The comanding// Jupiter Ascending

Chapter 4

    I bolt up once hearing a knock at the door. I look over to see Jupiter on the floor as well, "Jupe... Jupe get up." I say pulling her to sit up. "Katherine? Everything all right?" We hear a voice from outside the door I'm pretty sure was Austin. "Yeah, no, no. We're good. I'll be down in a sec." She responds, the three of us just look at each other, "what happened?" Jupiter asks, I look at her. "I don't know," I reply.

    We help Katherine pick out a dress and leave. The whole ride home I couldn't stop thinking about what happened at Katherine's house, I knew something happened I just can't remember what. We made it home and it was time for dinner with the family.

    "Picked up a referral. A townhouse. But it has to be Wednesday." Vassily stated more specifically to my mom. "Wednesday is full. Three houses" mom responded, "so do four," Vassily said with some attitude. My mom sighs "Мы не животные (we are not animals)" she says in Russian, Vassily didn't like it when my mother used Russain.

    "English Please. We use English in this house" he said obviously tired of having to remind her, my mom didn't like his attitude with her so she shot back. "Use whatever you like. You sound like Stalin to me" her remark caused Jupiter and I to laugh slightly which made our mom look at us. "Stalin? I'm Stalin? You don't want the money. I'll give it to, uh, Gleb's crew." Vassily responds clinking his beer bottle with Gleb's, Gleb replies with a 'thank you' my mom rolls her eyes "We'll take it" she spat, obviously annoyed with my cousin.

    He takes another sip of his beer "big surprise" he says sarcastically. Jupiter looks over to me and I nod, "hey Cousin, speaking of money, Saturn and I were wondering if..." He interrupted her before she could finish, "oh, let me guess. Another advance. For what this time? Shoes? A new phone?" Vassily spat Jupiter looks between me and our other cousin. "We'll earn it back." I say looking at Vassily, he scoffs, "no, you mean you'll waste it trying to make yourselves feel better by buying something you don't need."

    "So, instead of feeling better, we should save our money and feel worse?" I ask him with an expression on my face that asked 'are you stupid'. "Exactly. Now, you two are smart girls. I will admit it may be none of my business, but that is probably the reason you are not married," Vassily deadpans, I couldn't take it anymore I stood up "please excuse me" I say and start walking downstairs I can hear my mom yelling at my cousin in Russian, I go down and sit at the computer, I open up eBay and look at the telescope that we want to buy, which is why we asked for an advance.

    "Hey. You ok?" Jupiter asks as she comes down the steps, "yeah, yeah I'm good. I just can't stand him sometimes. You know?" I look over to her and she smiles and nods. We hear footsteps and both look over to the stairs to see Vladie sprinting down.

    "Hey, what was that about? You're not having second thoughts are you?" He looks between me and Jupiter. "What if we are?" Jupiter responds, Vladie looks around nervously and grabs a stool, and pulls it over so he's sitting in front of us.

    "Girls, these people, they're counting on you," he says I roll my eyes. "Have you even looked at this thing?" Jupiter asks, pointing to the little blue pamphlet explaining the procedure. "Why do they have to use words like "harvesting"? It's just creepy." I nod in response, Vladie crumbles up the paper.

    "Why would you guys read this?" he throws the now crumbled-up pamphlet into the trash. "You heard what the doctor said. It's not a big deal. You go in, cash comes out." My sister and I give him a disgusted look, "this money, I'm telling you, I have real plans, serious plans. I believe this money's gonna mean something, possibly life-changing, for all of us." He emphasizes the last part looking between Jupiter and I.

    I look over at the telescope "Ok, I'll do it" I look over at Jupiter "you on the other hand will not" I stood up and walked over to the stairs "this isn't up for discussion, you're not doing this" with that I walked up the stairs and up to my shared room. The next day I woke up and took a shower then brushed my teeth. I got dressed in a pair of ripped black jeans, a black cami, and a red and black flannel and left it unbuttoned. I put on my converse, applied a little mascara, grabbed my phone and wallet and headed out the door to the clinic. After signing in using Katherine's name I went and sat down messing with my phone nervously, ladies were starting to stare at me so I decided to go on my phone, when I opened it I saw a picture of these weird figures holding Katherine.

    "Ms. Dunlevy? Excuse me. You are Katherine Dunlevy, aren't you?" The nurse in front of me asked, I looked up and slowly nodded, "the doctor is ready." I nod and stand up to follow her as I am about to walk back. I see Jupiter walk in "uh, one moment" I tell the nurse she nods and I walk over to Jupiter and grab her arm and pull her over so I could talk to her.

    "Jupiter. What are you doing here?" I ask in a hushed whisper, "I'm not gonna let you be the only one to donate. This is a big thing. I'm not letting you go through this alone." She responded but before I could answer the nurse called back. "Ms. Dunlevy we really must get you back there!" She said sternly I sighed and nodded. Jupiter squeezed my hand and gave me a smile. I squeezed her hand and walked back looking back seeing Jupiter sign in.

    I get taken to a room and they give me a hospital gown and tell me to get changed. I nod, I get undressed and put my close on the bed I was sitting on. A nurse came in and got me and took me to the operating room, which had 4 doctors, and nurses in there. They laid me down on the little chair and put a mask over my face and secured it in the back, and a heart monitor clip on my finger. I start to freak out "I-I think there's something wrong." I say starting to hyperventilate the nurse just tells me "it's the hormones, dear."

    It didn't make me feel any better, they all started to tell me reassuring things, "don't worry. You'll be fine" the nurse on the side said to me. "Trust me, honey. I could do this procedure with my eyes closed." The doctor said to adjust the light. None of this made me feel any better. I didn't want to be here or do this anymore. "Please, please, no don't do this please!" I beg tears starting to weld up in my eyes. "Just relax," the nurse holding the mask up to my face says, they then attach four metal bands, one on each leg and arm.

    I become paralyzed and start to float up and flip over. "I-I can't move my arms! My legs!" I say starting to really freak out. "Get a sample, make sure this is the right one." The doctor says calmly to the nurse who was holding the mask to my face. "Please, stop!" I beg as I feel a piece of cold metal touch my neck. "It's her," the nurse responds. "Good. Kill her." The doctor says.

    "What!? No, no, somebody please help me!" I try to yell, the mask damping it. The nurse walks over and turns the dial for my oxygen all the way down so I have no supply. "No, No!" I say as I feel the air supply cut, I hear the doors bang open and some weird electrical shots, I look around and see those weird figure things from where the nurses and doctor stood, I also see a guy dressed in dark clothes.

    I start to gasp as there is no air left, I try to hold my breath to try and hold what air I have left, everything starts to go black and I start to feel light-headed, I feel the mask get ripped off of me. I gasp for air as I feel someone pick me up.

    "You all right?" He asks me if I start to feel light-headed again, "W-who are you?" I ask, he looks at me "Caine Wise. I'm here to help you." He says then everything goes black.