The Strangest Love Of All - The Sequel - Part Twelve
“Mom! Mom! International Speaks is about to come on.”
“Alright, Bobby. I just about have the snacks finished and will be there in a minute.”
“You better hurry. There was an announcement on the tele-Prompter that tonight is a special.”
“Just thirty more seconds, sweetheart.”
“Hurry!”
Grabbing the try with assorted snacks, Elyse smiled at her son’s insistence.
Sitting next to him on their sofa, she said, “There, snacks are done and now we can enjoy the program.”
In the next second an announcer came onto the screen.
“What you are about to see and hear is unparalleld from anything ever before experienced. Tonight, we will discuss with a special guest the capability to transcend both time and space. And now your host, Denver Rawlings.”
“Thank you, Samuel. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boys, and girls, tonight you will see and hear the most amazing story imaginable. For nowhere in the annuals of our time has such a thing occurred before, and—it may never happen again. And now, let’s have our special guest come out and tell us his story. I present to you, Robert Addams.”
For a brief second, Elyse’s eyes widened when she heard the name Robert, also her son’s given name. Of course this was just a coincidence.
“Tell us, tell the world, of your incredible journey that brought you here this evening.”
“It all started when I was fourteen. I met the most amazing ….”
The doorbell chimed and Elyse got up to answer. When she opened the door, there stood a tall, bulky-looking officer.
“Can I help you?”
“Yes. Do you recognize this individual?” Officer Decker was one of several to hunt down those, Bobby suspected of being the Elyse he was after, handed her a printed photograph.
After studying the picture for a bit, she shook her head and said, “No, not really.”
“Miss, if you would please, take another look at him and try to think where you may have seen this man before.”
Elyse did. She stared at the image a good five minutes before she handed it back to the officer.
“I’m sorry I can’t be of any help. Is he in some sort of trouble?”
“No, Miss. We are just trying to track down an Elyse, he says he knows. Sorry to trouble you.”
He walked away and she closed the door.
She thought on his words for a bit. He knows an Elyse. Interesting, since there are thousands of women with the same name. Surely the police aren’t asking every Elyse the same question? That would take up valuable time. Then she thought again. That man's eyes. They did have that look she so often fantasized about. But that was coincedence, nothing more.
“Mom! You’re missing the show!”
“I’m on my way, Bobby.”
Plopping down next to him while there was a break for product placers, she said, “So what did I miss?’
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“Thank you for being on our show Mr. Addams, and if what you say is true, your Elyse will be contacting us or authorities very soon.”
“I hope so, Mr. Rawlings and thanks for having me on.”
Walking toward two officers he said, “Now it’s wait and see what happens, I guess. And I guess now, we go back to headquarters.”
“Correct, sir.”