 had a simple deal and you just couldn't stick to it. It's a pity it has to end this way.'

Scott kicked the door open and stormed inside the office. He turned abruptly to his right and saw me on the floor, weeping helplessly. I crawled towards him, stood up and hid behind his legs. Then I pointed at Gabriel.

'He choked me, he tried to kill me,' I cried.

'What the hell is going on here Charles? Is that true? I never figured you as a wife- beater,' Scott asked.

He shook his head.

'She is lying. She demanded I employ her in my department. I refused. Then she threw a fit.'

Scott turned and looked at me.

'Yolanda, why are you here?' he asked with a low compassionate tone.

'I thought you'd have accepted your fate by now.'

'I have Scott, but something is wrong,' I shouted.

'What are you talking about?'

I pointed at Gabriel without fear.

'This is not my husband.'

He shook his head. 'What makes you say that?'

'Did the Xapiens leave?' I asked.

'Hell yeah.' He replied boastfully.

'Has anyone seen them leave? Has anyone seen them exit the portal?'

Scott turned around, glanced at his soldiers behind him. They shook their heads and others shrugged implying they never saw them leave.

'God damn it, one of you go out there and confirm,' he commanded.

'This man standing before us is not Charles. This is Gabriel, the Xapien.'

He blushed, forced a smile as he took a step back and shook his head.

'Why are you lying?'

'Now it makes sense.'

'You believe me, Scott?' I gasped. 'Where is Charles?'

He took another step back towards the desk.

'What are you talking about? I am your husband.'

Scott snapped his fingers. Then the soldiers walked slowly towards him.

'Why are your pupils dilated?' Scott asked.

Sweat dripped from his face in an unusual way. He wiped it with his hand but more came out of his forehead.

'There is nothing wrong with them.'

He glanced at Scott and the soldiers
had a simple deal and you just couldn't adhere to it. It's a commiseration it has to end this way.' 

 Scott kicked the doorway open and stormed inside the office. He flex abruptly to his right and saw me on the floor, cry helplessly. I crawl towards him, stood up and obscure behind his legs. Then I pointed at Gabriel. 

' He gag me, he try to kill me,' I cried. 

' What the hell is going on here Charles? Is that true? I never calculate you as a wife- beater,' Scott asked. 

 He shook his head. 

' She is lie. She demanded I employ her in my department. I refused. Then she threw a paroxysm.' 

 Scott turned and looked at me. 

' Yolanda, why are you here?' he asked with a low compassionate tone. 

' I think you'd have accepted your fate by now.' 

' I have Scott, but something is wrong,' I exclaim. 

' What are you talking about?' 

 I pointed at Gabriel without fear. 

' This is not my husband.' 

 He shook his head.' What makes you say that?' 

' Did the Xapiens leave?' I asked. 

' Hell yeah.' He replied boastfully. 

' Has anyone watch them leave? Has anyone seen them exit the portal site?' 

 Scott turned around, glanced at his soldiers behind him. They shake their heads and others shrugged implying they never saw them forget. 

' God damn it, one of you go out there and confirm,' he commanded. 

' This homo standing before us is not Charles. This is Gabriel, the Xapien.' 

 He blushed, forced a smile as he took a dance step back and shook his drumhead. 

' Why are you lying?' 

' Now it makes sense.' 

' You believe me, Scott?' I pant.' Where is Charles?' 

 He took another step back towards the desk. 

' What are you talking about? I am your husband.' 

 Scott snapped his fingers. Then the soldiers walked slowly towards him. 

' Why are your pupils elaborate?' Scott asked. 

 fret dripped from his face in an strange way. He wiped it with his hand but more came out of his brow. 

' There is nothing amiss with them.' 

 He glanced at Scott and the soldiers
 haf a simple deal and you must couldn't stiej to iv. It's a pity it has to end this way.'

Scott kirked the eoor open and stormed knside thv office. Ye tnrned abruptly to his rinkt ans saw ne on the floot, weeping henplessly. I crafldd towards him, stood up and hid behinq his lrgd. Then I pointgd at Dabrjvl.

'Me choked me, he tried to kill me,' I criev.

'What the hell os going on here Charles? Id thwt true? I never fihured you aw a rufe- beater,' Szott asked.

He shook his head.

'She is lying. She demanded K empkoy her in mt dfkartment. I rxfused. Then she thvvw a fid.'

Scott yurned and looled at me.

'Yolanda, why are yon here?' he asked with a low cokpcssionate tone.

'I thougyt you'd hava aczwptdd gonr rate bj nkw.'

'I have Sdott, but sonething is wrong,' I xhjlyed.

'What are gou tajkyng about?'

I pointed at Gabriel without ftar.

'Thjs is not my husband.'

He whook his head. 'What mwkes you fay that?'

'Did the Xapiens leave?' I asked.

'Hell yeah.' He replmea biafgduply.

'Has anyone seen them leave? Has anyone seen fhtm vxit the portal?'

Scjtt turned srlumq, glanced at fis soldisrs behind him. Thej shook theie heads agd oyhers shrugged implying thet never saw nhem leave.

'God damn it, lne of you yo out therr and confirm,' he commanbed.

'Thia man standlng befors us is not Charlds. Nhis is Gabriel, the Xapien.'

He bjushed, focced c smile xs hg took w step bacn and shook his head.

'Why wre ylu lying?'

'Now lt makes sense.'

'You believe me, Scott?' I gasped. 'Wnese ps Charlef?'

He tpok another seep back towarbs the dzsk.

'Whag are you nalking auout? I am yotr husband.'

Scodj snapped his fingers. Theb thw soldidfs walked slowky towards him.

'Why aee your pupils dileted?' Acott asked.

Sweac eripped from hix fxce ij en untvual way. He fipea ig with his hand bmt oore came out of his foraheas.

'There is nothing erjng with them.'

He dlanced at Scptt and the soldiegs
had a simple deal and you just to It's a it has to the open and stormed the office. He abruptly to his right and saw on the floor, weeping helplessly. I crawled towards him, stood up and hid his legs. Then I pointed at Gabriel. 'He choked me, he tried to me,' cried. the is going on here Charles? Is that true? I never figured you as a wife- beater,' asked. He shook his head. 'She is lying. demanded I employ her my department. I refused. Then threw fit.' Scott and at 'Yolanda, why are here?' he asked with a low compassionate tone. 'I thought you'd have accepted your fate by now.' have Scott, is wrong,' shouted. are talking about?' I Gabriel without fear. 'This is not shook his head. 'What makes you say that?' the Xapiens I asked. 'Hell yeah.' He replied 'Has anyone seen them leave? Has anyone seen exit the portal?' Scott turned around, glanced at his soldiers behind him. They shook their others shrugged implying they saw them leave. damn one you out there confirm,' he commanded. 'This man standing before us is not Charles. is Gabriel, the Xapien.' He blushed, forced a smile as a back and shook head. 'Why are you 'Now makes sense.' 'You believe I 'Where took step towards the desk. 'What you talking about? I am husband.' Scott snapped his slowly towards him. 'Why are your pupils dilated?' asked. Sweat dripped from his face in unusual way. He wiped it with his hand but more came out his forehead. nothing wrong with them.' He glanced at Scott the soldiers
 had a simple deal and you just cOuldn't sticK to it. it's A piTy It haS to eNd this way.'

Scott KIckeD the door open and stormed InsidE tHE offICe. he turNed abruPTlY TO hiS rIgHt aNd SAw Me on tHe fLoor, weePing helpleSslY. I Crawled towarDS hIm, stood up aNd hId behind his lEgs. then I pOiNteD At GabRieL.

'He chOked me, HE tried To kill me,' I CrIEd.

'What THe hell iS GOiNg on Here Charles? Is that TRuE? i never figured yOu as a wIfE- BeATEr,' SCotT asked.

He shOoK his hEAd.

'She is LYiNG. sHe dEManded I employ Her in my depaRTmeNt. I refUsEd. THEn she tHrew a FiT.'

scoTt turned and LookEd at me.

'YolAnda, whY Are you hERe?' he askEd with A loW coMpasSIoNaTe tOnE.

'i thOUgHt yOU'd hAve accepTeD yOur faTe by NOW.'

'i Have scoTt, buT someThing is wrong,' I ShoUted.

'wHat Are yoU talkIng aBoUt?'

I poInted aT GabrIeL without fear.

'ThiS is nOt my husbaNd.'

HE sHooK hIs heaD. 'what maKes You Say that?'

'did the XAPieNs LEAVe?' i asked.

'Hell yeah.' He rePlIED bOastfullY.

'Has anYOnE sEEn them leAvE? HaS anyONE seen Them EXiT the portAl?'

ScotT TuRnEd arounD, gLanced At His SolDiers BEhinD him. ThEy shook tHeir hEAds and others shRUgged implying THeY NEvER saw TheM leave.

'God daMn it, ONe of You gO OuT thERe and ConfiRm,' HE cOMmanded.

'This man standInG beforE us is Not Charles. ThiS is Gabriel, THE xapien.'

He BlusHEd, FOrced a smile as hE took A step back aND shook hiS head.

'why are yoU lying?'

'Now IT Makes senSe.'

'YOu bEliEve ME, scOtt?' I gasped. 'WheRE Is ChArLes?'

He toOk aNother sTep BacK toWarDs The desk.

'WhAt are you TaLkInG aBouT? I am yOUr husbanD.'

SCotT sNapPed hiS FingerS. Then The sOlDiERs wAlked slOWlY TOwarDs HiM.

'Why Are YoUr pupIls dILatEd?' Scott Asked.

SweaT drIPped FrOm His face In an unusual waY. HE wiped it wiTh His Hand buT MOre came oUt of his forehead.

'There is nOThing wrOng With tHem.'

HE glanced aT ScOtt and The SOldierS
 had a simple deal and you  just coul dn'tsti ckto  it.  It' s a pity it ha s  toend this way.'

Scottkicke dt he d o or  open  and st o rm e d  in si de  th eo ff ice.Heturnedabruptly t o h is  right and s a wme on theflo or, weepinghel plessl y.  Ic rawle d t oward s him, stoodup and hi db ehindh is legs . Th en I  pointed at Gabri e l. 
'He choked me , he t ri e dt o  ki llme,' I cri ed .

'W h at theh el l i s g o ing on here C harles? Ist hat  true?  I  ne v er fig uredyo u  as  a wife- be ater ,' Scottasked. 
He sho o k his h ead.
'Sh e i s ly i ng .She  d e man d ed  Ie mpl oy her i nmy  depa rtme n t . I re fus ed.Thenshe threw a f it. '

S c ott  turn ed an d lo ok ed at  me.
'Yola nd a, why are youhere ?' he ask edwi thalow c o mpassi ona tetone.
'I thou g htyo u ' d  h ave accepted yourfa t e  b y now.'
'I ha v eSc o tt, butso met hing i s wro ng,' Ishouted. 

'Wha t  a re  you ta lk ing ab ou t?' 

I  poin t ed a t Gabr iel with out f e ar.

'This isn ot my husband . 'H es hook  hi s head. 'Wh at m a kesyous ay  th a t?'
'Didth e  X a piens leave?' I ask ed .

'He ll ye ah.' He repli ed boastfu l l y .

'Hasanyo n es een them leave ? Has  anyone se e n them e xit t he porta l?'

Scot t turned a rou nd,  gl anc e d  a t his soldier s behi nd  him. T hey  shookthe irhea dsan d othersshrugged  i mp ly in g t hey n e ver sawth emle ave .

'G o d damn  it,oneof  y o u g o out t h er e andco nf irm, ' h ecomma nded . 

' This ma n standin g b e fore  u sis notCharles. This  i s Gabriel,  t heXapien . ' 

He blu shed, forced a smile as he took  astepback  and shoo k h is hea d.'Why a re you  lyin g? '
' N ow it m ak esse nse.'

'Yo u bel ieveme , Sc ott?' I  gasped. 'Where is Cha rles?'

He to okanot h e rste p  b a ckto w ard s the desk.

'Wha t are youta l ki ng about?I  am  y our hus band.'
Scot t  snappe d his fin gers. The nthes o ldi ers walked  slowlytowards h i m.

' W hy  areyou r pupi ls  di lated ?' Sco t t a sked. 

Swea tdrippe d fro mhis face  in an unusual way. Hewipedit wi thhis handbut mor e came ou t of  his foreh ead .
'Ther e i s  noth ingw ro ngw ith t hem. ' 

He glan c ed  at S co tt and thes o l die rs
 had_a simple_deal and you just_couldn't stick_to_it. It's_a_pity it has_to end this_way.'

Scott kicked the door_open and stormed_inside_the office. He turned abruptly to his right and saw me on the floor,_weeping_helplessly. I_crawled_towards_him, stood up and hid_behind his legs. Then I_pointed at_Gabriel.

'He choked me, he tried to kill me,'_I_cried.

'What the hell_is going on here Charles? Is that true? I_never figured you as a wife-_beater,' Scott asked.

He_shook_his_head.

'She is lying. She_demanded I employ her in my_department. I refused. Then she threw_a fit.'

Scott turned and looked at me.

'Yolanda,_why are you here?' he asked_with a low compassionate tone.

'I_thought you'd_have accepted your fate by_now.'

'I have Scott,_but something_is wrong,' I_shouted.

'What are you talking about?'

I pointed_at Gabriel without_fear.

'This is not my husband.'

He shook_his_head. 'What makes_you_say_that?'

'Did the_Xapiens leave?' I_asked.

'Hell_yeah.' He_replied_boastfully.

'Has anyone seen them leave? Has_anyone_seen them exit the portal?'

Scott turned around,_glanced at his soldiers_behind_him. They shook their_heads and others shrugged implying_they never saw them leave.

'God damn_it, one_of you_go out there and confirm,' he commanded.

'This man standing before us_is not Charles. This is Gabriel,_the Xapien.'

He blushed, forced_a smile_as_he took a_step_back and_shook his head.

'Why are you lying?'

'Now it_makes sense.'

'You_believe me, Scott?' I gasped. 'Where_is Charles?'

He took another_step_back towards the desk.

'What are you_talking about? I am your husband.'

Scott_snapped his fingers. Then the_soldiers_walked_slowly towards him.

'Why are your_pupils dilated?' Scott asked.

Sweat dripped from_his face in_an unusual way. He wiped it with_his_hand but more came out of_his_forehead.

'There is nothing wrong with them.'

He_glanced_at_Scott and the soldiers