Annabelle McCoy: It had been quiet, dark, lonely. The quite hustling sounds of Mr. Hank…
It had been quiet, dark, lonely. The quite hustling sounds of Mr. Hank moving through his paperwork was usually the only noise. A phone call or the bing of an instant message was rare, but occasionally happened as well.
I laid on the couch, wrapped in blankets. It was nice to hide. I always did…
Hank had been working on letter for his tech friend Cricket at the CIA. Although he normally had reservations about giving away his innovations, he had helped him so greatly in finding Annabelle, that he felt it only right that Cricket get at least half of the rights for the product. The letter would provide this, and also give him the license to improve on the software.
Hearing Belle hover above him he asked, “Something I can help you with, Annabelle?”
Annabelle? My first name?
I landed next to him, “No Mr. Hank”. I turned around and walked back to the couch. Halfway there I stopped and turned my direction towards the door. “Would you like something to eat Mr. Hank?”
He turned to smile at her. “Yeah, why don’t we go have dinner?”
“Really?” I said smiling as my voice went up an octave. I moved back over and grabbed his hand, pulling to get him up. “C’mon Mr. Hank, let’s go!” I demanded in a joking manner, giggling for the first time in weeks.
Hank felt it was strange that she was giggling over dinner, but any progress was good progress. He walked hand in hand with her to the kitchen. When they arrived he asked, “What do you want to eat?”