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Meredith held his hand a moment longer as she locked her eyes on his. Finally, she let go and shut the door behind her. Inwardly she pleaded he would be calm. Like all teenagers and experiments alike, these children could be quite unpredictable. Her high heels made a continuous clicking noise as she trekked back to the circular desk and again started down Alex's hall. This time the monitors did not look up. The guards by the door did give her nod, which usually meant the boy was been restless, to say the least, this morning.

Before she slid her card to allow her to enter his vault door, she spoke on an intercom, "Alex, it's Dr. Abernathy. I'm coming in now." Meredith did her best to try not to alarm him, for he tended to teeter from agile and edgy to quiet and observant. It was a mystery every day as to which he would be. As the door opened, she was surprised to find him dressed and waiting patiently on his bed. "Good morning Alex. I'd like you to come with me today. We have something we'd like to show you." She said it all with a calm and collected tone. Shoving her hands in her pockets, she waited for him to think on it and respond. "Oh, and I have something for you."

From her pocket, she pulled a book of famous quotes that she had picked up from the book store last night. Closing the gap between them, she approached his bed and sat the book beside him cautiously, "Thought it might come in handy with your writing or just be fun to read." She shrugged and turned to walk back toward the vault door. It wasn't unusual for her to bring any of the subjects items, especially ones they had talked about in session or they had a particular question about. Alex had not asked Meredith for a book, she simply wanted to give it to him, mostly she was curious to see what quotes he would be most drawn to.