My first few weeks of work went by without any trouble. I was beginning to get used to the quiet contentent that seemed to ooze out of the base. Everyone knew their place, and they enjoyed life here alot, it made me want to be part of it so much more. People didn't seem to mind me as much either, but I think it was more because Maragret trusted me than anything else. Olivia and I hardly saw each other as one came in the other went out.
She said it would calm down in a couple of weeks, its just she was on call. I didn't mind so much all I wanted to do was sleep when I got home. I wasn't used to the early mornings, and physical work. Pretty soon the drain on my energy took its tool.
I got a cold, and all the way to work I couldn't stop sneezing. Maragret just shook her head and said, "Better get down to the doctor, ain't allowed to be sick here."
I sneezed my thanks, and made my way to the medical side of the base.
After Angelica was finished checking me over she told me," Well its only the common cold, but the policy here is if your sick you stay home."
"Sorry I didn't know, I can walk home", I replied aplogetic.
"No, you won't. I want you to relax so you can get over it, lots of sleeping over the next few days please", she said.
"Well, how will I get home?", I asked.
"You can stay in the infirmanry, until your carpool leaves, no excuses", she told me firmly.
"Fine", I muttered in defeat. I spent the day reading books in the infirmanry, I started feeling alot better straight away and I guess Angelica was right I did need rest.
When the time can for my carpool I started to get up but stopped when I heard voices outside the door. Angelica and Alexander Graham, by the sounds of it.
I would hate to say I'm an eavesdropper but I couldn't help here snippets of their conversation. "Against policy.....straight home......Victoria is not...", said Alexander.
"....report to Victoria......about Nicholas.....do no...", Angelica had retorted.
"Nothing to do with Nicholas......to late.......for her."
"....going to happen......job to do."
Angelica came in, silghtly flurstered and not looking to happy.
"I'm sorry if I caused any trouble", I said to her.
"And no, you haven't caused in any trouble, its just been a bad day for everyone. Anyway I'll take you home and you are going to have the rest of the week off", she said, beginning to smile.
"Really thats to much, I feel better already", I smiled, but a sneeze betrayed me.
"Sorry, Angel but you need lots of rest", she said.
"Fine", I sighed.
I was confused about the whole exchange between the two of them and even though I shouldn't of heard it I culdn't stop thinking about it. The Victoria mentioned had to be Victoria Chambers, but she and Alexander were meant to be best friends, but the way he said her name sounded angry. I tried to do more research into the base, but I came up with nothing. Maybe I wanted something in this base to be amiss, it didn't make sense it was so secretive, yet it operated like a normal base. I decided that I was trying to imagine something that wasn't there and I put the thoughts to rest in my mind...for now.
Returning to work on Monday was good I had been bored stupid at home and I was glad I had something to distract me again.Angelica gave me another look over to much sure I was completly recovered and she was very happy with my overall progress thank goodness. I had to go see Alexander after and I wondered what it was about. "Oh Angel, good sit down", he said, sounding well different.
"What can I do for you sir", I asked a little nervous.
"Nothing, I'm just telling you, that you have tomorrow off, everyone does. There's a funeral", he said, sounding a little I guess sad, which would make sense.
"Okay and I'm sorry. I mean if you knew the person who died, then I'm umm sorry for your loss sir", I said, cringing as the words came out. Nice one Angel, you should of just not said a word, I thought to myself.
"Thank you, I did know him", he said, staring at his computer screen.
I took my leave, angry at myself. I sat down next to Maragret at lunch and was suprised to find she was sitting alone.
"Such a damn shame about that Graham boy", she said shaking her head.
"What do you mean?", I asked confused Alexander seemed fine.
"Oh right, you won't have heard bout Nicholas yet, he served at the base before you. He was Alexander's twin brother, poor boy. It's his funeral tomorrow you know", she said sadly.
Nicholas, I remember that name, I guess it made sense why Angelica and Alexander were both upset, maybe thats when they heard he had died.
"Were they close, him and Alexander?", I asked.
"Yes, best of friends, he was coming back to marry Miss Chambers, Alexander was going to best friends. Poor kids, lucky they have each other", she told me.
"Mmmm", I mumbled, but by the sounds of it Alexander and Victoria weren't that happy with each other, or I was just imagining something, but my gut told me something was up. Although I was having trouble fitting Angelica into all this.
The next day I set about finding out about Nicholas Graham, apparently he was some sort of military poitician, but other than that I couldn't find anything. There had to be something going on, but what? I decided considering Olivia had some free-time I would ask her advice, considering she was the level-headed one and would tell me if I was making it all up. I hoped nobody found out I was telling her about the base, because something told me I probably wasn't allowed to. "So, I mean do you think I'm making it all up?", I asked, after telling her what I knew. Which when put into words wasn't much, Alexander not saying Victoria's name nicely and a death plus a really bad feeling.
"Do you know how he died?", Olivia asked quietly.
"No, why?", I asked.
"Because all deaths in Twinbrook have to be told to the hospital, and within your timeline we have only had one unexplained death, not that I meant to be telling you this, but he died really weirdly, his whole body kind of shut down. That was complete private information and by telling you about it I'm probably breaking like a hundred laws, but if somethings going on their well I'm worried about you", she said.
"Thats just the point, I have no evidence, I just feel like somethings off. Plus he apparently wasn't even in Twinbrook when he died, but nobody else has died otherwise it would be in the newspaper. So I don't know, maybe I just want a mystery, but things don't add up. It just doesn't make sense", I wailed, annoyed.
I knew why, I was being like this. I was a logical person and this whole situation was illogical, but lots of things are. Except I had a bad feeling about it, and I was almost never wrong.
"Maybe you should just wait to see if anything else happens, you enjoy your work. Your right, unless you have some evidence in concrete, there is no need to worry. People die everyday", she said gently, and I nodded in agreement.
The next few weeks things got back to normal, at least sort of. Everyone seemed a lot more reserved than before, but I felt like I couldn't trust my instincts and I wondered if I was just imagining it, being paranoid. After I had been working there for about five months Alexander called me into his office. "So you've being doing quite well, and I think its time you got a promotion", he said.
"Really", I smiled happily. "Yes, its just up to mess hall server though", he said, and I was sure I detected just the hint of a smile. "Oh, right well thank you sir", I said happily, not letting anything dappen it.
"You can go now", he said, in a more serious tone. I wondered why he so quickly changed his mood, but didn't really mind.
The next day was the weekend so I decided to jog out to the military base, since it had such pretty views. I soon made my way to the military graveyard and stared down at the grave of Nicholas Graham.
Okay I had never really put the matter to rest in my mind. Steps behind me startled me and I turned to find an older woman standing behind me, holding flowers. She had obviously come here to leave them on the grave I was standing over. I stepped back embrassed. "Sorry", I muttered.
"Oh, its alright dear", she said, smiling.
"I'll go", I said quickly.
"No stay, I'm Nadia Graham", she said, turning away from the grave to me.
"He was your son", I stammered.
"Yes, I don't mind you being here if thats what you think", she told me.
"I'm Angel", I replied smiling, she seemed so nice.
"Oh, yes your new to the base, you never met my Nicholas", she said sadly.
"No, I mean I shouldn't even be here, its just I don't know", I muttered.
"Its okay, I get understand, sometimes you want to the truth, but be careful the truth can be ugly", she told me staring hard into my eyes.
"I know", I told her, but I didn't really. I nodded and left her, but her words just gave me more of a bad feeling than ever.
Why had she said the truths ugly, what had happened to Nicholas, was he that body that Olivia told e about?
I was so lost in my thoughts I nearly walked straight into Alexander who was obviously waiting for his mother.
"Sorry", I said, ashamed at getting caught at this graveyard.
"Angel, what are you doing here", he said sounding well nervous, not as accusing as I expected him to be.
"Oh nothing this place is just really old and pretty. I'm kinda haunted by it", I said, honestly.
"I've always been obessed with it to, in a way. Anyway it was good to see you", he smiled. I smiled back, because I was happy that he had said it was good to see me.
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