Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
They placed the kid in a special room which even if the place was torn down, no one would know that he was there. It was Dennis’s idea to keep him safe being that he was the only contact left that would know what was going on in the orphanage. The six of them would be the only ones that know how to get to the special room. Brad and Erin were the only ones that made it back so far.
“Where are the others?” Erin asked after the three were in the room with Timmy. They had called for their special doctor, who not many of them have seen a lot.
“They’re on their way back.” Dennis crossed his arms as his brows knit together while he looked at the kid “I wonder how he came loose.”
Brad nodded thoughtfully “I guess he’s the only that knows now.”
Erin sat beside the bed next to Timmy as she watched his every move “How could someone be so cruel?” she muttered.
“Darren is not as simple as he appears…” Brad commented darkly.
Suddenly Dennis looked up at the two “They’re back. Come on.” He pulled out his ear piece and led the group outside.
“We’re going to leave him alone?” Erin asked like a worried mother.
Dennis smiled “It’s okay, there’s an intercom in the conference room connecting to this room. He’ll be fine.” He waved for her to follow along.
When they reached the conference room, Mia instantly looked up from where she stood “How is he?” she heard briefly from Dennis’s news.
“Still unconscious, Dr. Wong is coming soon.” Dennis paced the room with his hands clasped behind his back “He’ll be alright.” The group paused when there was a loud beep on the intercom, Dennis clicked on the door button “What’s your sign?”
“Virgo.” A soft feminine voice answered.
Dennis nodded to Mia “Let her in.”
“How do you know that’s her?” Mia asked while preparing to stand up.
“Because I know.” He said firmly.
She nodded with a laugh “If you say so.” When she returned, Dr. Wong was behind her. She was a young woman in her late twenties, the doctor greeted everyone with a smile.
“So where’s the patient?” she asked readily.
“Brad, can you take her, please?” Dennis requested.
Mia spun side to side on her swivel chair while she gave Brad a sarcastic look “Don’t do anything stupid…like kiss her or something.”
Brad frowned while Dr. Wong looked confused “Excuse me?” she asked.
Mia raised her brows as the girl “That comment wasn’t for you…he knows what I mean.”
“Mia…” Erin’s warning tone broke her teasing mood.
“Yes, mother…” Mia chuckled.
When Brad returned Dennis got down to business “Now tell us what you two saw in that room?”
Erin turned to Brad and nodded, indicating for him to tell the story “Well, we found a passage way, it looked to have been left open. Maybe on purpose, I’m not sure. But it led us to the stairwell which circled down underground. Then there was a maze, it took us a while but we found the way out which was another stairwell up into the harbor. I was a bit confused how the orphanage could lead to a harbor. But it wasn’t just the shipping harbor, it was a deserted one.”
“Deserted?” Reina asked with curiosity “Did it have blocked out fences?”
Erin nodded “How did you know?”
“My dad use to work in that harbor, but when it shut down everyone was laid off. I remember vaguely playing by the bridge and this man would always shoo me away.” Her eyes were distant as she thought about her childhood.
“Who was the man?” Dennis asked.
Reina furrowed her brows with concentration “I heard my dad call him Chiu Gor.”
“Chiu Ga Keung.” Dennis said flatly.
“Yes!” Reina nodded “Is he who I think he is?”
Dennis nodded “Yes…Darren’s father.” The five turned to Mia.
She rolled her eyes “Would you guys stop doing that? I don’t know anything, Darren is very secretive about his childhood. All I know is it was a bad one and he doesn’t share that part of his life with ANYONE.”
“Well, I guess we’re going to have to change that huh?” Dennis smiled at Mia.
“Do you mean I get to join the mission?” She asked in shock.
Dennis nodded “Yes and no. I don’t want you to ask him anything, but I want you to set up for Erin and he to talk to each other. You two can put your heads together.”
Suddenly Erin stood up “I disagree.”
“Why?” Dennis frowned.
“Because, one; I don’t like the guy and he knows it, there’s no way he would want to tell me his deep dark secrets as a child. Two; I am not capable of keeping my patience with the guy. Three; he’s a jerk.” She said bluntly not caring that Mia’s feelings might be hurt.
Mia shook her head at Erin “He’s only a jerk at the beginning, once you get use to him, he’s actually…”
“Very nice…” Andrew rolled his eyes “We know, you say it so many times.”
Mia raised an eyebrow at him “What? Are you jealous? Because I like him and not you?” she pointed out with a teasing tone in her voice.
“Yeah….that’s the reason why.” Andrew said without much emphasis.
Erin was secretly smiling to herself when Mia caught that “What’s so funny? Got a joke for us don’t you? Come on…let’s share.” She pushed Erin’s button, trying to get her upset, she was tired of the crush not being out in the open. Frankly, the secret was eating her alive.
“No.” Erin said coolly “I was just thinking about your joke.”
“Are you that slow?” Mia retorted.
Erin shrugged carelessly “Yeah…I guess I am.” She could see Reina at the corner of her eyes thanking her with a smile.
“You’re no fun!” Mia cried as she sat down with a thump almost spinning her chair out of place causing the group to stifle their laughter.
Their light humor was quickly taken over by an urgent voice from the intercom “Dennis, come in her, quick!”
Dennis looked up at everyone as he nodded for them to follow. When they reached the door, he made everyone turn their heads except for Brad so he could put in the secret code number to get into the room, which looked like a wall. There wasn’t even a door knob. When they walked inside, they were not prepare to see what was before their eyes “Looks like we found out what he’s smuggling.” Reina commented.
Inside the life jacket tied around Timmy were bags of cocaine in carefully wrapped bags “How did you find that?” Dennis asked as he observed the substance.
“The back side had a hole and the powder was leaking so I took a whiff and indeed it was drugs.” Dr. Wong explained.
“How is he?” Erin was more worried for the health of the kid.
She smiled warmly “He’s fine. You seem very worried, do you know this kid?”
Erin nodded “You can say that. His mother was killed a few weeks back and I was present.”
Dr. Wong nodded with understanding “You grew attached to the kid.” She turned back to Timmy when he began to stir “Timmy, are you okay?” she asked trying to wake him up.
The boy opened his eyes as they stared up and around to each of the faces looking at him, suddenly he moved back and began to whimper with fear “Bad man….” His eyes were pointing to Andrew.
Erin glanced at Andrew, who’s face hardened “It’s okay Timmy.” She rushed to his side and the boy quickly recognized her as he wrapped his arms around her neck. His body was trembling.
Dennis turned to Andrew “Why is he so scared of you?”
Andrew was at lost for words while Reina jumped in to help him “Maybe Timmy saw Andrew with Darren that last time, so he thinks the two are the same?”
Mia nodded “That kinda makes sense. There’s no reason why he would be so afraid of Andrew.”
Dennis eventually made everyone leave except for Erin, Dr. Wong was led out of the place by Brad. It took Erin a little while, but she eventually got the kid to sleep as she rejoined the group in the meeting room “Sleeping?” Dennis asked shortly.
Erin nodded “He’s so terrified, whatever happened in the waters, he doesn’t even want to repeat. Must have been a horrible incident.”
Andrew punched his fist onto the table “What a jerk! Even a little kid he couldn’t let go.”
Mia sighed “It’s so unlike him. He loves the kids at he orphanage, when we were dating, that’s all he would talk about. It was one of the reasons why I fell for him.” She shook her head in confusion “It doesn’t make any sense.”
Reina smiled sympathetically at her friend “Sometimes, love makes a person blind.”
Erin nodded in agreement “You were blind for so many months.”
Dennis nodded to the girls “We all have different opinions, but until Darren is proven guilty, I don’t want you guys to let your judgment give him an unfair chance. Mia and Erin, I want you two to start thinking. We don’t have much time.”
“Yes Sir.” Erin said.
“Coolio!” Mia cried with extra perkiness.
The group turned to her strangely “What the heck was that?” Andrew asked.
She laughed “My new word, is there something wrong with it?”
He shook his head “No…not if you’re blond haired blue eye and live in California. Have you been watching those stupid American surfing movies again?”
Mia wrinkled her nose at him “Don’t think you’re so smart, I got it from a friend…”
“Your imaginary friend?” Brad asked causing the group to burst out with laughter.
She pouted at him “Better to have an invisible friend to be invisible in the brain. So handsome yet so naďve…tsk tsk tsk…what a shame.” She rolled her eyes dramatically and suddenly felt a pain from a kick coming from Erin. Mia cried in pain as she stood up “Okay, that’s enough. Would you stop kicking me!! What did I say?!”
Erin looked up at her with wide eyes “You’re dropping more hints than bees on honey!!”
“Just because you don’t have the guts to tell….” Mia let her words fade as she realized they were arguing in the middle of the meeting. She slowly sat down while Erin’s face turned a bright red.
“What’s going on?” Andrew asked with suspicion.
Brad turned to Dennis “Mia’s been really strange lately, have you noticed?”
Dennis tapped his chin thoughtfully “What is it Mia? I know you can’t keep a secret, why don’t you just tell us?”
Reina smiled and decided to help her friend out “It’s nothing, Mia’s just upset that Erin took her shirt without asking that other night.”
The guys turned to Mia and she let out a sigh while her eyes rolled upwards “Yeah…I guess.”
“Girl problems.” Dennis nodded with understanding “Glad I don’t have that problem anymore.” He laughed when the girls threw him daggers with their eyes “Let’s call this a night.”
“How about Timmy?” Erin asked.
“I’ll stay and watch him.” Dennis offered.
Reina shook her head “That’s not fair, you’re the only one with the family. You should go home and rest, I’ll stay back.” She offered.
Dennis smiled “Thanks Reina…glad someone was kind enough to offer.” He emphasized.
“I was going to!” Mia retorted “But she just beat me to it…kiss butt.” She stuck her tongue out at Reina.
Erin was concerned “He might be scared because he doesn’t know you, why don’t I stay back?”
Andrew smiled “You’re not his real mother you know. Just let Reina stay. Go home and rest, you have a long day tomorrow.”
Dennis nodded in agreement “He’s right, Erin. You need energy to deal with your favorite person.” And so it was decided that Reina would stay. Erin was still concerned for the boy but she felt he would be safe with any of them.