Chapter 26

Plan To Avenge

"So how often do you get these visions?" the senior doctor asked not bothered about the glasses hanging dangerously low on the rim of his nose.

"Visions... Dreams.. I don't know what they are. But I do get them often." John answered.

Although dim light and white walls with comfortable greens all around the cosy room did nothing to calm his nerves

He did not want to live those memories. They were way too much painful.

He'd doubted earlier about his dreams..

He thought them to be figment of his imaginations.

Not anymore...

Meeting Dylan had triggered a lot of his memories especially the sad and sardonic death of his loved ones at the twin tower attack.

"Do you want to be after effect of the attack those terrorists had done or do you want to avenge them?" Dylan had asked when he'd stopped John of murdering the devil who was a minor

John had picked avenge over self-destruction.

But with so much memory triggering on its own doctor felt it was now safe to work with John and attempt to relapse his memory.

Also time was running a sprint race especially since Dylan had caught hold of two terrorists with passports of multiple countries.

Whoever and whatever they were doing they had their web sprayed all across the world and John shuddered when Dylan said "I have never seen anybody with a bigger smirk or confidence when they were shot."

"They are trained to die." John had argued.

"But they said 'you can only kill a few. We target billions" the conviction in their eyes, the evil, it was scary."

"Scared and you Dylan?" John asked. With the little memory that had invoked in john he closely remembered his relationship with Dylan.

How he had picked him from trash, gave him home and even trained him for the job he was best at.

"I just lost my son yesterday" Dylan had told John after taking him from the police station "but I am not going to cry about it. He wouldn't want that" John was not sure but he still remembers that was the only time he star his eyes glassy. "I will avenge him"
"He knew something was going to happen at twin towers." Dylan had narrated, "Ben had gone there to find out what. He was searching for bombs." John had licked his lips, his throat parched and dry either due to dehydration or the unshed grief that was stocked inside Dylan "he was on the exact floor where the plane hit him "shit dad! They are crashing the building with the plane" he'd witnessed the other building being hit"

John knew right then what he had to choose.

"This time I am scared" Dylan admitted.

John rubbed his temples.

This time the memory had brought his migraine back.

"Good" Doctor Markle said, "that was great. Any headache?" he asked.

John realized he was hypnotized or sedated when he narrated the entire story to Dr. Markel.

He realized Doctor showed him symbol of the agency and asked him to focus and recognize if he'd ever seen it before.

Next he was up and awake sitting in front of Dr. Markle

He felt lighter since he woke up from comma.

"That's enough for the day" Dr. Markle folded his pocket dairy and then locked it inside his suitcase. "I will see you tomorrow again." He added since John was quiet for the first time and cooperating "In the mean time if you remember something or get any sort of visions or even if something triggers your headache could you please jolt it down or even better call me and share the same."

"I will sir" John smiled at the aging doctor "Sorry about the tantrums before" he scratched his hair "I had a very poor experience with the therapist before.

Dr Markle burst into laughter "the dupe one. We had a gala time observing both of you."

"You were there with me?," he corrected "with us?"

"Couldn't have left my favorite agent alone." Dylan piped in, his face steer clear of emotions but John had read between the lines of his memory and the subtle display of emotions that he fills in his void.

There was no way he would have left him alone to die.

They were looking out for him

Always been

'I heard you'd progressed major today" Dylan looked at Dr. Markle for answers.

When Dr. Markle shrugged John repeated the question that was running in his head since the start of the therapy "how much time?" he asked.

Doctor looked at Dylan first and then at John "depends on how your mind and body reacts to the treatment."

"I was pretty fine today. I don't feel a thing." John said confidently "we can do this hypnotize thingy daily till I get all my memory back.

Dr. Markle chuckled "it wasn't that easy. You had couple of concussions and at the point of time I thought I lost you and Dylan would have my head now" he joked.

"I am alive and kicking" John said carelessly.

"We like you to stay that way" Doctor winked "so lets keep it slow and steady and don't exert your brain too much. Keep it fresh for me for tomorrow. A relaxed mind is best source of treatment' Dr. Markle said "well I would have prescribed swimming for you but you cant swim."

"I cannot swim?" John asked. He was sure he could.

Vision of his coach throwing him as his mother watched to make him dive into the pool from the 7.5 feet diving platform and he reiterated.

"Are you okay?" Dr. Markle asked.

John thought about sharing that vision but kept quiet "just mild headache.'

"Go for a movie or a club. Have drinks" Dr. Markle prescribed not before warning "but not too much" John's mind drifted towards Danny and his group of friends.

He felt most relaxed with them

"Oh shit!" John shouted

When he doctor and Dylan eyed him strangely John said, "I almost forgot about Danny"

"Danny" Dr. was curios now. He though it was his past

"Danny makes you so happy. Who was he?" he asked

"No he is." John stressed on the present. "He is my friend after the comma. I need to see him, find out if he is safe." John rushed out of the room without looking back.

Like it was a normal thing to do he opened the door of black suv and slid in.

Realising his folly he was about to move out when the chauffer said casually "where to sir?"

"You?" John asked realizing the driver knew him from before

"I am Aaron sir." He said sadly "you forgot me."

"Sorry mate" John patted on his shoulders "will you take me where I want to go?" he asked.

"Of course sir" he said, "it's my duty. I have done it earlier for years."

"I am sorry" John apologized "I do not remember at all."

"No problem sir" Aaron smiled "we are glad you are back though. Missed You"

John felt guilty of the lack of emotions but stayed quiet.

"Where to?" Aaron asked.

"Where to...' John repeated wondering to himself where could he probably find Danny.

"Take me to Tom's Shelter Home" John said "and call me John"

"Sure thing John" Aaron smiled from the rear view mirror.

John was jumping on his seat worried about Danny.

He took a flight once he reached the entrance of the shelter home where Sarah immediately greeted him.

"I have to tell you something. There is someone who they have employed over here." She looked around making sure they were not being eavesdropped or heard "he pretends to be one of us but he is creepily observant. He has been wondering around the whole place. His behavior is so..." she shrugged with loss of words "weird. He is weird."

"Did he say or do anything?" John asked "whom does he talk to. That will show his interest. Does he talk to girls, young girls?" John asked "or is he looking for people for organ trafficking?"

"No he doesn't." she denied "he keeps to himself."

"How long has he been here?" John asked.

"A day or so." Sarah answered.

"Are you sure you are not being paranoid?' John asked, "he seems like a normal guy curios about the new place.

"I don't know" Sarah adjusted her glasses "I am just looking out for all of us."

John nodded. His eyes hunting for

"Sir" Aaron corrected immediately "John. You phone has been ringing continuously

John remembered the phone that Liz had given to him and immediately took to check numerous missed calls from Liz and kathie

He scrolled through the missed calls to find none from Danny. He moved his hand through his hair and before he could do that nervous gesture the phone rang loudly in his arms.

He picked it up immediately "Kathie" he shouted and then he started fumbling "yes.. yes.. No.. No.. Sorry. No . I said I AM SORRY" he was loud this time "where is Danny?"

"I know I should have come to your place in the first place. But Danny did right?. No. F##K> he's at Lizzy's? NO. God where do I look for him?"

Really? You must be kidding me?"

Both Aaron and Sarah were looking at him as if he were some weird guy from another planet.

"This new guy you were talking about " John looked at Sarah "Does he wear huge white headphones all the time?" John asked

"Who?" Sarah was taken aback.

"The new guy you said was creepy" John helped

"And does he brown hair and brown yes?"

"He is the one" Sarah answered confused as John rushed into the shelter home clueless but hunting for Danny.

John looked every nook and corner of the shelter home but there was no sign of Danny nor the new guy that Sarah was talking about.

It looked like he disappeared of the face of earth. Neither was his stuff anywhere in the room that Sarah had mentioned he'd been allotted.

John called Kathie again who started fan girling at his call "oh God John! You called. I knew you would. Please come move in with me. I know its too early for a relationship.." realizing that she'd chosen her words clumsily she shushed herself.

"Kathie" John called at the silence "Did Danny call again. Can you tell me when was the last time he called?" john asked.

"you sound worried John. Is every thing alright" her voice mirroring the same worry "is Danny alright?"

"I don't know Kathie. I don't know where he is? Did he call you or anyone from the group?"

"John I am not a part of the group" Kathie said softly "I'd join them because they thought you'd feel ni.. I mean.." she cut off "why don't you call Liz or Kevin or his ex Cara?'
John immediately called Liz

"Hey John. You finally missed me" her voice sounding seductive through the other end.

"Liz" John said in a very serious tone "this is urgent and important Did you or any other of the boys hear from Danny since last night or did his girlfriend ..?"

"Oh he called Kevin last night." Liz answered immediately yawning a bit

"Kev baby wakey wakey" John could hear rom the phone "John needs you." Liz purred.

"But I need you" John heard the shuffle in the phone and some giggling "John says its urgent" Liz said still giggling "and its about danny"

As if getting a sudden shock

Next John heard was from Kevin "John." He addressed "is Danny fine. Was he able to crack the password?"

"What password?" John asked, "When did you talk to him?"

"Oh he is at some what did he say shatter home. He was shattered, his father kicked him out" Kevin said slyly "he sounded cool though and adventurous. He said he is doing something good for the first time and wanted my help to hack some computer folder"

"Do you remember exactly that he mentioned about Shelter home?" John clarified.

"Yeah something about home for orphans, less fortunate and homeless." Kevin stated, "I told him he could crash in at mine but he denied."

"He was talking about computer right?" John asked.

John went to the office again. He did notice Danny's charger being left at the office. He knew it was Danny's since it was chipped from the corner.

John immediately started logging into the computer to check when he was stopped and taken away by one of the staffs of the home "Daniel is with the head of management. They have asked me to get you there."

John furrowed his brows at the mention of Daniel. The staff looked suspicious but it was his best chance to look for Danny.

But nevertheless he agreed.

"I'll also come along" Sarah offered.

Before John could deny the staff member shouted "NO. They only ant to see him."

Sarah was suspicious "where are you taking him?" she shouted but she too was hit on the back of her head and fell unconscious.

"what the f##K do you want?" John yelled but unanswered he was dragged away.....