One Of The 4400 Part 1 & 2

Chapter 27

*Two Days Into Capture*

Turning a right at Adam's request into the parking lot of a public park in town, Vance thought to himself, He loves her, I know it. I just want to see if she still loves me. You know? Like the good old days...

Looking up at the purple banner at the front of the entrance of the park, Adam frowned at it. In black print, there it was, the organization's name, the organization that had taken Vera away from her family and him: Ethical Yearning Estate: We Must Do What Is Right For Us

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Adam looked past the banner and into the park, seeing there was a huge crowd already waiting for the spokesperson of E.Y.E. to come on the platform. Looking behind him, he sees Vance leaning against his car, an expectant look in his eyes.

Sighing to himself, Adam did the inevitable, which was go up to Vance.

"Why are you still here?"

Vance let out a "Hmm?"

Running his hands through his hair, Adam asked him again more clearly.

"Why are you still here?"

To that question, Vance shuffled his feet slightly. He knew why he showed up at Adam's house and he knew why he was still here, assisting the older man in who-knows-what.

He was going to talk to Vera and let her know why he divorced her sister. He wanted to see if she still felt for him as he did for her, even if it was a little bit, it was something they can work on.

"I'm here for her," Vance answered, gesturing to the brunette lady coming up on the platform.

Adam turned his head and went immediately running up to the crowd of people, managing to get to the front, where he could see the brunette woman more clearly.

Seeing the spokeswoman, he noted her clothes and features, she was fashionable reasonable in a black skirt and a button down no sleeve shirt. Her features were of Asian descent and she was of medium height, her hair short.

"Hello, fellow citizens of Seattle City, I am the spokeswoman of E.Y.E., my name is Theresa Link. I am here to tell you from now on that most of everything we deal with -- lower taxes, equal pay for women, decent pay for employees of any business, and good free healthcare will be solved with a vote for Ethical Yearning Estate. Now, while I must say that my employer Lovell was unfortunate to join me up on this platform to speak with me and to answer all of your questions." She paused. "But now that I'm here," She smiled charmingly at the crowd. "I can do it for Lovell, any questions?"

A shout of questions from the crowd bombarded the sweet air of the park, almost hurting Adam's ear. Theresa smiled as she pointed to a man in the back.

"Your question, sir?" She asked.

"Hi, I'm Tommy, I lived here in Seattle all my life, I work at a run down bike shop, the question is 'How will you manage to help employees like me achieve good pay?"

Theresa let out a laugh.

"Well, Tommy, this will be achieved via a fund given to employers called the Ethical Yearning Estate Fund. It will be a safe, a safe that is smart. A safe that will be called O.M.I." Theresa started explaining. "That stands for One Monetary Investment."

"In fact, so smart, that as soon as your employer starts skimping out on the pay, the SPD (Seattle Police Department) will be called and will arrest your employer. It will be given to your employer's who will receive a sufficient amount of money they pay you the whole year and enough for the own store's personal costs..." Theresa continued explaining.