Enemies of Power

Worried

Patton stood in front of Virgil's door. He still couldn't get in, but that didn't mean he didn't try. But no matter how hard Patton tried he couldn't get into the room or feel Virgil's emotions when he thought about him. Patton thought about what Maria told them at the orphanage. 'I must warn you though. He's a bit different from the other kids.'

"I wonder if Maria knows what to do." He dialed her number.

"Hello?" The voice sounded tired.

"Hi Maria," Patton answered back.

"Patton?" She questioned.

"Yeah," Patton sighed. "I called because I have a question about Virgil."

"Who?"

"Virgil. The boy we adopted." Patton explained.

"Oh, right. What about him? Because I don't think you are bringing him back," She told him.

"No, we're not, but something happened I was hoping you could explain."

"What was it?"

"He had a nightmare and locked us out of the room."

Patton heard a sigh on the other line.

"Sometimes that happens. Did something kick you out or was it him?"

"Something else." Patton didn't want to explain the powers to her yet.

"You just have to give him time. When he's ready he'll let you back in the room. It might take a while, but everything will go back to normal. But make sure you be careful and approach him with caution. When he's in that state he's easily panicked."

"Okay, how often does that happen?" Patton wondered.

"I've noticed that it mostly happens when he panics. It doesn't really have a time frame. The first time that happened Anx- Virgil shared a room with some of the other boys. One of the boys had to get sent to the hospital. No one, including me, are sure of what really happened. But after that the boy started calling Virgil a monster and everyone else started. It became worse and they wouldn't stop. I did the only thing I could do and put him in his own room, where he stayed and wouldn't come out. Not even to eat meals. Of course I caught him walking around a couple times at night when everyone was asleep. But I let him be. He never really bothered anyone else."

"Someone got put in the hospital?" Patton asked.

"He was the only one in the room when Virgil panicked. He said the room got really dark really fast and it seemed like the shadows surrounded Virgil. Next thing he said was that he was flown across the room by what seemed like the darkness. He hit his head pretty badly and we had to rush him to the hospital."

"Oh," Patton couldn't think of what to say. "I hope the boy was okay."

"Yeah, he eventually got adopted," Before Patton could say anything Maria continued," Speaking of adoption. There was someone that came here and was looking for information."

"About?" Patton already suspected but he wanted confirmation.

"Virgil," Came Maria's reply. "He looked to be about in his late teens."

"Who was it?"

"I don't know he didn't give his name, but he came asking about the boy. I didn't give him information."

"Thanks."

"It's my job."

"Can you do me a favor?" Patton asked her.

"Whatever you need," Maria responded.

"There's a little girl that wants to be adopted. She's sweet and still young. I'm going to talk to a friend and try to get someone to adopt her. Don't tell her yet, but I'm going to see what my friend thinks about it because I know they've been thinking about adopting."

"Okay, let me know or tell your friend to let me know if they want to."

They said goodbye and hung up. Patton went to go get Logan.