Nova

Chapter 5

i was beggining to wake up but i felt a hand on waist and my legs where slightly tangled with someones elses, i opened my eyes to see i was face to face with Chris. we had moved in our sleep and now we were kind of cuddling, i stared at him a little not creepily just admiring, he looked so cute when sleeping, peaceful even, i noticed he was beggining to wake up too so i shut my eyes and pretended i was a sleep but he knew i was awake "i knew you couldnt resist me" he muttered sleepily "dont flatter yourself, i didnt do this you must have" he opened his eyes fully and looked directly at me "well maybe you're the one whos irresistable" i could feel my cheeks burning red but i tried to hide it and i began to move away from him and roll out of the bed. "sorry that was stupid of me to say" he said looking a little flustered his cheeks had gone a little red too, "its fine" i said. i grabbed the clothes from yesterday and heading to the bathroom to go for a quick shower "i'll be five minutes, make sure Sarah gets up" "okay he said climbing out of bed "once i get her up im going to see if i can find a supermarket or grocery store and get us some food for this trip". i went for my shwer which felt amazing, i havent had a real shower for god knows how long, Sarah went after me and we were stuck wearing the same clothes as yesterday but its not bad, better than hospital type clothes.

Chris came back and he looked worried "we gotta go, i got some food but we're going to have to eat it on the train." "what why?" "they're here". i quickly grabbed my shoes and flung them on, we heard guys shouting and they were heading our way, we climbed out the window and down the fire escape and ran for the train station. we managed to get there without being caught but it was close they must have got into our room just as we left the window. one thing i realised we hadnt discussed, where we were going "hey chris where exactly are we heading?" i asked "my house, in London, they didnt know i owned a place up there, actually they didnt know much about me which i guess is handy, it about 5 hours on the train and it should be here about now, we can stay there and figure out things from that point on but we have a long journey ahead of us to get there" "so we will be living with you?" "yes thats correct, any problems with that?" "no" was all i said but what i thought was "so i dont get to see my family or my friends at least not for a long while, i wonder if they miss me or have called the police, they probably suspect im dead, i have been gone 5 months now, and what about Sarah and her family and everyone she cared about".

We got on the train and sat at a 4 seater, it was about 8 in the morning but there was few people on the train, we stayed near an exit in case some of the guards from whatever that place was shows up. i dont actually know the name of the place "Chris, what was that place we were in actually called?" i looked a little suprised but answered " it was called Smiths.Science.Institute or S.S.I for short, the guy doing the experiments was called Adam Smith his grandfather was like him and he has continued his work, to me they were both crazy and how i got involved i dont know how, i guess it was becuase i desperatly needed the money and work, i didnt realise what they were actually doing i thought it was to help people but once i was in on it they wouldnt let me leave and said if i were to try and escape they'd kill me so i didnt have much of a choice, until you came along" "what do you mean until i came along?" "i mean you had positive effects with the stuff, i dont know much about the actual procedure but i knew what it was doing to people and most people died from the stuff or were simply that exhausted and worn out they gave up but not you, you and Sarah fought and accepted the change, You are special, youre strong" "so me and sarah are the only ones it worked for?" "well no, it kind of worked for others but like i said they were to worn out and gave up, if they had fought they would have made it" "okay. you look worn out yourself, you should sleep a little" "i woke up quite a lot last night and didnt get to sleep till late so i think i will". it was just me and Sarah and even though we talked a little in S.S.I we didnt really know much about each other "so, Sarah i dont really know you that well, what were you like before all this?" i asked "i was normal i guess but not normal, i guess you could say im kinda weird but not in like a creepy way, i had different interests than most people and i guess you could call me a fangirl" wow, shes more like me than i thought, "i was a fangirl too, i was pretty normal as well although i had a rather odd music taste" we gave each other a small smile but she said she was going to take a little nap too, i guess i was the only one not tired so i sat there and got lost in thought, thinking about everything, experinceing it again and again in my mind before i knew it i was in tears and i hadnt realised Chris had fell asleep on my shoulder so i accidentally woke him up. i wiped the tears away and he sat up "sorry, i didnt mean to wake you" "its fine, wait are you okay?" "yeah, im fine" i said although ive said that a lot and most times ive never really meant it, he did say anything else instead he grabbed me and wrapped his arms around me, holding me close and e whispered "its okay, crying isnt a sign of weakness you know, its sign of strength" "how can it be a sign of strength?" i asked "because if something was powerful enough to bring you to tears and you can pick yourself back up again, that is true strength" i didnt say anything else i just wrapped my arms around his back and hugged tight to which he retaliated. we sat on the train, occaisonally having a small conversation but the train finally stopped at London.