushed the door a little, he heard a loud creak of the door. Kurt was surprised that this door made such a sound. He opened it all the way, while looking at the door. The sound of the doorknob hitting the wall behind it echoed in the hall of the house. Inside the house, it was impossible to tell where anything was. From where Kurt was, the house appeared as a big black void. Kurt took a step into that great black void.

"Turn a light on, if you're inside," he commanded the robot. But the only response he heard was his own voice. It was a complete blank.

Kurt suddenly turned around. The door had suddenly closed. With that, Kurt lost the only tiny source of the light that was inside. He was looking for a support he could hold on to but couldn't find it. He felt that some movement in the house. It was as if the furniture of the house was running away from Kurt. He tried to get to the items he remembered where, but failed.

"Sophie!" Kurt called, knowing Sophie wasn't home. Because Sophie was afraid of the dark; it was impossible for Sophie to remain silent in this darkness, unless she was sleeping.

"Marcus!" Kurt called out this time. There was a chance that Marcus was at home. But yet,no answer. Kurt continued to walk around the room.

"Lina!" cried Kurt. Kurt heard the echo of his 'Lina!' voice as he shouted. This piqued his interest, and he remembered that his voice didn't resonate when he shouted 'Sophie' and 'Marcus'. Why not just 'Lina!' Did his voice echo when he shouted? Kurt shouldn't be able to understand that.