Impractically Broken

Chapter 9

Sal shuddered and wiped his hand against Q's jacket. He groaned softly and continued walking. Q had gone quiet after that, so Neleh was alone. The rest of the walk was awkward and uncomfortable for everyone since no one had anything to say. Q had tried to start a conversation a few times, but nobody wanted to talk. They just wanted to get to the park as quickly as humanly possible.

"There you guys are!"

Everyone jumped at Murray's shrill voice. They hadn't expected to meet up with him and Joe so early. Sal smiled weakly and quietly thanked God that he could be with someone other than Q and Neleh. If Sal were to be honest, he'd say that the two of them scared the life out of his body. Murray smiled back and walked up to the three of them.

"Merçi beaucoup Neleh. Q est avec vous?"

Neleh nodded her head and smiled. She seemed to understand Murray completely. Sal looked at Q for help but he was just as lost as Sal was. They watched as Murr and Neleh talked in some strange, jumbled language before Neleh turned around, waved goodbye, and ran off in the opposite direction.

"What the hell just happened?" Sal asked, confused beyond belief.

"C'est n'est importante pas."

"English please."

"Oh sorry. I said 'it's not important.' Me and Neleh speak French."

Q rolled his eyes and started to laugh, joking about how Neleh was the only person that understood Murray. Sal and Murray both joined him as Joe walked up to them. He had a really serious look on his face, which was never good. Everyone went quiet and gave Joe their full attention.

"Guys," Joe started. "We have a huge problem."
-------------------------------------------------------I very vaguely remember someone saying that Murray spoke French. If he doesn't, he does now. Also, sorry if a few things are misspelled, don't make sense, or don't have the proper accents. I haven't used French in awhile and I used the French setting on my phone.