outview by brandt legg

Author:brandt legg
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: mystery, fantasy, young adult
ISBN: 9780988178533
Publisher: The Sager Group
Published: 2013-01-29T06:00:00+00:00

33

During the drive to Mountain View, I tried to keep the conversation light. I didn’t want Mom to change her mind. “Josh offered to help with Dustin once we get him home,” she began. “They were so close. Dustin used to hang around the Station every day after school, helping him and your dad.”

“I remember. I was there, too.”

“Just younger.”

“Yeah, I’ve always been younger than Dustin. That’s why he’s my older brother.”

She broke the tension with a quick laugh.

The woman at the desk said, “Good morning, Mrs. Ryder.”

“Hi Kristy, I’d like to sign Dustin out for a family visit.”

“What do you mean? I thought you knew,” Kristy looked very concerned.

“Knew what?’

“Dustin’s no longer here. They transferred him.”

“Transferred? Where? Who?”

“It was some government thing.”

Her words nauseated me. “When?” I demanded.

“Just a few hours ago.”

“Kristy, what is going on here?” Mom was losing it.

“Let me get the administrator.”

“You better get someone. I want to know what the hell you’ve done with my son!”

Moments later a man in a white coat was there. “Mrs. Ryder. I’m sorry, I was planning to call you this afternoon.”

“Dr. Crane, you had better tell me where Dustin is right now.”

“He’s been transferred to St. Elizabeth’s.”

“Where is that?”

“Washington.”

“You let someone take my son out of state? Where is he, Seattle? I’ll drive there right now.”

“Not Washington state, Mrs. Ryder. St. Elizabeth’s is in Washington, D.C.”

“What? You’ve moved him to the other side of the country? Under whose authority? Why wasn’t I called?”

“The Department of Homeland Security.”

“Are you kidding?” she asked. I found a chair and fell into it.

“Mrs. Ryder, their paperwork was all in order.”

“What are you talking about? How do you know their paperwork was in order? Does Homeland Security come in here regularly and take your patients? Is this common?” Mom was angry but clearly thought this was some classic government snafu. All I could think was the faceless man who killed my dad now had my brother. I didn’t know what to do. He might not even be alive anymore.

“I did call Washington and verify.”

“Let me see the paperwork, I want to know who to call to fix this mess.” He handed her a clipboard. “Look right here,” she pointed to the form. “This is obviously a mistake. It says here he is being moved because of national security reasons. And the box next to “threat” is checked. Dustin has been locked up here for more than two years, before that he was playing high school baseball and Little League, before that he was in goddamn diapers. He’s no threat to national security.” She actually laughed. “You people are the crazy ones around here. Make me copies of these and get Homeland Security on the phone,” she demanded, as she pushed the clipboard back to the doctor. “Don’t worry, Nate, we’ll get this straightened out.” She looked at me. “Nate, are you okay?”

“No,” I said, too upset to cry.

Before she could respond, the doctor handed Mom a phone. More than half an hour later Mom slammed it down.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.