Colin's posts

"Well, your statement about dorms and nothing else is... well... it's not technically true." Rene responded.

"See... well... I live in a townhouse." he told her. "I used to live in a suite apartment, but when the building was involved in a major legal fiasco, I decided it would be bad for my image as a doctor to remain there." he went on.

"But there were no other suites available in the city, and it wouldn't look good for me to be in a smaller apartment either. So I got a townhouse." he explained.

"And there's a LOT of unused space, there." he said further.

"Space that... well... I'd consider renting out." he told her.

"And I can be very flexible on a payment plan, even agreeing to waive rent for however long you're in school." he added, coughing into his hand.

Rene shut the door behind him, and made his way over towards her.

"It's about your schooling." he said.

"More specifically, your presence there." he told her.

"It seems that you'll be a magnet for trouble if you go back... possibly to the point where... you won't be as lucky as when you knocked on my door." he commented.

"That being said, I realize giving up is NOT an option." he said further.

"Do you have anywhere else to stay?" he asked her.

"......this world continues to amaze me." Rene muttered.

He then sighed, and left his office, making his way to the room Kalin was in.

He knocked on the door and poked his head in.

"Kalin?" he asked.

"We need to discuss something." he said.

"Something serious, I'm afraid."

Rene raised an eyebrow when she said that.

"...all right, fair enough..." he said.

"No mentioning her to Kalin." he parroted.

"And just say your name, eh? All right then, Emelie." he commented further with a smirk.

"You came at JUST the right time." he told her.

"But... as you have just all but straight out told me... that is not a coincidence at all."

".....indeed." Rene agreed.

"I suppose I should talk to Kalin about it, then speak to Charlene." he said.

"Work this out before she's allowed out of the hospital." he reasoned.

".........hm." he then mumbled, before sighing.

"Thank you, again." he said to her.

"This information's helped me make a decision I was VERY unsure about."

".....that last part complicates things." Rene mumbled.

"But I don't know if Kalin will accept that statement." he told her.

"No matter HOW it's phrased." he went on, thinking hard for a moment.

"I can help with the first parts of those, provided she's willing and comfortable with my bubbling thought of a suggestion..." he went on, sighing heavily.

"But this is a very delicate and sticky situation..." he mumbled further.

"Just... damn it."

Rene was silent for a moment, before crossing his arms over his chest.

"All right." he said.

"If you can help with almost anything, let me see if you can give me information about the future." he told her.

"Will Kalin be returning to trouble if she returns to the dorms at University?" he asked.

"And if so, how dire will the trouble be?"

Rene's eyes widened when she said what she did.

"Ah... I..." he stammered.

"But those were..." he said, before shaking his head.

"Wow. You're good." was all he told her.

"I just hope Kalin's mother realizes I don't mean her daughter any harm." he sighed.

"But 72 hours, huh?" he then asked.

"Guess I better make the most of it."

"........well, still, a break's a break." Rene responded.

"And I thank you for it." he told her.

"Granted, I now have more questions than ever, but something tells me that they will go unanswered, even if I were to ask them." he went on.

"...mostly because they're all about you." he mumbled.

"Still... thank you. SO much." he said again.

"Now I can focus."

Rene was silent as he was offered the necklace. When she offered it to him, he accepted it, and immediately felt a feeling of comfort wash over him.

"....wow." he said.

"That is... amazing." he commented.

"At least I'll have a little peace now." he mumbled.

"And she's not a threat, you say?" he then asked. "I wonder about that. From how she spoke, she seems to know of... my past." he said quietly.

"Right." Rene responded.

"I would give ANYTHING for some peace of mind right now." he told her bluntly.

"I really would." he lamented, sighing deeply.

"Also, overprotective?" he asked. "An overprotective and overbearing mother?" he asked further.

"Why would she suddenly be haunting ME?" he inquired even further, before pausing.

"Unless... she's Kalin's mother..." he said, his tone that of realization and enlightenment.

Rene was silent as the 'girl' said all she did, starting to piece a few things together in his mind... but also, more questions were starting to crop up for him.

"Eh?" he asked.

"Overprotective...? Wait, how do you know about what's been happening to me?" he asked her.

"I'll address the first part after, but how do you know about it?" he reasked.

"I haven't really told many people about this..." he said, trailing off at the end.

As the day progressed, Rene felt himself growing more and more concerned and nervous.

Nobody seemed to be there, and nobody else had seen the woman he mentioned, whenever he brought her up with colleagues.

As he sat at his desk, her words echoed in his mind.

"I'm either the best thing you could hope for or your worst nightmare."

"Which I am, depends on how you act, what you do."

"I know who you are, Rene..."

"Just remember, I'll be watching..."

He was silent, before leaning forward, his hands in his hair.

"Oh, is my past coming back to haunt me...?" he mumbled, as he found himself looking at Kalin's file again.

Rene just smiled, and bowed slightly to her.

"At your service." he told her.

"Just not at the moment." he chuckled, before leaving the room and shutting the door behind him.

When he did, he sighed, and looked down the hallway.

'Guess it's time to get back on schedule.' he thought.

'But can she even go back to the dorm?' he wondered. 'Won't she just be targeted again? And she literally has NOTHING there waiting for her.' he thought further.

"Hm." he mumbled, as he started to walk away from the door, many thoughts and jumbled plans racing around in his mind.