Enemies of Power

Calm before the Storm

A couple weeks later everything was going good, but Virgil had a feeling it wouldn't last. It never did with him. He loved his days spent with Patton at the dog shelter and he started enjoying therapy with Dr. Picani as well as seeing Remy a lot more. But now Virgil wasn't sure what was going to happen. It was his first day of school and to say he was nervous was an understatement. He was terrified.

"What if something goes wrong?" Virgil asked Patton as he was getting ready to leave for school with Logan.

"Logan will be there with you and you have my phone number as well as Emile's and Logan's," Patton reassured him.

"But what if I can't leave class and I really need to?" Logan walked in the room.

"You got your note?" Logan asked.

"The one from Dr. Picani?" Virgil responded and pulled out the slip of paper. Logan nodded.

"If you ever need to escape the classroom, show that to the teacher and they will understand. I will be there with you to help if needed. But for now we best be on our way, we can't be late."

"Bye Logan," Patton waved. "Bye Virgil. Make lots of friends, but no pressure." Virgil waved and Logan gave Patton a quick kiss on the cheek.

"See you after work." And with that they were gone.

Virgil on his way to his first day at a public school.

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Roman's phone rang in the middle of rehearsal.

"Sorry it's important," Roman mumbled grabbing his phone and walking backstage.

"This better be important," The young actor said as he picked up the phone.

"It is," Dirk responded. "The boy started school today. We have everything we need. The plan will be set in motion in about a week from now. We have people watching everywhere figuring out the best plan of action."

"Oh, okay," Roman hesitated. The line went dead before Roman had a chance to say anything else. Putting his phone away he showed his biggest smile and walked back on stage.

After rehearsal Roman called Joan.

Hello," They answered the phone.

"Hi Joan."

"Roman... Are you okay? You sound tired."

"I am tired," Roman responded.

"Well, I'm at work right now, but do you want to have a movie night when I get off?" Joan asked.

"Yeah, that sounds good."

"Okay, I'll see you after work," They responded and hung up.

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When the final bell rang for the day Virgil was relieved. He was exhausted.

"How was school?" Patton asked when he and Logan walked in the door.

"I'm tired. School is so boring," Virgil mumbled back. He dropped his backpack on the floor and laid on the couch. Logan and Patton both chuckled.

"I will help with dinner," Logan said and they both left Virgil where he was.

"So how was Virgil today?" Patton asked once they were in the kitchen.

"He came to me once during lunch and he said he used the note to get out of class twice."

"He's really improving. Picani is really helping him," Patton smiled. "Speaking of which, his next appointment is during school so I'll have to pick him up early."

"Alright," Logan responded.

"It's not for a couple more days." Patton and Logan continued to make dinner.

After twenty more minutes they were finished.

"Virgil," Patton walked to where they left the teen. "Dinner's ready." Virgil groaned. "Come on kiddo."

The boy slowly got up and made his way to the table.

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Dirk walked to a nearby park.

"This better better be good," He snarled. He was busy when he received a call to meet him at the park.

"It is," One of his so-called friends responded.

"Get on with it then," Dirk impatiently stated.

"The kid is going to some kind of appointment in a couple days and the one that work at the dog shelter is going to pick him up."

"This is interesting," Dirk turned to the gang member. "Good job. Find out when the appointment is and tell everyone else to keep a closer eye on the kid as well as the couple. Send me a picture of the couple if you can."

"Will do boss," He turned around and walked away.

Dirk smiled. "Soon, we will get to talk to him." He mumbled to himself. "Everything is going to plan."