Chapter 3 Struck in Wonder

The girl stopped shaking. This does not make sense, she thought to herself. As her eyes pierced into the man’s eyes, the man chuckled and grabbed her hand, entwining it with his.

“I am so glad I found you dear, at last, father and daughter together,” the man said. The girl tried to pull away but failed. The man’s eyes widened.

“You don’t recognize me? Your own father,” he asked urgently. The girl shook her head slowly as a question formed in her head.

“What is my name,” she asked. The man appeared startled when he heard this. He coughed a few times. Just then a knock came from the door.

“Come in,” the man said sharply. A nurse in a pink dress came in, handing the man a clipboard. The man’s mouth curved into a smile.

“Dr. Jeong, here is what you requested,” she said nervously, glancing at the girl and then back at the man.

“Ah yes. You may leave us,” Dr. Jeong dismissed the nurse, with eyes glued to the clipboard in front of him.

“Your name, you asked? Hmmm,” the man paused, flipping a few pages on the clipboard. “Your name is…Ruth.”

***

Opening up the cracked shades, covered by torn curtains, of the the front window, FBI agent Mack Chavez spotted two teenagers hopping out a blue convertible. His office was dark and gloomy before shades of sunlight shone through the window. His desk was messy, piled with coffee-stained files. Cabinets were half way  closed. The coat hangers were falling off. Overall, his work area was a disaster, with peeling brown paint on his walls and ceiling and a dusty grandfather’s clock off to the side. Mack smacked his head and sighed.

“It’s those kids again, I wonder what they want now,” Mack groaned and put his head on his desk.

Tim strode to the FBI building and reached the entrance door quickly, a few steps ahead of Gabby. Federal Bureau of Investigation glimmered in the sun on top of the building.The black building was ten stories high, with tinted windows lined up outside of every story. Gabby knew which one she had to visit. Tim opened the door and stood aside.

“Ladies first,” he smirked as he swiped off his red cap. Blushing at first and then recovering with an eye-roll, Gabby walked passed Tim confidently. As they entered the main lobby, twenty eyes turned toward them. Ignoring the stares, Gabby approached the front desk and cleared her throat in front of a woman, whose gray eyes glared at the two newcomers.

“Yes? How may I help you,” she spoke crisply.

“Madame Gomer, we’re here to talk to Agent Chavez,” Gabby answered simply. After hearing her answer, Gomer picked up a nearby phone roughly.

“Mack, you have visitors,” Gomer paused. “Alright.” She then replaced the phone and turned her attention to Gabby and Tim.

“You know where to go.”

***

Dr. Jeong unstrapped Ruth off the bed and walked her to the door, supporting her arms with his hands. They exited the hospital ten minutes later and drove away in a Mercedes Benz. Glancing outside, though she could not open her car window, she saw tall gray steel buildings with circular windows. When the car stopped, Dr. Jeong stepped out and opened her door, grabbing her hand and leading her to a silver door of a similar gray building, which opened with a click of a red button in his hand. Ruth was lead into a door in front of her.

“This will be your sleeping quarters, if you need anything just…” Dr. Jeong dug into his pockets and took out a green device, placing it onto Ruth’s hand, “press this button.” As he started to walk out of her new bedroom, Ruth stopped him.

“D-ddaad,” her voice cracked, “how did you find me?”

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~ by jellylver123 on May 3, 2009.