4 Dr. Sykes

"Me? Help you? I barely even know you. Besides what about my parents? The police?" Six says confused.

"The police wont help us it's no use. I don't even know who or where your parents are." Darwin says.

"If you just go to the police we could find my parents. Duh." Six says now irritated.

"No! We aren't going to the god damn police!" Darwin argues.

She stands up and leaves. Owen looks down and clears his throat. Six looks at him for answers.

"She'll warm up to you. Don't worry." He says.

"It's not that. I just don't understand why we can't get professional help."

"It's complicated."

"Everything's complicated!"

Owen stops and leans closer to Six.

"Sometimes things are better left alone. And the police is one of the things." He says, "we will find your parents, I promise."

He looks Six in the eye and smiles.

"But then what?" She asks.

"I don't know...." he says, the smile on his face fading away.

A few hours later Six was in her room sketching on some spare paper she found. Over the years she's practiced since there was nothing to do in the room she was placed in by the man. He let her draw, but only because that's all she had. So, it turns out she became very skilled at it.

Owen knocks on the door gently and opens it to a crack.

"We have an idea." He says, "have you ever heard of social media?"

"Uh, yeah once but that was years ago. What is it?" Six answers.

"Well I'm pretty sure you know what internet is, but it's like a community of people on an app who post things or talk on it. Almost everyone has some sort of an account." He says, "And your mom or dad might too. We just need a first and last name."

"Uh, my moms name is Miranda Sykes and my dads is Allen Sykes."

".....Allen Sykes?" Owen asks in disbelief, "uh, right okay. Me and Darwin will look them up...." he says and rushes away nervously.

Six continues sketching for about thirty seconds and jumps at Darwin shouting, "What?!". She gets off the bed and walks out of the room. She walks towards the living room and peeks around the corner.

"Darwin! Shut up!" Owen hisses, looking around.

Six quickly presses herself against the wall so she isn't seen.

"That's CRAZY. Impossible actually!" Darwin hisses back, astonished.

"It explains a lot though. Why she went missing and why she was kids napped by O' Brien of all people." He says.

Six steps in.

"How does that explain anything??" Six asks.

"Oh...Six, hey." Darwin says nervously.

"What's going on?" Six demands.

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