28. "Illusion of Deception."
We drove quite long. It seemed that time stretches endlessly, I feel overwhelmed, lost ... Alex caught me death "surprise", I still could not recover.
"We need to be distracted," says consciousness. "Think about something else, Skye, has accumulated so many questions." Of course, it was the only way, it was interesting, Lila was my protector? So she's a friend of Justin. Friend ... I felt a pang of jealousy, why he did not mention that she's a girl? He knew that I would worry about it. I was also interested in that black crows, which I see is not the first time that it portends trouble? Who is this Inara? How it looks and what it took my necklace?
-Oh, I'm sorry, I almost forgot? - Lila said and handed me my phone, there's probably a million and missed sms app, I'm sure, she nodded, confirming his guess, and turned back to the road.
Unlock the screen, I opened my mouth in surprise! 40 missed? 28 posts? He'll kill me ...
I began to see the messages one after the other:
"... Sorry, I just now checked out of the mountainous terrain, so there you have happened? ..." 8:09.
"Stop! What? At a meeting? On the other? Lights out, Skye, he was not to assign you to meet such persuasion was not! At least you should try to meet spontaneously, if circumstances arise ... "8:15.
"Tell me, baby, do not you dare go there-it's a trap! Hear that?, .. "8:20.
All communications were "warning" oh god, I need to call him urgently.
-I see you have a big problem, call him, she smiled softly.
Just now, I noticed that we were going in a different direction from the city. And I was a bit wary ...
-Where are we going?
-In the cafe, you must eat.
Well, okay, I decided that as soon as we stop, immediately call Justin. Sure, I could talk in the car, but did not want to eavesdrop Leela, it's personal.
Half an hour later we stopped at a small cafe, jumping out of the car I briskly walked to the building located near the bench and sat down on one of them, Justin dialed.
He immediately picked up the phone.
Yes?,-His voice was hope.
Hey, Justin, I exhaled and smiled, was very glad to hear his voice.
-How are you? Are you all right? Where are you now? Leela with you?, Fell out of the tube-questions.
I replied with a laugh.
-All right, we left the city to eat, but she is with me or I'm with her ... I muttered, and felt that the guy smiled.
What happened? Tell me, I want to know everything in detail ...
After these words, I told him what happened, starting with the message and ending with the fact that we came here.
His voice was heard excessive seriousness.
-You do realize that it can not be left? What happened to Alex - he paused again apparently rethinking the situation - you do realize that he saved your life? In its place was supposed to be-you ... I felt like he barely are these words, but he did not like to lie and say detours, he looked in the face of truth and assess the situation realistically.
What do you suggest? - This time my voice began to sound serious.
-I'll think of something - heard in the tube - but I can not promise that my version you might like.
-Well, when are you coming?
-I'm not sure, but after all that's happened, I think very soon ...
We talked to him a couple of minutes, and then unplug the phone, I went to the cafe, where a table was waiting for me Lila.
She looked me up and down and pointing at the salad and something like a pie with potatoes and vegetables, said quietly:
-Help yourself.
But before you start the meal, I gave her a look.
Her face was no trick or anything, or bad, rather it is an expression of friendliness and it certainly could not be compared with a face "that" Lila, whom I met at the bar.
Thank you, very much, and for all ..., paused for a second, I'm sorry, for a cocktail in the "neck", I'm sorry that I ruined you such a beautiful blouse.
All cafes spilled her sweet laughter.
And at one point she became serious.
Nothing, not something to be thankful and also not apologize for that, I was still that bitch, so that you forgive me.
I smiled back and started dressing.
When dinner was over with, we booked with Leela cup of tea, and I decided to ask her a few questions.
-Do you mind if I ask you something?
Of course not.
We leaned on the soft seat and began to quiet conversation.
Why Justin asked you to look after me, I thought it would be his friend, not a girlfriend.
-We are old friends, consider that we are from the same "camp", and as friends, then Gera them slightly and he had long had no contact with them ...
I shook my head. All right.
-Did you see a black raven, when we were there ... or it seemed to me?
-Not at all-she smiled-he was with me, it's ... like, it's better to tell Jer, I think you all will become clear, something else?
Yes, you too hunter? And your company, they are the same as you?
-I-yes, they are, no, they're just my friends, cover, help me here, for example, they now look after your house, check, whether for you from the gang Klaya ..., she took his hand and looked at her nails.
From gang-Klaya? I thought they were all dead, these guys are coming with you, looked pretty strong.
-With me there was no one, - she said.
I stared at her, but she went for me:
-This is an illusion .. cheating ... you climb up their minds and make them believe what is not, everything is just ... - I saw her in the hands of my necklace that she was going to put in a small velvet pouch size, but when I touched my neck, I realized that the pendant on the spot ...
-This is how it works - fun she added.