shut the alarm off figuring that speaking would wake her up some more. He gently kissed Tara on the cheek and placed a hand on her forehead while mentally ordering her sleep. He watched as Tara’s fidgeting stop as she submitted to his mental command.
Sighing from the memory he got up and went into the laundry machine grabbing his uniform and went into the bathroom to change clothes He got dressed in the uniform and walked out of the bathroom to look at Tara asleep in his bed. He went to Tara and gently kissed her on the lips while seeing her form remain still with breathing deep. She not acknowledging the kissing.
He walked out taking his key locking the door behind him and went to work. Jinks frowned letting his thoughts wander of himself mopping in the cafeteria.
He was interrupted by Teague speaking “Richardson wants you in his office.”
He set aside his mop to follow Teague to the elevator taking it up to Burke’s office. He went inside to see Burke standing in front of his desk with a frown on his face.
He stared questioningly at Burke who spoke “I had some instinct like feelings bothering me for days. I checked out your background and discovered some interesting things about a female named Melania. The information focused on Melania who I was guided by my instincts to discover more of her. That after hearing from a friend of mine telling me that she died and her son was stillborn.”
Jinx frowned at the words as Burke continued speaking “I went to the hospital inquiring about Melania. I was shown in the morgue a Mahalian female with a mark on her arm that appeared gang related. I know isn’t Melania herself from description of her seen hanging around you.”
He felt anger arriving as he felt himself restrained from behind by Teague. That while hearing a male voice speaking in some hypnotic tone making him speak as he got a memory playing in his mind.
He heard himself relaying the contents of the memory "I saw a heavy expectant Melania standing in one end of the hallway. It was appearing to be a hospital looking happy towards a man that had short black slicked hair with a streak of grey in it. The man I saw was wearing a doctor’s coat.
He had a hand on Melania’s swollen abdomen feeling the baby from within her through the dress she was wearing. I saw the man release his hand to gently rub a hand on Melania’s cheek before walking away.
Melania turning to walk in my direction eyes focused on his eyes sight view with happiness disappearing from them showing pity."
Jinx felt himself calming down as the memory stopped running through him.
His nose smelled food eyed the kitchen door. He spotted the butler coming out carrying a tray with smells of food that made his stomach rumble. He patiently waited as the butler put the tray on the table.
He forced himself to eat the food taking his time as he recalled himself freed from Teague’s grip on his arms. He saw the familiar male doctor standing nearby with a bag in his hands. He stared at the doctor who pulled out a computer pad and held it up. He saw the male from his mind in the computer pad’s screen standing in front of a tree while wearing a business suit with a tie.
He heard the doctor speak “The man in the picture is known as Deidrick Knight in a government ruler ship position dubbed Senator. It's for handling government affairs of the Luna space station as some King like title. He originated from Egyptia who’s in the public eye on the space station for his work against lawlessness happening on Luna.”
He frowned as Burke spoke “Mister Knight has recently introduced to the public in a press conference blaring throughout the stations’ TV monitors a woman matching Melania’s appearance. She said to be as his wife dubbed by the name of Aurora using the last name of Knight. It included her baby boy she showed to the public as his son Lance Knight.”
Jinks stiffened as shock overtook him.
He heard Burke again speaking “Go take the day off, Jinks. Go home.”
He numbly nodded his head and walked out of the office going out walking home in a daze. He let himself inside his apartment to stare at the bed.
He saw Tara was not in it while hearing a gun clicking sound from his left. He looked to see a masked man wearing black clothes that seemed fancy like the male in his memory along with a doctor's coat that was having a handgun pointed at him. He watched as the gunman held up a device in his free hand.
He heard a click sound followed by a male voice speaking electronically “Hello Robert O'Neil, this is Deidrick Knight speaking. I know by now that you are aware of the deception played on you by me and my wife Aurora Knight.
Just to have you take care of her while she was carrying my son due to a stalker targeting me with blackmail just to keep her safe. I suggest you drop the matter of pursuing us for the deception.
I managed to figure out how to get rid of the stalker who is permanently deposed at the moment. I’m a powerful man with influence. I have used it to free your girl Tara I believe is the name from thugs who grabbed her placing her in a travel transport. She was out taking a walk alone which I used my people to get her freed.”
He heard a click sound and heard the male voice of the gunman speaking “Answer your phone at the second ring.”
He stared at the gunman who edged himself out of his apartment door sliding shut behind him.
He heard his phone ringing went to answer it speaking “Hello?”
He heard a male voice speak “Lotus Order’s temple, Mahaliatown, Tara’s there, don’t wear your work uniform.”
He heard a dial tone hung up the phone and changed out of his uniform to a coverall in blue dubbed jeans' wear. He grabbed his key and walked out of the apartment. He reached Mahaliatown to see the natives that lived there looking at him with different emotions ranging on their faces as he passed them.
He arrived at the temple to see a male standing at the entrance. He walked up to whom without a word walked away while gesturing him to follow with a hand. He followed the male further inside the temple and paused when the male paused at a door in a wall.
He watched as the male waved a hand and saw with a frown the door slide open by itself figuring it was computer set to do that. He heard crying sounds from inside. He went through the doorway to find Tara sitting on the bed crying tears. He sat on the bed next to her and wrapped his arms around her who clung to him sobbing harder. He laid them both down on the bed and continued to hold Tara while sensing her cries become quieter and quieter and felt her fallen asleep which he shut his eyes.
He heard a throat clearing noise opened his eyes to find Tara gone from him despite just recently shutting his eyes. He found a male at the door who gestured with a hand to follow him. He got up from the bed and followed the male wordlessly through corridors till they reached a large doorway.
He saw was a garden like courtyard where Tara was standing inside appearing to have a whispered conversation with another male who was whispering back to her. He frown standing at the doorway watching Tara nod her head before walking towards him to grip his arm. Him without a word escorted by a male leading them left the temple to take a route to his apartment.
Once inside he set Tara down in a chair at the dining table who sat with eyes staring at the floor. He went to the refrigerator to pull out food and made two sandwiches which he placed on plates putting them on the table in front of Tara who took one and chewed silently. He went back to the refrigerator to pull out a carton of fruit juice. He poured two cups full and placed away the carton to take the cups to the table and sat.
He kept his eyes on Tara as he ate the sandwich while watching her not meet his eyes. He and Tara ate and drank in silence and once done she stood up walking towards the bathroom going inside. He put away the dishes in the dishwasher.
Jinx stood with arms folded eyes staring at the bathroom door as Mara came out with her hair looking cleaner and not so messy to him. He saw that she was wearing the hospital gown on her form. He grabbed his pajama pants from the bed and went inside the bathroom to change.
He once done came out to find Tara lying in
his bed appearing to be asleep. Jinx sat on the couch’s chaise staring at Tara. He recalled to himself an earlier the meeting with Burke with the doctor there. He forgot about before his second meeting learning about Aurora. He recalled to himself that the doctor spoke talking about Tara.
He saying "Tara King from what I've observed is really interested in Robert."
He heard the doctor speak with an edge in his voice that told him that there was something unsaid.
He heard the male add "Tara was blamed for starting a computer virus on Egyptia that caused a massive blackout in Brittany nation of their electronic technology.
The blaming of responsibility was done by an uncle and a former boyfriend while living in Brittany nation while in Egyptia. The court of law wound up pointing both males out to be responsible for the computer virus's creation and causing the massive blackout.
Tara was in Luna hiding from her planet bound family who believed that it was her fault that she was the one who created the computer virus. They were the ones who testified heavily in a court trial pointing the finger of blame at her. That despite there was overwhelming evidence of others accused of creating the virus was found and pointed out.
Tara wound up on Luna due to repeatedly targeted by terrorists' groups while living planet bound who thought she created the computer virus. The terrorists' groups were