The Beginning by Jason Zandri

Author:Jason Zandri [Zandri, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: superhero fiction, superhero books, superhero series, superhero, superhero fantasy
ISBN: 9781495159534
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Lisa made her way to the block where Nathan’s apartment building stood. At the same time, Adia got out of her squad car. She leaned in to say something to her partner, and then made her way across, and at that point noticed Lisa also.

“Fancy running into you here,” Lisa said politely, with just a hint of sarcasm.

“It’s not that fancy at all,” Adia replied in cool tones. “To be blunt about it, I haven’t been able to reach Nathan at all since the weekend, and I’m concerned about his well-being.”

“So you’re here in an official capacity?” Lisa said, as they both turned toward the entrance of the building.

Aida gave her a sharp look. “No, this isn’t a welfare check. Nathan is my friend as well. Maybe a little more so. We haven’t had a full chance to see where all that might go. Regardless, we are both here because we’re concerned, I presume. Let’s go find out what’s going on.” Adia hit the buzzer for his unit.

Lisa stayed quiet for a moment, until the door buzzed and they both stepped through. “Work let him go,” she said quietly. “It’s not that he wasn’t working—he was doing well. It was all the distraction from the press. First Madison Square Park, and now this past Saturday. They were unable to find a decent way to address the disruption to the work environment.”

Adia grinned with a small hint of sarcasm. “Oh, wait until social media gets a hold of that. They’ll have a field day with it.”

The two stepped into the elevators and Lisa continued. “They were all hush-hush about it there, but the way it was described to me was that it was a mutual decision. He had to agree to some terms, but then so did they.”

“What the hell? What’s he going to do for work?” Aida asked as the elevator stopped on Nathan’s floor and the two of them stepped out.

“I don’t know. That’s partly why I’m here,” Lisa said. “I need to know if my friend is okay, and I can’t reach him anywhere. Phone, email, text, social media, you name it. I’m worried.”

The two said nothing further as they stepped out of the elevator and approached Nathan’s apartment. The door to the apartment stood open just slightly. Lisa opened it ahead of Adia, and they both stepped in.

Nathan looked over from the single seat in the living room. Adia closed the door behind her and noticed a packed bag near the door.

Lisa walked over, reached down to hug her friend, and then sat on the couch. Adia followed behind at a slower pace.

“Hi Nathan,” Adia said, cautious. “I guess it’s just easiest for me to come right out and say I was really worried about you. I hadn’t heard from you since our dinner, but then I figured you might need a day or two to absorb another short hospital stay.” Adia took a seat at the far end of the couch and continued.

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