Cat Eyes: Sirius [Book 1]

Chapter 24: Crossroads

Sirius' POV

I was getting closer and speeding, so the humans had already discovered that I was an evolved man and were aiming their weapons at me from afar. I skidded in the dirt, kicking up some dust and stopping next to my father. His two coworkers had brought him here.

"Father," I murmured, kneeling beside him and touching his shoulder. "What happened?" I asked the others.

"Stop!" Marien shouted.

I turned and saw her arrive, but she wasn't talking to us, but to the humans on the wall. I went to shield her in case she was attacked, my pulse still pounding in my throat. To my relief, I saw the humans lowering their weapons. Good. I knew Marien was safe with her people, at least for now.

She leaned on her knees, breathing deeply, very exhausted.

"Are you okay?" I regretted running out without telling her to wait for me in safety.

"Yes, don't worry," she gasped. "They can't attack us."

With that assurance, I returned to see my father. He had lost a lot of blood, and I was worried.

"An acquaintance of ours attacked him without giving reasons," said one, making me suspicious.

"He needs medical attention, but I don't know if we will get to our town in time," added his other companion.

"We'll take him to the hospital in this city," Marien suddenly intervened, and I looked at her in surprise.

The others shook their heads.

"Impossible. That's a human city."

"You'll see. Follow me."

Now, Marien was the one who ran. I looked at the two men and shrugged slightly. They agreed and carefully lifted my father.

"Let us pass!" My determined girl asked the guards.

A metal door opened on the side, and three men came out.

"They are monsters. They can't pass."

I was about to growl, but she insisted.

"They are as human as us, ignorant!" Oh wow. That was my Marien. "You must let us through; they are with me. I work at the central hospital!"

"You can come, but they can't. Anyways, the less Evolved People, the better."

She grabbed him by his shirt, surprising us all.

"You! See this?" She showed her ring. "That man is my husband's father, so by law, they have the right to enter!"

I smiled involuntarily, although I was alert. If they dared even to touch her, they would find me.

"What are you talking about, ma'am? Are you on drugs?"

"This." She showed her ID. "I work at the hospital, and they are with me. I'm part of the toxin research for the government."

The senior guard reviewed the document and saw us from the corner of his eye.

"The government and its shit," he whispered. "It's true. She's from the government. Open the door."

Finally, they agreed, and we entered the city.

Marien first used her backpack to break a car window, and we got into it. The guards exclaimed threats of fines as we left.

She accelerated and entered a highway.

"Who attacked Dad?" I wanted to know.

"Orion..." The man said, and I clenched my fists. I knew it! Coward. "We barely managed to escape. We don't know why he did it."

"I do," I murmured, anger filling my throat.

"He will be fine," Marien reassured me.

Her sweet voice had an effect on me.

"It's my fault... But I don't understand. He didn't have to attack him; that's not allowed; his problem is with me."

"It's obvious that Orion likes to play dirty."

And now I was beginning to realize it, even though he was my tutor almost all my life. I spent so long without thinking, without discerning that his attitude was not honorable, but the opposite.

When we arrived at the hospital, we entered through a secondary door that said 'Emergency,' and the few people there began to scream and run away in terror. Ugh, these humans.

A young doctor turned to see us, surprised and scared at the same time.

"Marien! What?!" He hid behind the counter.

"This man needs urgent medical attention!" she told him.

"What? He peeked out. "He is an Evolved!" And I felt that he said it as if we were some animal.

"I'll do it then." She pushed him aside and guided us towards some special room.

"Hey, but wait!" exclaimed the young man and followed us.

Marien began to give orders to everyone who was there. They placed my father on one of those stretchers they used, and I stayed close.

I heard Dad groaning.

"I'm here," I told him in a low voice.

"What... What did you do now?"

Huh?

I swallowed hard and looked down. What had Orion told him? That I was a traitor, probably.

With great fear, a nurse told us where we should wait and hurried away, so I backed and left with the others, looking at Marien, who was about to do her thing.

I felt that my father was in excellent hands, and suddenly, I also realized how much I admired that beautiful woman, how competent she was in what she did, and what great character and strength she had.

***

"He will be fine," Marien announced with a sweet smile.

A couple of hours had passed.

"Thank you," I whispered with relief.

"And now, what do we do?" Dad's friend spoke.

"Calm down, Phoenix. We'll wait here."

"You can stay as long as you like," my lady suggested, again to my surprise. "My coworker told the guards not to notify National Security or anyone. Anyway, all the patients fled or were relocated."

"Thank you."

"I'll call Rosy and get you to spend the night here. Tomorrow morning, he will be almost recovered. It would be best if you waited hidden. First, I must explain everything to Rosy before she sees you."

They accepted and walked away to look out the windows, and I understood their curiosity. We did not know or had not seen many things about humans.

I heard Marien talking to her friend and then to her aunt, who took us in that night after the attack in the other city. I smiled slightly when I saw her happy, but my expression disappeared when I remembered that she almost died because of me. She almost didn't get to tell her friends and family that good news.