Shadow of the Past (Captain America) // ✔️ //

Chapter 6: Prediction

Colonel Phillips didn't know what he thought about the woman with no last name, but he knew he didn't trust the shit she was spouting. There was something odd about that woman and he was going to find out what it was. He didn't know what he was going to do just yet as he didn't want to hurt her. It went against his core to interrogate a lady with force, and no matter how much Antonia pissed him off, he wasn't going to.

He watched from behind the glass as the Doctor spoke with her. Erskine had a way about that him that could get anyone to trust him, even without the accent. He wasn't skillful in interrogations as he had a bleeding heart, which wasn't a good thing; however, it seemed to be working. Antonia was speaking with him, which was something Phillips wasn't able to get her to do. She was letting her shield down with him.

"It will not hurt you," Erskine stated.

Phillips eyed the pill bottle that Antonia had refused to touch. That told him a lot about the woman, who no one knew anything about. It showed that she didn't trust people, granted he understood her situation. He wouldn't trust anyone either if he was handcuffed to a table in a locked room, but there was something else there. He could see that in her eyes. He doubted she truly trusted anyone in her life, which stroked him as odd as even a spy needed trust. She must have seen or been through something in her life.

He was beginning to wonder if she really was a spy, but even if she wasn't, she was something. A normal citizen did not have unknown devices on him or her that could keep the U.S. Military guessing, and the colonel did not care for that.

The Colonel kept his eyes on Antonia as she spoke, "I'm fine. You can leave." He could see her shift in pain and it pulled at his heart strings as he disliked seeing a lady in pain, but there was nothing he could do.

He turned his attention back to Dr. Erskine, who had a calculating side to him and he knew when to push and when not to push.

"Wait, you're really leaving?" Antonia asked as he crossed to the door.

"I respect a lady's wishes," the doctor stated as he turned back to her. "You did ask me to leave. I will not impose myself on you."

Phillips kept back his snort in annoyance as Erskine was able to get her. "Figures," he muttered to himself. "Though, it seems like the silence is getting to her." He knew she would because the silence was maddening.

"Then you should let me go?" she asked.

"You have to understand the situation that you're in." He retook the seat. "You were found trespassing in an empty lot, which looked like a bomb went off."

Phillips watched Antonia's expression to see if he could read her. It appeared she was a master in hiding her emotions, but she had a few tells. He could see the worry and fear in her eyes.

"If was a bomb, I wouldn't just have got a broken arm. And it wasn't like I did it on purpose," Antonia stated.

"There's also the fact that you were found with two unknown devices. Very interesting devices I must say," Erskine stated. "It's fascinating that you would intergrade the device into your chest."

The Colonel, as well, was interested in that, because he couldn't think of anything reason why someone would want a glowing object in his or her chest. What could that device possible do that would make it worth putting it in her body? As it was placed near her heart, it had to have been dangerous to intergrade it into her body. He guessed it had to do what that reactor did.

"It wasn't a choice," Antonia muttered. "Without it, I will die."

Phillips knew, due to her freak out earlier, that taking it out would kill her, but her statement got him wondering. Did something force that device on her? Or did something happen to her that forced her to take it? He guessed it would have to do with what it did. Did it keep her heart beating like pacemaker did? If it did, why would a young thing like her need one of those? However, it might not have anything to do with her heart. Maybe it had to do with her blood. She might've been poisoned and that device could be keeping her blood clean. Or maybe, it kept her safe from someone. He didn't know what it did but he was going to find out.