I'm not coming back

Traffic stopped and the squad car wasn't getting them anywhere. “We'll get out here,” Jueqel said to the officer driving.

“We can walk the rest of the way,” Etten agreed.

They started running as soon as they managed to squeeze out of the vehicle, but were stopped by other motorists doing the same. Jueqel found a clear path through he median, because it had fewer cars trying to scramble away. Most of the attempts at using the median ended in cars and trucks scraping their cars on the lip of the curb that was so high, it was a wonder any of them made it at as far as they did. On van busted its headlight on the way up and left itself tires spinning.

Etten began to say, “We could get there...”

But he was cut off by Jueqel's instance they keep moving on foot. “Using any psychic abilities might draw him to us. We don't want this guy getting a hold on anyone of us.”

The Hospital was about a hundred yards away. Jueqel could see the psychic energy pulsing from the place. He could also see an ambulance and fire truck had juat made it to the scene.

Disappointed, he wanted to be there first, feeling sure he could have stopped the Karden. “Let's go,” he urged Etten.

They ran faster, dodging people and cars and even hitting a few along the way. They reached the entrance and knew things had already gone wrong. “Etten, change of plans. Find the girl by whatever means necessary.”

Jueqel was desperate to find her. He ran saying, “keep in contract with me.”

It wasn't long before he saw Nita reaching down to a place her hand on a boy that was being cradled by Raymond. “No!” Jueqel yelled out.

Nita did not stop. Dru and Kefen were getting up from the floor, and Raymond looked up to see him. There was something in his eyes. He couldn't tell what the message was he was supposed to get.

Desperate to stop Nita, Jueqel focused his thoughts upon her and canceled her psychic abilities. “I said stop.”

Nita's touched the boys face in a desperate attempt to join with him. She was confused about why her ability was not working, “I said, stop.”

Nita finally looked up. It must have dawned on her what Jueqel had done, and she leaped after him. Her speed normal as any other human. Raymond seized her wrist, and shook his head no.

She said, “the House will hear of this.”

“Yes, Nita. But I don't think I'll be coming back to the Green House,” Raymond said.