Cole had scantly got a ‘hello’ out before Kaylee was inviting him to meet up with her and two of the students. Suddenly, despite having just knocked back an energy drink, the prospect of going home and going to bed was seeming much more appealing. On the other hand though, the fact that she wanted to get them away from the Institute to talk felt like a passive admission that she, like him, was getting suspicious of Dr. Malcolm Ashford. He let her talk for a moment, glancing down at his watch and looking at the
bike as the still warm engine ticked over quietly in the dim light. “I’m a little ways out of town,” He said. “I can probably meet you at Dockweiler in thirty or fourty-five minutes or so.”
"Alright I'll see you there then." Kaylee was aware that she hadn't said the name of the place outright on her end. Maybe she was being paranoid but with her responsibilities... then again maybe not. She tucked the phone into her cardigan inner pocket. She stepped up to Cleo’s door and knocked.
Heidi, who had quickly slipped on some jeans, sneakers and a cardigan, quickly joined her side.
For one to think that Cleo would be sound asleep at this time of night would be gravely mistaken. On the weekends she stayed up normally gaming or doing something troublesome. Like banging on peoples doors and vanishing, being careful which doors she picked. She was getting ready to sneak out her room when a knock came on her door, someone just beat her to the punch. But again like earlier she got this vague sense, it didn’t feel the same but it was there, it was driving her mad in her own mind.
Slowly and quietly she opened the door a little. Her head suddenly appeared at the small gap “Miss Everose, Heidi?” She whispered in surprise. “Whatever it was, I swear I didn’t do it.”, she thought it odd that a teacher and another student would be knocking this time of night.
Kaylee raised an eyebrow at Cleo’s response.
"I dare not ask why you jumped to that conclusion, just yet. No matter, for now. Collect your jacket. We have things to talk about and we're not doing it here. I'm not forgetting the fact that you looked like you were out to stir up something before I knocked on your door." She smirked and waited for Cleo to grab her jacket.
They headed down to Kaylee's car. Turning to the two girls Kaylee smirked at Cleo.
"Heidi gets shotgun." Kaylee had picked up a little ASL when she found out that one of the students would be deaf, but had yet to use it. Now was as good a time as any. Granted she was still working through it but she had the basics down.
"Let's go girls." She signed for Heidi's benefit.
Hitting the key fob Kaylee unlocked the car and got in.
Heidi’s smile showed that she did genuinely appreciate the gesture of being spoken to in ASL, and she responded by signing ‘Thank you’ in response, before speaking aloud.
”Though I can read your lips, so as long as you’re facing me when you talk, we can hold a verbal conversation. Still, I do appreciate the gesture.”Heidi got in the passenger seat of the car, and buckled up.
Cleo couldn’t hide her grin as she swayed like a little innocent girl. “What little ol’ me?” However her eyes did light up at the mention of her jacket. “A late night road trip? Awesome!” she said, trying to avoid being too loud, she quickly went in and grabbed her black leather jacket before heading out with the other two.
Heading down to Kaylee's car, Cleo was belining for the front passenger seat when her beloved teacher smiled at her and called Heidi shotgun. “Bu… Bu... Bu… Fine” she admitted in defeat. Once sorted Cleo jumped in the back before leaning forward. “So where are we going? Not another nightclub I hope.” Cleo loves drinking as much as the next person, but she could go through another action replay of last night.
As Kaylee started the car she turned her head toward Cleo so that Heidi could catch what she was saying as well.
"No. No night clubs till all of you are old enough. Without fake IDs." Raising an eyebrow she pointedly looked at Cleo’s lack of a seat belt and as the girl settled back and put it on Kaylee drove out of the lot.
Settling into driving Kaylee decided to fill the silence. Reaching over to lightly touch Heidi on the arm she waited until she could feel the girl's eyes on her. Signing 'Thank you' she continued.
"I often needed a place that I could open up and talk about things freely. When you're young and struggling with things others don't understand it's important to know that you can relax. So I would, oftentimes find myself walking trails in my Virginia home town. I found nature soothing. Understandable with the fact that I can see auras and read energies." She paused and let that sink in.
Weaving into light traffic Kaylee headed past the main bulk of the city.
"Sometimes you have to understand how everything fits together to realize how to proceed. Or you need a moment away to know what you did was wrong. But you can't get that if you're constantly bombarded by your own self importance. My escapes to a location where I could breathe freely helped me think things through."They were passing the airport and Kaylee made the turn off for Dockweiler Beach.
"When I came out to California it was a big change. And at first I didn't have anywhere I could go to get away. But I found a place. I'm not taking you there but there's something I found peaceful about a beach at night time that is...soothing and relaxing that I think will help you both."