Chapter 353 - What if he is not who you think he is? (1/2)
~Seattle area~
When they woke up on Friday morning, Sarah was not sure what to say to Aiden. He was getting ready with her to go for a morning training even though Stella told him that she will not train him.
Sarah was not sure if she should comfort him, or to discourage him, or… she really didn't understand what made Stella act the way she did. Sarah went last night to talk to Stella about that, but she was not successful in getting any answers.
”Don't worry about me.”, Aiden comforted Sarah when he saw her troubled expression. ”It can be another test. For my resolve. Whatever it is, I will not give up.”
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Sometimes later, Stella is practicing with Sarah, and Aiden is sitting on the ground nearby, watching them.
”You can go and work. I will not train you now.” Stella told Aiden without looking at him.
”I know you have your reasons. You don't need to work with me. I will watch.” Aiden was persistent, even though he didn't understand what made Stella change her mind.
On Wednesday it all went well. Stella even said that she will work with him so that he can protect Sarah. 'What happened? Why did she change her opinion?' He decided to sit and watch how Sarah trains. Maybe he learns something. Maybe Stella changes her opinion again. Maybe this is another test that he needs to pass.
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Stella ended morning session with Sarah earlier. As soon as she was alone, she texted her brother, ”What is the progress on your research?”
She got a response few seconds later, ”Still working on it.”
Stella was frustrated. ”Tonight, I want to see what you found.”
She was troubled seeing how persistent Aiden is. 'He really looks like a good kid.'
Another thing on Stella's mind is that she knows that Sarah loves Aiden. It was evident that Sarah was troubled and had difficulty to focus during morning training.
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After lunch, Stella called Sarah in the study.
”Close the door.” She instructed Sarah.
”Is this about Aiden?”, Sarah has her guesses.
Stella nodded. She looked at Sarah for some time before asking, ”What would you do if he is an enemy?”
Sarah froze. ”Enemy?” Her chest was constricted, she was not able to breathe. At the same time, her heart was pounding like it wants to jump out of her chest.
Stella was trying to choose her words. ”Yes. What if he is not one of the good guys?”
”No, mom... no...” Sarah shook her head uncontrollably. ”No... no...”
”Calm down... ” Stella walked to Sarah and held her shoulders seeing that she is about to break down. ”I'm investigating... Nothing is certain at this point.”