Chapter 82: Pin Cushion

Jack sat in Ellie's rolling chair. He swung it back and forth while he waited. The dry hum of the computers and other electronics droned on, encouraging him to nod off. He didn't know how Ellie could work in here day after day and get anything done. He had to fight to stay awake.

Finally, Lexi pushed through the lab door from the locker room. She wore a yellow dress that stopped just above her knees. She was still just a little girl in his eyes, but she was starting to get tall. Her young face smiled when she saw Jack. She pulled a bit of ash blonde hair behind her slightly pointed ear.

A moment later, Ellie pushed through the door. She held a screen several centimeters from her nose. She muttered a few inaudible words as she walked forward into the lab. Lexi sat down on the patient bed and fiddled with the metal band around her wrist. It was a tracker that Jack's brother Jimmy put on her so he knew where she was at all times. As if a little girl was that much of a security risk, alt