A Rooted Reality [OSC story]

Chapter 6: Stay Away

(Third person POV)

Noelle looked at Oscar's body slowly change. She made him turn back to the Cactus form. He was fainted on the ground, she could hear bones cracking and reforming in his body; it was horrifying yet she couldn't look away.

"I'm sorry." She mumbled and picked him up when his transformation completed.

She grabbed her ID card; which was the main reason she came in here, then walked out with Oscar in hand.

Noelle knocked on Mr. Winn's private office door. "Hello? Mr. Winn? It's Noelle."

"Come in." A mumble came from the inside.

She opened the door and walked closer to his desk. Mr. Winn was looking out the window, he was smoking a cigarette which gave a foul smell to the room.

Noelle set down Oscar's limp body on Mr. Winn's desk. "Went into the testing room and found him in there.." she mumbled.

Mr. Winn set his cigarette in a small tray below the window, then turned around.

"Thank you. We actually thought it may have died. The button to notify it wouldn't work." He grumbled and sat down in the chair on his side.

"Well, when I found him- er- it.. in there, it was acting quite hostile.." Noelle grumbled and crossed her arms.

"Ah, thank you for telling me. I'll handle it. Go sleep for the night, you deserve it." Mr. Winn smiled.

Noelle nodded and quickly exited the room.

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(Oscar's POV)

I woke up from a small droplet of water that hit my face. I slowly opened my eyes and yawned. My eyes looked around at the area I was in; A greenhouse. I didn't recognize the area, but it felt somewhat nice. There was plants scattered around the small space with some hanging from the ceiling.

What am I doing here-? What happened last night..? ah. I was knocked out... by Noelle. I grumbled to myself and noticed I was in my Cactus form. She must've changed me back.

It looked early in the morning, the sun was rising still and I could hear birds outside. Where was this greenhouse anyways? I never saw it before.

Just as I was getting to my feet I heard a slow whistling close by. Who else is here? This early in the morning too!?

I slowly walked towards the whistling; the ground was wet with dew, so I tried to walk carefully. I peaked over a potted lemon tree and saw a somewhat small Hispanic man, he wore brownish green overalls and red glasses. The man seemed to be in his mid 30s. He was watering a strawberry plant.

"I see you over there, no need to hide." The man smiled not keeping his eyes off the watering bucket.

Of course. Why is it always so hard for me to hide when I need to? I still didn't move. For all I know this guy could just be another person trying to hurt me!

The man set the watering can down and then moved to look at me. "Ah.. you seem scared. Well hm, I'm Ramiro. Friends' call me Ram! To be real with you, I don't know what Mr. Winn did to you. He just said for you to stay in here from now on, then left. He said people need to stay away from you. Something bout you being to hostile towards someone.."

"Hostile?! I didn't do shit!" I blurted and tapped my foot angrily.

"Ah, you talk..?" Ram jumped up.

"Yes..? He seriously didn't say anything about me? Well, I'm not surprised." I grumbled and sat down.

"Well if he didn't tell me anything how bout you? What are you?" Ram mumbled and fidgeted with his glasses.

"Human. As for what I am right now, I'm a species from a different planet. Heh not even sure if I'm supposed to be telling you this stuff. I'm the intern, from about a month or so ago. My name is Oscar Cecil. Top of my class, worked so hard to get here for it to become whatever the hell this is.." I sighed and looked at my hands.

Ram looked at me with a worrying expression. "your the aerospace intern?.. what did they do to you.."

"A lot." I said flatly and walked over to him. "Did Mr. Winn say anything about him coming back?" I asked curiously.

"Said something about coming sometime in the morning to get you for the whole day. Which is quite a long time.." He explained.

"Oh yeesh. Well while I'm waiting I better eat something.. now that I think of it, I haven't ate in the past 3 days." I grabbed a strawberry off the plant in front of Ram, and ate it.

I decided to rest a bit till Mr. Winn came. I'm guessing this was supposed to be a punishment of sorts. My room I was supposed to get with my internship was changed to this greenhouse. I didn't have a bed or my personal items, but at least there seemed to be someone who's kind to watch me.