Demon Child

Fresh Start

When I wake up, the first thing I do is shout out. Looking up all I can see is a concerned looking woman.
"Oi Katashi. The girl's awake." She yells.
The sound of heavy foot steps fills the room. I look around, Im in a bed with about 4 duvets covering my shivering body. A plump middle aged man, holding a briefcase comes in to view.
"Don't move" he says as he checks my temperature. Stunned, I nod.

Then it all hits me again.

I scream. I cry. I thrash around. Ohara. My friends. The areologists. All dead. I hear the couple trying to calm me down. They look at each other in question, as they don't know what brought on the sudden burst of terror. The man quickly brings out a needle and holds my arm. I feel it enter my vein and everything goes away. The feeling in my legs, torso, arms, head. But not the raging thoughts in my head, the images that make me want to curl up and die.

[8 hrs Later] 2:46 pm
I wake up again to the smell of warm bread and tea. It comforts me for a while. I then place one foot on the floor, then another. Then I make my way to the source of the smell, to a kitchen with a round table in the corner and lots of photos of a young boy, probably a couple of years older than me.The couple are having a whispering argument. I walk in and the woman immediately straightens up and smooths her apron down. The man jumps up and pretends to busy himself with a newspaper.
"Hey lovey, do you want something to eat? I just baked some bread" she beams, "Oh and I'm Mika and this is my husband Katashi".
I nod. She brings a plate of sliced bread and a dish of butter and jam to the small table.

"So darling,"she says "Me and Katashi want to just ask you a few questions, nothing to be afraid of. We just need to know where you need to go or where we can find your parents."
My stomach clenches but I just nod. Mika and Katashi come and sit at the table, Mika grabs a pen and paper.
"Ok," she smiles "What's your name?".