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All the while, Sasha felt like she was reading a story. It simply could not be true, but all that happened only served to prove Leo's tale. Unless... "Can I see the pictures?" she asked, almost afraid of what she will discover. It looked like he had been serious about the whole thing, but the story was just like something a crazy person would come up with. Not that she thought Leo was crazy or anything, but what he told her was unbelievable. This would be something that came from those horror movies with psychic people who foretold terrible events. But this was real, and something did happen, and everything was just sinking in and Sasha could not help but believe it. The fact that his brother had known about it, though, and had been willing to check the hotel must have meant that he believed him. Everything seemed to add up too nicely well to be mere coincidence.

Was she afraid of Leo now? No, strangely enough. He didn't seem odd or dangerous to her at all. He seemed nothing like a normal person's definition of a crazy person. Leo was still a little boy who lived with his brother in the apartment near her own, a little boy who loved his brother dearly and humanely, a little boy who just happened to dream about someone and that led to saving her life.

It was no wonder Leo had wanted to keep something like this a secret. Anyone else would have tried to have him tested for insanity or something of the sort. If anyone did happen to believe his ability... There would be the real crazy people who would try to exploit Leo's abilities for their own purposes, or they might try to have him killed if only to ensure some of the notorious murderers or kidnappers can never be found. Something as serious as this had to be kept a secret, and the weight of that revelation was crushing Sasha.

Sasha checked the table and indeed found the sketchpad, flipping through it and gasping. There were the pictures of the missing woman, in incredible detail, and she looked like she was suffering. No doubt scenes from Leo's nightmare. There was even the hotel's name there, and she had all the proof she needed. This only gave her even more incentive to keep Leo's secret. It was both a gift and a curse, for both Leo and everyone around him.

"This is incredible," she whispered as she examined the pages. "If it wasn't such a dangerous thing, I would say your gift can be the solution to the problem with finding murderers and kidnappers and everything!"

Sasha nodded, even though Leo would not see it. "It probably is better that you don't have these dreams, but they're here now and I'm guessing you don't know what to do with it," she said, putting the sketchpad down. "I guess the only thing we can do is make sure no one else knows about it and hope that no one believes the police. There are people who will try to go after you because of these nightmares, so you might have to lay low until all this excitement dies down. Thanks for sharing your secret with me, though." She suddenly remembered the trial that was supposed to come up. It was likely that Leo and his brother would have to testify, for they were witnesses.

"Nah, I'm just fine. The salad I had earlier is enough for the next hour or so," Sasha replied. "I wonder what would happen if you did have those dreams again... Maybe you can draw them and I can drop hints to the police. I dunno. What do you suppose?" She highly doubted that Leo would be all that comfortable with leaving things alone if he had a similar dream again, but with things as they are it would be impossibly dangerous to go on some investigation. Some notes for the police might suffice, if they took them seriously, that is. For all she knew, the notes might be thrown away just like the police laughed at Leo.

"I would like to see some sketches then," Sasha said, thinking of maybe a request. "How about you draw your brother?" She would like to see what Leo remembered of Asher and probably how their relationship would influence his art style. It would also be interesting to see how well he could draw. It might give her an idea about what to suggest as an occupation. "Maybe also describe him while you draw. I know you two are really close, but I just want to know exactly how you see him with or without your sight."

As Sasha waited for Leo, she suddenly thought she felt a thump and wondered if he fell or something. After a few seconds of wondering, she decided she would wait a few minutes. If he didn't come back, she would check on him. In the meantime, she would take a look at the apartment. It looked so old and leaky and rundown, which was probably typical considering the brothers' situation. Even so, her brother had heard the landlord usually overcharged for rent. Assuming Asher was the only one to work, how long did he have to work to pay for this place, feed himself and his brother, pay for the electricity, and everything? Such a thing would seem impossible and most people would have gotten fed up and left a long time ago... For these reasons, she was glad Samuel had decided to share their current apartment with Chase and Cherry.

Once again, in great detail. Sasha marveled at the drawing Leo had created, though the glasses caused her to raise an eyebrow. She didn't remember seeing any glasses on him when she saw him. "Your brother wore glasses?" she asked. "Does he wear contacts now or something?" That would probably make sense, but it didn't look like he had any problem seeing things and it would be expected that the contacts would have been taken out when the doctors worked on him. Maybe his eyes just got better. It happens.

Sasha smiled then. "He does look good with glasses. I can't imagine why he would get picked on for them," she said. "I can tell you and Asher are really close. Have you always been like that? Or maybe there was a time when you couldn't stand each other?" She also noticed that Leo and his brother looked nothing alike, as if they might as well have been total strangers. It was because of that lack of resemblance that she, her brother, and their friends had thought the two were boyfriends or something. At this, Sasha frowned. Leo and Asher looked like they could have been a good couple.