Chapter 5 - Questioning The Resilient Boy About The Baby's Gift
“We can't stay in the open, Mr. Vance,” Leo insisted, scanning the passing traffic on the busy avenue.
“Explain to me what happened, Leo,” Arthur instructed, motioning toward the private parking space behind the café.
“She didn't used to do this,” Leo began, his voice breaking as he adjusted the blanket around the sleeping infant. “Not until the laboratory people came to our house.”
Arthur’s eyes narrowed instantly at the mention of a laboratory, sensing a dark conspiracy lurking beneath the surface.
“What laboratory, Leo?” Arthur asked quietly, stepping closer to shield the children from the view of passing pedestrians.
“They said baby Maya was born different after our mother worked at the pharmaceutical plant upstate,” Leo explained rapidly.
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“They wanted to take her away from us to run tests in a secure medical facility,” the boy continued, tears spilling over.
“So we ran away three weeks ago and we’ve been hiding in the abandoned freight yards ever since.”
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