Dimensions Apart

Chapter 3: Leaving

Karl's POV

  Charn just stared at the window and since the silence was starting to get awkward I decided to open up a conversation... About why she was uneasy earlier.

  "Charn, wh-"

  "Please call me Venice." She tilted her head a bit to the side showing a pleasant smile on her face.

  "Sure, Venice... Umm.. Is something bothering you? You look uncomfortable lately." I watched as the uneasy feeling began to settle in her eyes.

  "Nothing much." She paused for a while then added, "Its just that I really thought It was that person." Then she started to show a playful yet irritated smirk.

  "Oh... Its alright if you don't wanna talk about it. I think its something personal."

  "Yeah. Something like that." And her eyes began to wander off the window again.

  I decided to give her a glass of water so I left her for a while to give her some space.

  Therese's POV

  John Karl went out of the room after asking me a couple of questions. I had to keep lying. I can't take the risk of him knowing.

  John sure was observant. He knew I felt uneasy but I became more uneasy when he started asking about it. Heh.

  I'm alone... Again.

  The thought of it brings back  a lot of bitter memories which I thought I already forgot. I guess it will be in my head longer than I thought it would be. *sigh*

  I took my visualizer out and planned to change my appearance or maybe just my clothes with it after leaving this house.

  (Visualizer is a device used by Black and White agents to change themselves. For ex: Their clothes, eye and hair color, skintone, etc. To avoid being recognized by their target or enemy. It is small in size and very convinient but only the higher-ups can get ahold of them.)

  I laughed at the idea. I sounded like a coward afraid of facing her own fears but I have my own reasons why.

  John came back shortly with a glass of water in his hand and he gave it to me.

  "Here. Drink this. It might cool you down a bit after going in and out of the house." He said while handing me the glass. I gave him a small nod in return and took the glass of water from it and took a sip.

  I'm forced to conceal my prescence while I'm in this house. They might get involved if Grace founds out I'm still here.

  A few minutes later, I saw a glow from afar just from the window and that confirmed that Grace was finally gone. That means I can wander off her for a while before leaving. But what if she came back with more company? I'll leave when John and Kyle falls asleep.

  I flinched when I heard the door open and that snapped me out of my thoughts.

  I helped prepare dinner and ate it peacefully with them when suddenly Kyle started to open his mouth to speak.

  "Venice, who were those people after you? Why was one of them even holding a dagger?"

   Both Kyle's and John's eyes were looking curiously at me. John seemed confuse and I didn't know he saw them. I alerted myself but in a careful way that I won't tense up.

  "What do you mean? I don't remember being followed by anyone else."

  Kyle looked at me with uncertainness and John was still lost in our conversation. But I'm surprised he still did not but in.