PSYCHOKINESIS

Télékinésie: Chapter 19

It was windy outside the car, the ground was dry and dust was being blown about just above the surface while the sky had adopted a horrible grey colour. Beyoncé looked out ahead of them and saw a small town not too far ahead. It didn't seem like much really, just houses and a few stores nothing very interesting. As they drove through the town she bit down on her lip nervously, she had never been to Arizona before and this obviously wasn't the part of Arizona she had been expecting but it was where Scarlet had offered to meet them. Scarlet had said that it had limited signal and cameras so they were unlikely to be seen. They were going to meet her at the 'Diner Royal' which seemed like a silly name given it's location. Shawn looked back at Beyoncé, who was sitting in the back of the car with Olly and Darwin, and then smiled gently. His attention returned to Marley who sat holding the map up in the air with her eyebrows pulled together in concentration, 

"Take the next left." She advised him, he did as she said and as expected the Diner sat on the corner of the street. He pulled up outside and then looked around for cameras but there were none. "Okay, she said she'd be waiting at a table." Marley looked back at Beyoncé who nodded her head with a nervous smile. 

"I guess it's now or never." Beyoncé said under her breath, she was too scared to really talk loud. This would be her first interaction with another person in the outside world in 5 years. Not only was it her first but it was probably her most important. This woman would be the person who would grant Olly safety for his future. Who could help them raise their child as normally as possible. Who could possibly know her mother. She looked over at Olly and smiled gently, "Babe, do you remember why we're coming to see the nice lady?" Beyoncé asked Olly. He nodded his head sadly, 

"She's going to take me away from the bad people who are after us." He whispered, he didn't want to go but why would he? He didn't trust anyone because he had never been in the situation where trusting people had benefited him in anyway. He didn't know how to talk to people or what a real family was supposed to be. He was confused and scared. None of it was his fault really. 

"Yes, Olly. You'll go to school and you'll have a mom and a dad. You'll make friends and you might even get that dog you've been begging for." Shawn winked at him and Olly smiled brightly. They all nodded between themselves and then climbed out of the car wearily. A few people looked in their direction, probably wondering what these three young black adults were doing with this little white boy but no one bothered enough for a second glance. They walked into the Diner and immediately spotted an elderly woman with bright red hair in a bun on top of her head. She was slim with soft facial featured and pink full lips. Beyoncé imagined that in her youth she was probably very beautiful to say the least. When the woman looked at Beyoncé and Marley she threw her hand over her mouth and they watched as her eyes began to water. Neither of them knew what to do so they paused and looked at her wearily. Beyoncé and Marley stood side by side with Olly holding on to Beyoncé's hand and Darwin on his shoulder. Shawn stood behind them knowing that this would be a moment the two needed. Scarlet stood up from her seat and smiled lightly at the two of them as they walked over to her. Her eyes fell onto  Beyoncé's stomach and her face changed ever so slightly. Beyoncé was tempted to listen to her thoughts but decided against it because she didn't know her so well and it was an unfair invasion of her privacy. 

"Marley" Was the first thing Scarlet had said. Marley didn't know her that well but she had spoken to her a few times in her life. "It's good to see you." She hugged Marley and then looked over to Beyoncé. "Beyoncé, it's a pleasure to meet you." Scarlet had a nice smile and a nice hug which Beyoncé seemed not to mind falling into. "I'm assuming this is Oliver Hunter." She leaned down as much as she could and Shawn pulled his eyebrows together in confusion. 

"Olly doesn't have a family name." He pointed out. 

"Child, when you've been spying on Foxworth for as long as I have you get to know these things. His name Is Oliver Emerson Hunter" Scarlet leaned up and looked at Shawn with a wide smiled. "Shawn Carter." Scarlet held her hand out to shake with his and then they all sat down in one of the booths.