Alive again... Chapters 15- 27

Unfortunately I don't own PB and I don't own Kellerman ... But I wish I did ;-)

This is my own version of 3 season... 

I hope you'll like it. Just let me know what do you think about it !

Not complete yet...

Special thanks : Thanks for my students from 1D and 1C classes for help and good ideas when I met my dead end !


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Alive Again...

CHAPTER 15


Well, who said that there is no time for love at the war ? Weren’t they at the war with those who kept Mike ? And yet there was love… And if you stick to not call it love, there were some strong feelings. They didn’t want to know about it, they even rejected it. But deep in their thoughts… Deep at night …

He was sitting in the front of the house. The weather was nice. The sun was shining. It all seemed like a dream. There was a little girl playing with small gray cat just in front of him. Some people passing his house were greeting him. He watched little girl . She was really pretty one. Dark long hair put together in pony tail… Sweet face bringing memories of somebody he certainly knew. Smile on her face… She turned to him and said “Daddy , when will mum come back ?” And like a lightning it came to his mind that she was really his daughter and her mother was…

He woke up…
“Sara” he whispered …


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Little house … She was standing by the window waiting for someone. She was worried because he was late. She knew that he had some businesses to settle but still she just wanted him to be back home. She was worried that something bad could happened to him. She looked back at the room and at the little bed standing in the corner. Her son. Their son. She was so happy to have him . She was so happy to be a mother of this wonderful child and a wife of the man she loved so much. It was all like a dream. Finally she had her quiet and happiness.
Than she heard a car coming… It was him …. She went to the door and waited for him to open it. He came in and said “Hallo my sweetheart !”

And she looked at his face…

“Kellerman ! What a night mare !” She screamed “Me and him and …What a stupid dream !” She sat in quiet for a while “And where is Michael when I need him ?”  she whispered and something inside her whispered
“He is far away … but there is somebody who is always there for you…”

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It was dark around… Quiet… But he felt safe and secure. He could hear his brothers breath.

“Than everything was just a dream and we are safe. There was no prison , no chains , no bright light and no crazy people who wanted to kill them. Good !”
He felt somebody moving near him. It was nice warm body of his wife. He looked at her face and … he couldn’t recall her face. What was her name ?…
It doesn’t matter , he didn’t really wake up yet. But the most important was that his brother was safe and there was no prison at all.


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Linc didn’t sleep. He was listening. And he didn’t really liked what he had heard. Sara’s scream and quiet whisper of the man he called a friend ….

He was thinking…

What will happen next. What the hell might happen ….

And he didn’t like conclusion he got to. He certainly didn’t like it. But … he understood…



CHAPTER 16

It was the time they needed a new plan.

Kellerman got information about that officer. He was working for the Secret Service quite a long time ago. He worked with Aldo Burrows. And they worked on a project called “Hero”. Kellerman didn’t know what that name might mean. Was it a shortened version of something or it was the name of the project itself ? What was the project about ? Nobody knew. All the documentation just disappeared after a fire in the building some years after the project was officially closed.
It was possible that that officer still works on that project.

“Documentation just can’t disappear like that . It looks suspicious… I don’t think that they really closed the project . It just went underground. But than there is nobody who could tell us what was the project about because your father is dead.” said Kellerman sitting by a table as close to Sara as it was possible.

“You are right I think, in fact I just don’t know things like that. But I think you are right. But what the hell we need to know what is the damned project about ?”

“We don’t. But I think that somehow Michael is the part of it. There were some project where fathers had trained their sons .”

“Come on , my father would never do that !”

“Alright, you know your father well , don’t you ?” said Kellerman with an ironic smile on his face.

“That… is the most … malicious thing you could say …” said Linc with his voice lowered. “But you are damned right. I don’t know my father and I don’t know what he might do. And looking at you ‘cause you were an agent too , he might have been a murderer or something like that.”

“Stop boys !” said Sara in fact having good fun listening to their quarrel. “You don’t need to fight each other all the time. We have a common goal.”

“Right” said both of them. Both just angry that she had interrupted them.

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“You belong to me” he said. How could he imagine something like that. His father would never work with that guy and he would never do anything to hurt his family. He … wouldn’t ? And that he had left his family “to protect them” … and killed a man in almost front of his younger son’s eyes… and left them alone for so many years ? Wouldn’t he really make Michael a part of the project if he believed that it was necessary ? Michael was not so sure now.

Well , it doesn’t matter what his father did or didn’t. What was matter was how could he escape from the place and from a mad man in charge.

He was still in the cell with that frightened man. And now he decided to talk to him.

“Do you know who is in charge here ?” Mike whispered to his co prisoner.

“No, I don’t know his name. But before him in charge was that bastard Burrows.”

Mike didn’t know what to say. It just hit him.

“Why bastard ?”

“He put me in here. He made me who I am .”

“And who you are?”

“I was the first child in the HERO project. They wanted to produce a child who would be cleaver , extraordinary intelligent and who could do everything for the cause he or she would believe in. And something went wrong. I am just intelligent… or better say I would be if they gave me a chance but I would never sacrifice myself for any cause or anyone. I am just a coward . That’s why they had to use different child. But I don’t know who…”

“How could they produce…”

“Quite simple . They took me in when I was born. And before that, they probably manipulate with my genes. But when they got me , they trained me. I was ought to watch those movies , put together some puzzles , learn how to plan and how to predict what other people might do. It was like playing chess. In chess you also have to predict all moves your enemy could take. I don’t remember much from that time. I was little. Than they said that I was a mistake and that if I was set free I would be somebody dangerous. I would do anything to save myself and to make myself be wealthy . …”

Than there was a silence for a long time…

He would do anything to save himself… Michael thought… Everything to save … Everything…


CHAPTER 17


There was a moment , when he was pretending to be Lance , that he and Sara almost kissed. They were sitting on the sofa , watching some stupid video from her father birthday and eating Chinese food. She was sitting close to him . She was wearing that pretty dress he liked. She looked so beauty in it… He couldn’t believe that she did it for him. She didn’t wear dresses often and yet she was wearing the dress he liked.

In one moment they turned to each other wanting to say something and their faces came so close that they could feel warmth of the face of another. He saw her eyes widened and she stopped breathing for a while … He wanted to kiss her. He wanted it so much… But he waited to long and after a moment she just smiled and turned back.

Right now he was just sure that such an opportunity will never repeat. But he just wondered what her lips might be like… What might a kiss with her be like… and what could happen if they kissed. Would he disobey order of killing her ? He almost did it without kissing her. Would he be with her ? Would he tell her who he really was ? And what could be her reaction to such a news … She would never love a killer… She would never try to understand him… And was he worthy her understanding ? …..


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There was a moment , when Kellerman was pretending to be Lance , that he and Sara almost kissed. Before he came she made a little make up and wore her gray dress he said she was looking good in. She just wanted him to like her look… They were sitting on the sofa , watching stupid video she played to make him laugh. She liked when he was laughing… She liked his smile….

Than she wanted to ask him if he would like a drink and turned to him. It appeared that he just turned his head at the same time… She saw his eyes , so surprised… She saw in his eyes so many things… surprise, guilt, happiness and…. desire… She wanted him to kiss her… But he didn’t… She smiled to him and turned her head . It seems that he is not such a gay as he thinks he is… He wanted her… And it made her feel happy….

Right now she knew he wasn’t a gay at all. She knew that he pretended to be Lance. But still she thought sometimes of what could happen if they kissed. What would be the kiss like… And what could happen next. Would he tell her everything ? And what if he did ? Would she be such a forgiving to forget everything and start to be with him ? Would he change for her ? No, it was impossible … He would never change for her… Wouldn’t he…. ? And what if he did change


CHAPTER 18

She was watching him cleaning his guns and  sniper rifle. He was doing it with his eyes closed.
"How many times had he done it to remember everything by heart? " she thought. " Every day ? Or probably many times per day..."

She watched him putting the parts together and putting the gun on the table. When he started to check his sniper rifle she got that strange feeling that for him it's almost sexual behaviour. His hands were slowly moving on the rifle , his eyes almost closed... his tongue touching his lips...
"Oh my God... " she thought "He behaves as it was his lover... Funny..." but she couldn't stop herself from watching him and there was that strange and unwanted feeling  of warmth in side of her... Than a thought had passed her mind "He should be touching a woman like that , not a gun. I wish... Oh no, come on Sara... You don't ."


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He saw her looking at him. Why does she watch him so closely ? There were many feelings passing through her face. Feelings he didn't understand but he wished to.



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He stood up. Took his guns and went to the door. He was going to check that old prison again. Not really dangerous job to do...

And when he was right by the door he heard Sara's words.

"Where are you going ?"

"I thought I would check that place again" he said turning to her.

She looked in his eyes and... than some words just slipped ...

"Will you come back ?"

He turned his head and smiled with his eyes still sad and cold.

"And do you want me to come back Sara ?"

"Yes" she whispered.

"Well...  than I will come back."


CHAPTER 19




It supposed to be easy... Just going there to see if something has changed. Nothing more. Any gun fires , any men down... It supposed to be simple walk...
But life is a hard working woman... and she just doesn't like to make it simple...


It was just fucked up from the beginning. Insteed of thinking of the job he was supposed to do ,  he was thinking of her. Of her words that she wants him to be back. That she smiled for him... That it hurt somehow...

And he walked straight on the guy with the a gun. He had no time for explanation. The guard just rised his gun ... Kellerman was faster. But he made another mistake. He didn't think that there could be another man...

Two mistakes during one job could cost ones life. He was lucky. He just got shot. Not really hard. Just his left shoulder... just !...
He run out ... Funny but nobody was chasing him. He called his men and they brought him home. ...home... how sad it sounds...


When he entered the room Sara just run to him .

"Are you all right ? How can I... let me take care of it..."

It was too much for him. He heard words coming out of his own mouth.
"Don't Sara. Just don't. I can handle it myself."


She stood there as she was hit. He could see in her eyes that he hurt her. But why should she be hurt ?  She feels  nothing for him, right ? How could she... She was in love with Michael ...


"As you wish " she said with the quite not her voice. "As you wish.."
She turned out from him and left the room.

"Sara " he called after her... but she didn't turn back.

Than quite a big fist hit his face.  He almost jumped up ready to fight the one who hit him and looked at the man  ... It was  Linc.

Linc was angry. He was damned angry.

"You stupid bastard !" he said slowly. " Do you always  think only about your feelings ? You didn't want to be hurt ? Than don't hurt her ! Why couldn't you just for a moment think of what others might feel ? I am just not suprised that you have spent most of your time alone."

"And who is saying that ? You surely had happy married life , right ?" said Kellerman with his all saying ironic smile.

"I know that I am not a good man for beeing with somebody but there was the time I could use somebody saying those things to me. That's why I told you that." He turned from Paul...

"Linc... What did you mean by saying about her feelings ?"

Linc turned back..
"Are you really blind as that ? " he said and left the room.

There were many thoughts in Paul's mind. Thoughts he wished he never had. Thoughts like that  can cause pain and make you feel like a fool...

"Why did he say that ? What is that I don't see ? What the hell is happening to me ..."



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Sara was sitting in her room. "Well , he doesn't want any help from me... He doesn't want me to touch him... So be it. " she thought " I just don't understand why should I be worry about it. He is not worthy  my help... He is not worthy a single tear..." she thought and realized that it wasn't just one tear... her face was wet from tears...

The door opened.

"Sara.. Oh hell ! Why are you crying ?" said Linc coming into the room.

"I am not crying ! " she said wiping the tears from her face.

"Right, you are not. It's just the rain falling..." Linc stood there in quiet for a while "I think you would use a handkerchief" he said passing one to her.
He waited untill she cleaned her face and asked :
"Do you want to talk ?"

"No ! ... yes... what about ?" she almost screamed.

"All of that. The situation ... Your feelings... You know I am your friend and I want you to be happy, right ? "

Sara shook her head...

"Yes, but I just don't see why should we talk about it. Nothing has changed and I was only angry that he behaved like that... Alright, alright... I felt hurt because I tried to help him and he behaved like that. That's all !"

Linc was standing  there ... quiet... saying nothing... After a moment he just smiled and said
"Right Sara. Sorry ... But remember if you want to talk.."

"Yes , I remember" she said.

Linc left the room and sat on the first chair he saw.
"Hell and all the devils in there !" he thought " Do I have to babysit two blinds ?"


CHAPTER 20





"You are not able to love a single person Mike. You love just an idea. An idea of a brother. An idea of a woman. You are able to sacrifice yourself for an idea but you can't do it for a person. Don't you see it ? Look at your moves. Look at your life , at all you have done. You could sacrifice a woman , you claim you love, for the sake of the brothers freedom. You sacrificed friends , you called them friends , for an idea of saving the brother. And finally you just sacrificed yourself for freeing her. You could make a perfect Green Peace worker. "Free someone/somebody" ... You are pathetic Michael. And your blind believe in your father... He gave you to us. Right, in one moment he had stolen you but you are mine. You always were...."


The voice was telling things like that for quite a long time now. Mike was bounded to a chair again with his eyes covered. He tried not to listen ...but it was hard to not to... It was like listening to your own conscience... Was it true ? Was he really using everybody just to follow a dream ? For all those days he didn't even think about Sara. She was away... like it was no longer his business what's happening to her. And his brother ? There were few moments he thought af his brother but... not many he had to confess. Does it mean that the voice is right ? No ! It's impossible !


"And now you try just to explain to yourself that I am wrong. That I say lies to you. You try to convict yourself that all I say must be a lie because you are not as bad as that.... You are not bad Mike. You are good. We made you that way..."


No ! It's just a lie. They just try to wash my mind. They want me to believe them . But I will not. They will not break me !



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And what should I do now ? I love my brother but... I like Sara. She is a good person and she is worthy someone better that that. But is the other one better than Michael ? And is this a real feeling ? It appears that it is but I can't be sure. Enemies sometimes become friends... or more...  And should I do something ? Do I have to ? On one hand I should , Sara is my brother's girlfriend but... She deserves the opportunity to choose herself. Well, I will wait and see how it goes. I will wait and see.



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"Sara..." he said knocking at her door " Let me just say something. Let me in..."

"Come in." she said with an anger in her voice.

He entered the room.

"Sara I came to ... to apologize to you." he almost whispered " I didn't want it to be like that. I ... I just didn't think of how it might sound. It was not that I didn't want you to be near...."

"Than what was it ?" she said looking at him with an ice in her eyes

There was a long silence...

"Well, Paul ? What was it ?"

"It was the opposite..."



CHAPTER 21




How could two blinds see a straight way in front of them... They need somebody to guide them.  And how could they expect somebody , who just hate it all, to guide them straight and gently  ? Of course they expected nothing , they even didn't know they were blind. They just thought that there was the darkness around them ...

"Well , you said  all what you wanted to say. Now leave." said Sara

Now was his turn to feel angry and hurt. He stood up and smiled to her.
"Thank you for listening. I will not bother you any more."

He left... He stood right behind the door and thought...
"How could she ! He , for the second time in his life apologized for something and she just kicked him out. How could she ! But ... why does he care ? Alright, it  must have been because of Lincs words... But why does it hurt so damned much...."

He heard a voice behind his back...
"She wasn't really happy , right ? She didn't welcome you with her arms open ? Are you really suprised ?"

"Shut up Linc ! I went to tell her that I was sorry and she just kicked me out of there. I will not listen to you any more !"

"Oh ... You listened to me... " said Linc ironically "Well, listen once again. Cool down and give her a time."

"And why do you care ?"

Really quietly Linc answered ... but during his speech his voice rised.. "I don't. I think I don't. ... Hell I am not good at pairing ! What do you expect me to say ? Go to her and tell her that you love her ? ... Go to hell Kellerman !"

"And why should I say something like that to her , even if it was the truth ? She is your brothers girlfriend. She is with him"

"Does it really matter ?"


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Sara and Linc met in the kitchen in the morning. She was preparing some sandwiches...

"Sara... Was it really necessary ? "

"What ?"

"Your behaviour yesterday , when he came to apologize..."

"I don't want to talk about it !"

"But I have to. We are really dependent from one another and we really don't need a fight between us. We need to focus on something else..."

"But he had started it !"

"Right, but he also came to apologize..."

"I don't care !"

Linc came closer to her and grabbed her shoulders.

"Oh my...  Should I also tell you the same words I said to him yesterday ? Well , listen. Stop thinking about yours and only yours feelings ! Stop behaving like a child. Think a'bit. Do you really think , he would come to you and ask for the damned forgiveness if he didn't care about you ? Do you really think , he might do such a thing because somebody told him to ?  He didn't want to hurt you. He fucking  loves you !" shouted Linc.

Sara stood there with a suprise in her eyes , not able to say anything. Linc had never behaved that way to her... He never shouted at her.. He... wait ... WHAT DID HE SAY ????

"Oh come on Linc , don't be ridiculous ! Agent Kellerman in love , right ? ...."

Linc just looked at her in quiet...

"Come on ... It's just talking... He is not... is he ?" whe whispered...

"Find out yourself. I have just totally enough of babysitting you two."


CHAPTER 22




All he had said.... It just hit her... She was sitting there in the corner of the kitchen... With her arms around her shoulders, with her head down... She wanted to become such small that nobody could see her..  Tears were quietly falling down ... No sound...


"What have I done.... Linc is right... I acted as a child... It was all right... He was such a wonderful friend... For the second time in my damned life I had someone to laugh with ... to talk with... to do such a stupid things like having a snack in the middle of the night... He was hurt and I shoud have known better that he would not like anybody , especially me to take care about him. He is a proud man... And what have I done ? I felt hurt by his words and when he came to apologize ( I should have known that it must have been damned difficult for him to apologize to me but I was just thinking about my hurt pride ) I just hurt him more. I not only hurt him but also his pride. And I should have known ( in fact I knew it - that's why I did it ) that it would be just the strongest hit ... He has nothing but his pride. In fact he just started to have it again ... And I.... Hell !"


The time went by...   Than she heard steps... Than a voice...

"Sara are you...damned !" at the beginning she could hear a fear in his voice... Than it had changed to some kind of dry voice... A voice washed out of all feelings...
"Sara what happened ? "

She looked at him...

"Paul... I am sorry ... I am so sorry... I shouldn't have said that... Will you...

She couldn't finish the sentence. He was right there , kneeling on the floor next to her... With his hands on her cheeks... with a fire in his eyes...

"Sara... I ... it's all right. I am not angry with you.. I ... understand... I understand why you did say that ... "

She was just afride to look up at him...

"Sara... look at me... " he said. But she shook her head ...

He gently touched her chin  moved her  head up.

"Do I look like a monster ?" he whispered

"No... "

"Than why ?"

"Because you don't..."

"What ?" he asked quietly " Because I don't look like a monster ?"

"Because you look like my best friend I had long time ago ... A friend whom I almost started to love..." she whispered

"Who was it Sara ?"

"Lance..."


CHAPTER 23

A new quiet prisoner appeared in his dark cell. Mike just could hear his breath. Scared to death... He wondered who it might be .... Another "Hero child" ? The lights were off for a quite long time and nobody came down there for a long time either. And what if they decided to leave them to die there ?... No , they said they need him... Did they ? ... They ... He only said that Mike is his. Not that he needed him....


It became quite scarying... Whispers of a mad man... Murmurring of the other... The tension grew up... It was almost touchable... Black quiet around....

"Hey can anybody hear me ????? " screamed the mad man hitting the door."Is anybody out there ????"

The murmurs became more and more intense ... Mike could even distinguish some words... "No ... not the grave... not that... I had to ... Pam... forgive me... All..."

"Pam ? ... Pam Mahone ? ... Was this..."

"Alex ? "

The murmurs stopped...

"Alex it's me Michael... "

"Michael ... Michael ? That's not a dream ? Is it real ?"

"Yes Alex . It's true"

"Thanks God !"



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"Well , did you two stop quarreling ?" asked Linc without even turning his head from the TV screan.

"Yes"

"Good, can we now do what we have to do ? Can we free Michael ? ... Or should I do it myself ?"

"We will do it Linc. I promised it." said Paul "Linc can I talk to you for a moment ?"

"Yes. Come outside"

They went out , the day was dull. Rain , gray heaven...

"What did you want to talk about ?" "I want to do it as soon as possible. I have a plan.."

"Well sounds like my brother..." smirked Linc.

"Shut up Linc. I have a plan ... And after all I would just ask you to do me a favour."

"What kind of ?"

"You will help me dissapeare."

Linc looked at him closely...
"Do you really want to dissapeare ?"

"And do I have other options ? I feel something her her. You were right. And she is with your brother. I don't want to mess up everything again. She feels lonely and that's why she turns to me. And I just ... It's hard for me to stop myself from taking an advantage of it. And when Mike is back she will turn to him and it will hurt even more. I just don't want to look at them than...."

Linc was looking at him with a smile...
"First... I understand you ...but what I don't understand is why you are saying it all to me - Mikes brother ?"

"Because you are the only one whom I could call a friend and you are able to make it right. Make me dissapeare ."

"Well ... I probably can but... Why do you think she would like you to dissapeare ?"

"To have me and Mike both ? Come on... The moment that Mike show up , she'll be in his arms"

"Don't be so fucking sure of it.." said Linc leaving.

Kellerman run after him.
"Linc, what the fuck you mean ?"

"Didn't I tell you , that you were blind ? Well, you are. If you can't see things even I can see than there is noone to show it to you. I surely won't"

"What's going on Linc ?"

"Listen, if you want me to help you I will do that , but don't ever talk to me about her. Just don't. Everything else, yes. But not that. " growled to him Linc.


CHAPTER 24



"At night there are funny things inside a man. These are Tomcats feeling you don't understand..." - Tom Waits " And I hope I don't fall in love with you"



It was the middle of the night. He just couldn't sleep. Lying in his empty bed he just couldn't find a place. Turning from one side to another...

Damn you Linc... What did you mean ? .... And why the hell this fucking bed became such big ? It wasn't such a big even yesterday night, was it ? Shuch a big and empty... Damn you Sara... Why did you appeare in my life ? ... You just show up like the lightning and crushed everything around... Damn you Mike ... Why did you make her love you ? ... Damn I ....
Why after all these years I fel all those things again....
Alright, I just can't stand it any longer. I just would use a drink.

He got up put his trousers on and went to their common room. He went staight to the place where the whiskey was and took a bottle...

"You can also make one for me , Paul" he heard.

Rapidly he turned to the voice and saw ...

"Sara.. What ... Ah.. What are you doing here ?"

"Just like you, as I can see, I couldn't sleep ..."

Looking at her he felt like he was comming back home after a long time. That strange happiness..

"Right... I'll bring the glass."

"I have it right here. I thought of making myself a drink but I just hate drinking alone"

He filled her glass and took a bottle with him, sat down in an arm chair next to her. They sat in a quiet...

"Paul , can I ask you something ? " she said quietly

"Right, go on"

"What do you regret the most from al the things you've done ?"

"Regret ? ... I regret living my sister alone... I regret all those years spent with that bitch... Mamy things Sara... many things... And why do you ask ?"

"I ... I just want to know you better, to... to understand you..."

"Alright, ... Let's say I want to know you better , too. Let's play the game Sara. Questions game "

" How ? "

"You asked me a question and I answered the truth. Now my turn. I will ask you a question and you will tell me the truth."

"And what if I just would not want to answer ?"

"And why couldn't you just for once in your life tell the whole truth ? I promise I will answer all your questions."

"All questions ? .... Really ?..." She said with a little smile...

"All"

Alright, let's do it. But before that , can you just fill my glass again ? "

He filled her glass and asked:

"Why couldn't you sleep ?"

"Ahm.. I.. ahm ... Well , I was thinking about some things."

"Yes, but what things ?"

"But it's second question !"

"No, you didn't anser for the first one."

"Alright... Well , I felt lonely ... I was thinking about ... about... not being lonely. About having someone."

"But you have ... Mike ... Don't you ?"

"I didn't mean that kind of loneliness. That's enought. My turn ! The same question to you Paul !"

He smiled... "Ah... You see I was thinking about my loneliness."

"Oh... Ok. Your turn"

" You said , few days ago ... That I... ah... damned. Asking questions is sometimes really ... hard... well, you were watching me with guns and you said it was sexual. Why ?"

"It's unfair 1 You shouldn't ask such a questions !"

"Why not Sara ?"

"Because... "

"Listen, to know somebody better is to know everything. Every single detail. Bad or good... No matter. "

"Alright Paul. ... I was sitting there and looking at you. And I thought, that the way you touched your rifle was the way you shoud touch a woman. You moves were slow and gently and your eyes were closed. You were touching it like a lover.... Do you understand what I mean ?"

"Yes." he sais quietly , shook his head and said " Your turn"

"Alright, a hit for a hit . What were you thinking than ?"

"When ?"

"During that moment with your rifle" she said smiling

"I.. I was thinking about someone."

"Who ? Somebody I know ?"

He laught ... "Yes , Sara ... You know her really well !"




CHAPTER 25


"Is it Jane ?..." she almost whispered

He choked from laughter "Who ? ... No, why ?"

"I don't know. All you men seem to be interested in strong women. Probably that's why..."

"Yes, strong but not manlike... She could be a great friend with whom I could do a job but desire her ? No !"

"Oh... than you desire that women you thought of ?"

"Hell Sara, yes !"

"Oh , come on Paul, tell me ... Who is she ? "

"She is ... ahm.. the breaves and beauties woman I have ever seen and known. She makes me feel happy with her single smile.... She ... "

"I don't want to listen to it any more" Sara interupted him.

"Why not ? You asked me to tell you this ?"

"Because...Oh... Nothing. Really nothing." she seemed to be really suprised

He stood up came closer and kneeled down in the front of her...

"Sara. Just stop doing it and tell me !"

"Because... it hurts."

"Why ? Why does it hurt you ? That I love someone ? You have Mike , don't you ?"

She jupmed up to her feet , looked angrily at him and screamed
"And why do you think thatI still love him ?"

And she run away to her room.


He went after her.
"Sara. Come on. If you don't want to tak about it, than we won't. Just come back and finish your whisky. Sara ?..."

She showed up in the door...

"Alright , I feel like I could use a drink."

They sat down on a sofa... Close to eachother. They started to talk. To talk about the past and the future ... And dreams for the future.... The night went by and ...


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It was an early morning. Linc woke up and went to the kitchen. He made some sanwiches and came back to the common room to watch TV... Right in the moment he put a plate on the table and turned to the sofa....

And on the sofa ...

Kellerman was sitting asleep there with Sara sleeping on his shoulder. And they had both the same happy smile on their faces. Paul was holding Sara as one hold the treasure... Well , she was a treasure...


Linc quietly took off his plate and smiling warmly went to the kitchen.
"I wonder" he thought " if they found out about eachother feelings or they still know nothing..."


CHAPTER 26




The lights went on... He was blinded by the lights... Again he felt somebodies hands holding him and he was dragged off his safe prison cell.

And again he was on that chair , bounded to it... And again he heard the voice...

"Your friends had an accident... They tried to rescue you today. It didn't work..." There was a quiet for the while ...

"You are not inerested in what had happen ? Well, I will tell you anyway. That guy , Kellerman was shot ... but I don't think you mind it at all. But you should know that he had rescued Sara few times... Well ... Your brother... but I shouldn't tell you that....

"What's wrong with my brother ????" Michael screamed

"Oh, nothing... somebody just shot him in a chest. But he will live... if he's lucky... but Sara... "

"What with her ??" Mike screamed again

"Oh, she is lucky one. One of my boys likes her very much. I thought I will give her to him." "You bastard ! I will kill you ! " "Really ?" the voice sounds like he had much fun torturing Mike with all that. "You will not Michael. You know quite well that you are able to sacrifice yourself but you are not able to kill somebody else."

"Stay away from Sara ! Stay away from my brother ! "

"By the way... it is sad that Kellerman had to die. He and Sara had quite nice relationship. It could be nice to keep them both alive and see what they might do..."

"They had what ????"

"But I would be more afride of keeping him in here ... For the sake of the loveones he would have killed. He was stronger than you Mike. That's why she chose him over you...Just imagine Mike... Your sweet Sara with his hands touching her... His lips over hers... "

"Shut up ! Damn you you bartard ! Go to hell. I will never work for you !"

"Go to hell ? Come on Mike ! We are in hell ! And I am The Devil !"



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He was trying to write it so many times. Just a letter - last letter... and a first one either. He always preffered to write than to talk... Even the last letter to his sister... Last words he wanted to say so much but it didn't work. He had to write it. Well, now he had to write a letter to HER. How should he start... Should he tell her everything ? Everything he feels...

"Dear Sara,

I thought it would be easier to write than to talk. You see I appeare to be a coward... But all these words I want to say ... All these thoughts I want to share with you... It's too difficult to tell it. And I will not have to look at your face and see it changing with disgust...

Well Sara, I wanted to tell you that I love you. I don't know why and when it had started. I think it had started when I met you for the first time. When I pretended to be Lance.
I was just ought to get information from you and feel nothing. I was supposed to kill you. But I couldn't. Being there with you made me forget about all orders.
I said that it was not personal... It was not ... not in that moment. I had to forget who you were to be able to do my job , and even than I was just not able to do it right. I almost disobeyed the order...
And now I am sorry that I didn't disobey that damned order. I could let you go...

But I can't change the past. And for now... All the things we've done together... all the monets we laught and smiled... The monents when you cried in my arms...

I can forget everything... I even think I could change for you. But I am who I am and in fact I will never change. As Linc said I can only pick a new master.And I wish you to be ...

Sara.. You are everything I have ever dreamed about. You are sweet , gentle and charming. can laugh with you and sit in quiet with you. I can share my thoughts with you... But you will never be mine.
I know that you love Mike and I just don't want to see you together. I don't want to see you in his arms. Yes, I am jalous. It's all I have left.

Well, You'll get this letter when I will go to free Mike. Isn't it just comical ? I go to free the man you love... But I will free him Sara. I promise. And I will never forget your smile.

I wish you all best in your life. Everything you want. Be safe and happy.

Yours,
Paul Kellerman"


CHAPTER 27




And what had happened for real ?

In the morning men went to free Mike. Before leaving Linc hugged Sara closely and said that she shouldn't be worry . Jane smiled to her and promised to take care of the guys. And Kellerman ... He stood by the door saying nothing.

"Won't you hug me Paul ?" Sara asked smiling

He quickly came closer and hug her strongly. She heard a whinper in her ear "I have left you a letter in your room. Read it after we leave"
And he just went out saying nothing more.

She couldn't wait to open the letter and when she did and she read it...



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She was driving a car. Driving fast... She had the strange feeling that something went terribly wrong. And she was right...

When she got there she saw Jane trying to get into the car, she was shot. And near the car there was Linc , shot also. He was just shouting at Jane to run away and don't even think about him. Sara helped them both to the car and told them to leave and go to the hospital.

"Linc do you know where Kellerman is ? "

"He stayed there. That fucking son of the bitch wants to die."

"I know ... but I hope I will find him alive... I have to go . Take care of yourselves !" She said and run

She saw him lying there. He wasn't moving...

"Oh my God.. Paul... " she whispered. She quickly came to him , kneeled down...
"Paul ? ... Hell Paul... "

"I .. am still alive... " she heard " But what... are you... doing here ?"

"I came... I came to rescue you "

"Rescue Linc. That fucking bastard took a bullet for me."

"What ? Oh... I sent him and Jane to the hospital"

"Good... Well, Sara... I thought that I will die here alone... but it's good you are here..."

"Don't you dare ! Don't you even dare to die ! I will get you out of here !"

"Alright... " he looked in her eyes... "I love you Sara" he whispered....and everything became a darkness for him.



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She was sitting there with his head on her knees and cried. She wanted him to be safe and she in fact coud do nothing. She wanted him to be alive , but without taking him to the hospital soon, he would be dead...
He losed his consciousness... She din't know what she should do...

Than , four men appeared...

"Oh, whom we see here ! Good , take them in."

"He must get a medical care !" she screamed

"Oh, for sure he'll get. I have some plans for you both"