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Natalie, I really am. I have to go. I’ll walk you back to your building.” He stood and held his hand out for mine.
    “No thank you. I can manage myself. You have no idea how disappointed I am Carlos . I really didn’t think you would start talking like Hayden. I can capture him and you know it . I can end this insanity. I am not weak, ” I almost shouted.
    “I know you’re not weak Natalie but we don’t know exactly what we are dealing with. Clive doesn’t want you out there either. I am sorry Natalie, but pleas e try and understand. You are still naïve to the power of these spirits. They can and will hurt you. You are too spec ial to us , to me, t o put you in so much dan ger,” he said, trying to reason with me .
    “That is sweet, really, but I am not going to go home and hide under the bed. I won’t. I know tha t he will not stop until he finds me, so why not end this? ” I stood up and walked toward the front door. Carlos grabbed my hand and swung me back towards him. He covered my head with his arms. I struggled to get away.
    “Please sto p. Don’t go outside. They’re out there , a lot of them have gathered . T hey are going to report back to him . We’ll have to wait here. Please, Natalie t his is not a training lesson.”
    “ Thank you Carlos, I am well aware of that . Do you think I care if they report back to him ? I actually want them to o . I need to have him come to me. I will capture him here if I have to . He will find me. He has to o . He is tormented everyday by what he has done. He wants it to end. He wants me to release him from this world and he wants his pain to end. I am the only one that can do that. Don’t you understand this ? There is no way I’m going to back down from this tonight ,” I told him. Carlos continued to stare at me , not saying a word . I could see the fear in his eyes. But I cou ld also see the resolve. He understood that everything I said was t rue .
    “Natalie, I will not put you in danger. The first sign of it, I swear I will pick you up and carry you home myself. Kicking and screaming if I have too , ” he tried to sound serious. I smiled and kissed his cheek .
    I walked out of the empt y coffee shop, back into the muggy and dense air . I looked around the shops for signs of them. I sensed a few of them a few blocks down . I took a deep breath and walked towards them. As I d rew closer I sa w them turn slowly. I believe I startled them.
    “Go ahead and tell hi m where I am. I will be waiting, ” I whispered, as I stared at them. They didn’t blink. They seemed shocked by my boldness. I waved them off and turned to go. I could hear the air swirl as the y disappeared down the street. I didn’t have much time. H e would be here soon. I paced the sidewalk. Carlos waited just a block away. I told him it would be better this way. He didn’t like it but he obeyed . A f ter a few minutes I stopped pac ing. I heard the wind change again, l ouder this time. There were more tha n just the two of them now . I just didn’t know how many until I turned around. I heard Ca rlos shout ing my name . I remained calm and u naffect ed by my father’s show of power. H e had intimidated people into doing what he wanted when he lived . Why wouldn’t he do that to the dead as well ? I stood tall and unblinking, unsmiling and emotionless. I would not give him the sa tisfaction of seeing me scared.
    “Hello father. What do you want with me?” I asked.
    “Natalie, I need to tell you that I am very sorry. I need to apologize to you and John for the acci dent . I hope you can forgive me someday,” he explained. I wanted to laugh , as if I would ever forgive him for the accident .
    “Why are y ou here? I live here . I need you to go away!” I demanded .
    “I can’t. I have to stay here, b esides these people need me. I need you too. Luke is after me. Y ou need to talk to him. I know you are a Seeker now. Y ou can get rid of Luke for me . Once you do that I will move on.