Chapter 3 - Red Hope @ redhope.net

"I suspect no longer than two days." The terminator nodded at the kitchen area. "There's enough food
for a week." She then indicated the phone again. "If I fail my mission, then you may either call 911 to
get out of here or you can call Chola."
"Chola" Sarah pulled up the address book and saw the second name in the book below Cameron's.
"Who is she"
"She is your second option," Cameron informed. "She will come here, pick you up, and take you away
from this area so you can go into hiding."
Sarah lowered the phone to her lap. "You trust her"
The terminator hadn't expected for Sarah to ask this, but she liked the question. "Yes, and she's been
well paid to do this too." She tilted her head and added, "If you do go back to Los Angeles, and you
find later that the Reese Brothers are after you then you can still contact Chola. She has this cell phone
number so she'll know it's you."
Slowly Sarah nodded her head now that she realized she was well covered by the terminator's plans.
She took a deep breath and seriously asked, "Do you think you could fail"
Cameron clenched her jaw but tried to gauge how to reply. "It is difficult to say. I am far better...
trained than the Reese Brothers." She saw that Sarah caught her own hesitation. "However, they could
be expecting me."
"And have something setup," Sarah muttered. She combed her hair back and frowned. "So, I just sit
here and wait"
"Yes."
The college student swallowed and exchanged a look with the terminator. But her stare traveled over to
the Glock on the coffee table.
Cameron followed her gaze to the handgun too. "I will give you another Glock and several magazines.
You must keep one handgun on you at all times until this is finished."
Sarah just nodded.
The terminator knew this was difficult for her charge, but she had gone through a lot of work to prepare
for this moment. She reached out and gingerly turned Sarah's head to her. "You must promise me that
you will remain here."
Sarah dropped her eye contact.
"You must promise," Cameron emphasized again. "I cannot properly perform my mission if I'm under
the impression you're not safe."
Sarah closed her eyes and murmured, "You went through a lot of trouble for this."
The terminator carefully regarded Sarah then softly confessed, "Yes." She found green eyes on her
again.
"Alright," Sarah murmured, "I promise."