38. GHOSTWALKER

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Part One

A massive storm cloud swirled above Sissy's farm, covering her entire farm in a layer of thick, white snow

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A massive storm cloud swirled above Sissy's farm, covering her entire farm in a layer of thick, white snow. Lightning and electricity struck down onto the roof of the barn sporadically. That seemed to be the eye of the storm and where all of the chaos was coming from.  

Once Vanya made a complete stop, we all hopped out of the car and stared at the winter wonderland with wide eyes.

My black boots landed on the snow as I shivered from the coldness. "No way," I exclaimed. "I love snow!"

Five shook his head. "Cute later, crisis now."

"You think whatever's going on inside is causing the cold front?" Diego asked.

Five grabbed my hand as we all began to walk towards the barn. "Well, the correlation is high," he remarked.

A blonde woman holding a shotgun stormed out of the barn. She switched her aim on the weapon as her eyes darted between us.

"Sissy!" Vanya exclaimed. She ran over to the blonde with her hands up in the air.

"Get back!" Sissy warned us. "All of you, just get the hell back!"

"Hey, hey!" Vanya froze. "What's wrong?"

"Carl," Sissy breathed.

"What did he do to you?" Vanya asked worriedly.

Sissy's voice wavered as she shook her head, "He's.. he's dead. Harlan tossed him aside like a rag doll, same way you sent those policemen flyin'. What did you do to him?"

"No-"

"Vanya, what the hell did you do to my son?" Sissy yelled.

"We don't have time for this," Diego stated. He started walking towards Sissy, who aimed her gun at him.

"Where do you think you're going, mister?" Sissy question him.

"To help your son," Diego explained.

"Look, Sissy, I found my family," Vanya said. "These are my brothers and my sister and my brother's girlfriend."

"I'm Alexa, playing the role of 'brother's girlfriend'," I stated with a curt wave. Sissy's brows furrowed. I should really stop joking during times like these. Leo would appreciate the effort though. I miss that asshole, along with the rest of my friends.

Luther nodded and offer Sissy a small smile. "Ma'am," he greeted.

"Were you lyin' to me the whole time?" Sissy asked Vanya.

"Of course not," she assured her. "Look, I didn't know who I was.. But I do now. And we are not the monsters that they say we are. We did not kill the president and we are not terrorists. We're not here to hurt anyone."

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