I woke at 11:00pm I had been asleep a couple of hours. Through the window in the door I could see a red light going off. I pushed the button on the box next to my bed. The guard answered, do you need something? I said, what is that red light going around. He replied, they are testing a new security system. Its a drill. All doors are locked including elevators. No one can go in or out while the drill is going on. I can’t go out into the hall or in your room. I said, oh, sounds good. I was just wondering. I will go back to sleep. He said, have a good night. I said, thankyou.
Scott was in computer security with Blade, Chloe and Brock. Blade was telling him this monitor shows all doors that are locked. This one is all cameras and this one is motion detectors. Scott said, I think motion detector 45 is blinking. Blade said, yes. He turned to Chloe and said, what do you make of that? She said, I was just looking at that and there is definitely someone out there. Scott got on his phone while walking out of the room and said, Ok let’s go. There is someone in zone 45. Scott and five guys in full gear headed to zone 45. Very quietly coming up on two people under a blanket. They pointed their guns at the blanket and Scott quickly pulled the blanket off. With the lights in their eyes and guns in their face the girl screamed and the guy yelled stop don’t shoot. Scott said, stand up and put your hands over your head. They both got up and were holding their hands above their heads. The boy said, loudly you need to leave us the fuck alone. Scott shined his flash light in the boys face and said, what is your name? The boy swung at Scott. Scott moved and then grabbed the kid by the back of the neck. He squeezed. The kid yelled that hurts, stop. Scott said again, what is your name? The kid said, Jimmy Malone. Scott said, how old are you? I am 15. Scott looked at the girl and said, what is your name? She said, Sherri Watson. The kid said, Could you let go of me that hurts. Scott said, are you going to cooperate? The kid said, yes. Anything, if you will just let me go. Scott let go of him and said to the girl, how old are you? She said, 14. Scott said, does your parents know where you are? They both hung there heads and said no. Scott asked the boy where did he live and the kid said in town. Scott said, how did you get in here? I dug under the fence. Scott said, ok lover boy. Fix your pants and show us. He took the team to the fence where he dug under the fence. He covered the hole with cardboard so it wasn’t noticeable. Scott picked up the cardboard and looked at the hole. He said, you did all this to be with that girl? The boy answered, yes we are in love. The team was laughing. Scott wanted to laugh also. He was remembering when he was 15. Scott said, to one of the team members, hand cuff him and put him in your jeep. Then Scott turned to the girl and said, Where do you live? She pointed toward the houses. Scott said, are your parents home? She said, yes. Scott took out his phone and said, what is their number? She couldn’t get the number right at first but finally gave him the correct one. He called and a man answered. He told the man who he was and what was going on. He said, I am going to send her home. They will be there in a few minutes. The upset dad said, he would be waiting. Scott told one of the guys to put her in his jeep and take her home. Scott then told two other guys to get someone to take care of the hole. Scott got in the jeep with the boy. Then the boy, one of the men driving and Scott went back to the security office. Carlson was there and Scott turned the kid over to him to process and to send home.
Scott went to check on Angel. When he entered the room with the guard he ask the guard how she was doing. He read the notes that said she wasn’t eating much and she was pacing back and forth in her room. Scott went in her room and looked at her. She was sleeping soundly. He was happy about that. He saw her note about items she need. He thought this must mean she is staying. He went out to the guard and said, I will be right back. He went to his room and got a backpack. He went to supplies and gathered up the things she wanted and some other things. He then went to the gym and picked out one of the elliptical trainers. They have wheels on they to move them. He tilted it up on its wheels and started moving it to the hospital. When he got down stairs with the guard he said, I am going to leave this trainer with you because I don’t want to wake her. Have someone move it in her room when she wakes up. The guard said, ok. Scott went back in her room and took the things he had brought out of his backpack and put them on her table next to her chair. He then looked at her again. In his mind she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. The urge was stronger to kiss her hand or forehead. I kept looking at her hand thinking if I could only show her I care. He thought I better leave but didn’t really wanted to. Beside he didn’t want to be caught on tape kissing her. He realized he was in love with her and now was hopping Matthew didn’t come back. Maybe she would marry me if he doesn’t come back? Maybe there is a chance she could be mine. I would be a good father to the kids. What was wrong with me? Lusting after another mans wife. It must be the fact that I want to protect her and I don’t want to fail. He went back to his room hoping he could get his head on straight.
I woke at 6am. I thought, I don’t need an alarm clock. I got up and went to the bathroom. When I came out I saw new things on my table. Nail kit, calendar, adult coloring book, colored pencils and a baby book of names. I wondered if they were from Scott. This was nice. I wanted to start thinking about names but had hoped Matthew would come back so we could do it together. Its been 63 days. My hope that they are coming back is getting smaller and smaller. Single mothers all over the world are rising children so I can do it too. Besides they don’t have the people around them that I have. I don’t think I could ever love another man again. It might be tough living without Matthew but it will just take time to get adjusted to it. When the guard saw me up he propped open the door and brought in an exercise machine. It was an elliptical trainer. He placed it in a corner where I could use it but it was not in the way. He said to me, Scott sent this. I said, when you see him will you thank him for me. Its just what I needed. I tried to get a schedule. Eat breakfast, exercise, eat lunch, exercise, take a nap, eat dinner, maybe take a shower. Read, watch tv, color and work on baby names. If I wasn’t in this room I would be doing about the same thing. The only thing different is not getting to see my kids. Hopefully that will change soon.