Catch Me If You Can

The Story Of Emmett

Sky and Siva sat on the roof of the house. Her black book open between them to Emmett's page. She'd tried all this time to block out his death, but couldn't. She felt like a monster and did know how the girls stood by her.

"I know what ran through your mind when you saw this. You thought about what kind of monster it takes to kill their own child." Siva didn't look at Sky, she was right. "I was so happy to have my baby boy, i really was. but the circumstances of his birth wouldn't have allowed him to live long any way. and if he did, he'd be a slave to the government like us, just a tool to do their dirty work." Sky took the book and began to draw the men's bodies laying on the grass. perfect detail on every body. Siva watched, silent. "When i found out i was pregnant i was terrified. i had just joined the army as a sniper. you get discharged if you cant find anyone to care for your child. i had no family, Ali is my cousin but i wouldn't but that burden on her. adoption didnt even register in my mind. i wasn't ready for a kid. Before i could decide anything a government agent, Aiza, came to me and said she had a way to slove my problem. i listened of course. they had developed a drug that they'd give to unborn babies to enhance physical and mental abilities, like they did in Germany during the second world war but better."

"The super soldiers" Siva said remembering. Sky nodded.

"They wanted to use me and my baby as test subjects. The terms were i could do this test and they'd let me stay in the army and they'd pay for care of my baby if i were to be deployed. i agreed. we were the first to ever be tested. For the first six months it appeared i was the only on effected. my eyes sight was now 15/15. my hearing, better then any bird of prey and the best reflexes. but by the time i was seven months pregnant things started to go wrong." she lifted up her shirt and show'd Siva her stomach, it was blue/black like a bruise. Siva gasped. "Its permanently damaged skin. it'll be that color forever. i can't have any more kids, my insides are way to damaged. Emmett had grown to be a full term baby at only seven months along so i went into labor. within two hours i had given birth to a six pound healthy baby boy. he had his eyes open in seconds and didnt even cry. he was perfect." Sky was done with the drawing. she turned back to Emmetts page. "He was four months old here. he was getting ready to walk and could say 'Mama' and a few other words. The doctors kept giving him the shots to make sure he staid enhanced. we were here in Ireland when this happened. Ali was with me. i noticed something was wrong with Emmett. The doctors said that the drug always present in his system was reversing what it was designed to do. he was reverting to being a baby but it got to the point he was just as week as a three month premature baby. it was horrible to watch. the doctors kept trying to reverse what was happening to him but they couldn't he was slowly dying and he was in so much pain. so i brought him here and ended his pain. i know its not a proper reason but there never will be one. i've been on the run from the government ever since. the drug worked in my system. i still have enhanced scenes im just incapable of having children so they want to take my blood and see if they can perfect the drug. i wont let them. Emmetts death was enough, no one else needs to go through this." Sky said. Siva wrapped his arms around her.

"i'm here for you darlin." he whispered to her as she finally broke down and cried into his shoulder.