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1-5 Boarding the Plane

Date: August 27-28
Place: Unregistered Island

[Noel]

"As you already know, this is an island which nobody knows. An island for people just like you, " Vincent told me.

It took me by surprise when he unexpectedly started to give me private information that even Patrick couldn't have shared with me.

Well, it is just the two of us here anyway.

"People like me?" I murmured.

"And it's not just an island. It's an organization built to secure our future. But it's a shame that even I don't know the details, " he said.

"Could you tell me what's been happening when I was in the infirmary for last few days?" I asked.

    He was confused and hesitated at first but decided to discuss it after he realized what I was talking about.

"We were busy sending reinforcements to Japan. But for some reason all the planes that departed never made it. We don't know what happened, whether they are alive or dead right now. And we don't have the time to investigate either. But I'm sure the higher-ups are trying to hide something from us, " he said looking serious.

"There are other planes?" I asked as I tried to squish a little more information for me to work up with.

"Yes. But this is the last one and I will make this successful, " he said gritting his teeth.

Who knows? Maybe he had some friends on those planes.

I just smiled and silence spread to this little room we have. But he decided to break it first.

"Above all, I just want to say I'm sorry, " he looked at me with those sad eyes. A look of pity? Or more like a look of guilt.

"For what?" I tried to looked as confused as he expects me to be.

"Just remember I'm on your side. I'm your friend, " he reassured me.

    I glared at him, holding a handgun as I pointed it at his head and aimed. I couldn't take it anymore and snapped.

"Stop beating around the bush and get to the point. I'm sick of you trying to make me figure out something with just those few words," I threatened him.

He rashly spoke after he sees me wrap my finger on the trigger.

"The memory serum can manipulate one's mind and I'm sorry if we couldn't do anything about it when they injected it to you multiple times, " he raised his two hands and trembled, looking at the tip of my gun which is between his eyebrows.

    I lowered my gun and looked away from him. I was trying to hide my face as I smirk and thought to myself.

    It's just as I anticipated. So that's why I was losing some of my memories and feeling deja vu all the time.

    I've become suspicious since last month when I woke up lying in a bed of the infirmary for seven days in a row. And they were always there to explain the situation which I don't recall the events they're telling me. Ever since then, I've been keeping it all to myself.

Trusting no one.

    "But I think you can remember something if you go to Japan and meet her, " he replied between the silence I made.

    I didn't know what he was talking about and I wanted to know more but someone suddenly spoke in the transmitter before I could ask.

[Vincent]