ELECTRIFY ME• aaron warner

25|BOMBED

I wake up alone in Aaron's bed. I scan the room, but he is nowhere in sight. It feels so refreshing to be in here on my own terms. I'm not a prisoner, I'm a guest.

There's a note on the table.

There are clothes here for you. Take whatever you want, love.

-A.W.

I fail to see what he's talking about until I enter his humongous closest. There's a side full of his clothes. He really values his fashion options, which is something I noticed when I saw the outfits he picked out for me so long ago.

Now there's a whole side of clothes for me. I feel so giddy and flattered. Aaron Warner, the commander of Sector 45 took time out of his day to get me a bunch of fancy clothes.

I smile and get my hands on a light blue sweater and jeans. I grab the pretty hairbrush that I can only assume is meant for me and run it through my dark hair.

Aaron has thought of everything.

It feels so strange to be in a chipper mood for once during all of the current chaos. I feel so free.

I go to open the door, but someone else opens it first. It's Aaron, but he doesn't seem half as happy as I am.

He smiles only for a moment when he spots my clothing choice. "I see you found the closet."

"Thank you. It's amazing."

I hug him, and I feel him wrap his arms around me. "I have some bad news."

I look up at him. "What bad news?"

"Juliette has been shot."

My heart sinks. "What?! By who?"

"My father."

"Oh my god. Is she okay?"

"She's fine."

"Why do you seem to not care?"

Juliette, my friend, has been hurt and Aaron doesn't seem that upset. I can tell that he doesn't like this for me, but for him it doesn't seem to matter that much.

"I care, love. You're just my main concern. Sara and Sonya, the healing twins brought her back."

"Where is she at now?"

"She should be back to herself. Sara and Sonya said that they would bring her to where the rest of your friends are hiding out at."

I pause. "So at Omega Point?"

Aaron looks down. "Love... Omega Point was destroyed. The Reestablishment bombed it and there was nothing I could do to stop it."

I'm falling apart. The tears consume me. I could have been there. "This is my fault. Aaron, I could have stopped them."

"Even if you were there, you wouldn't have been able to go against all of them, Lia. I don't know who survived."

"Then I have to get to their safe house."

"Safe house?" he questions.

"Kenji told me where they would go if Omega Point was ever destroyed. I need to get there."

Aaron nods slowly, although I can tell that he is afraid to let me go. I understand. When I escaped the base last time, he thought he would never see me again.

And now I'm thankful that he chased after me.

"I'll take you there. You have five hours and then I'm going to come check on you. Is that ok, Lia?"

It sounds reasonable. I'm glad that Aaron is not going to stay at the beginning, because Adam already hates him enough. Despite everything he's said to me. I really hope Adam is ok.