Host 2 - Jamie's Story

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The next morning I felt refreshed but, still sleepy.

One arm was flopped off the bed to the side while I lay on my back.

"Em...Emma, wake up," a voice whispers shaking my shoulder.

"Mmmmm...." I moan.

I hear a chuckle.

"Five more minutes," I groan.

"Breakfast starts in 3 so wake up."

When I made no movement to move he sighs and picks me up over his shoulder.

Now awake, i yell. "Jamie, put me down!"

He chose to ignore me as I try to fight him and wriggled around. I knew it was no use. I could feel his chuckling the whole way.

Soon I was dropped down in the kitchen. Everyone watched the scene playout.

"Owww," i moan again as he drops me making my butt hurt.

"Told you to get up," he replies and leaves to get our breakfast. I had no doubt my hair was a mess so I threw it back and, pulled it into a scruffy bun.

Hearing someone clear their throat i then noticed Matt, Saph and Harry where watching from a nearby table but, it was the one sitting beside me that made me look. It was Wanda. She and Ian were sitting there smiling.

I groan again and hold my head up on the table closing my eyes.

"Not a morning person, i see," Ian says. I shake my head which earns a chuckle from him.

Wanda reaches out and holds my hand. "Don't worry you will get used to it. Like clockwork." She states.

Jamie comes to sit by me again. My head continuously falls off my hands.

"Right, let's get to work, it's ready," Jeb announces.

"Mmm, is what ready?" I whisper opening my eyes.

"You're just too cute," Jamie murmurs making me blush. He pulls me up and takes me back to the cavern space with the mirrors and wheat. There were many workers there already.

Jamie leaves my side for a moment only to hand me this curved knife and smiled.

"Emma!" I look to the source and see Sapphire walking over.

"Saph, what's up? Where's James?"

"He's fine, mels looking after him to keep her mind off Jared with Jack while he's out."

"Out?where?" I ask. Jamie grabs my hand and takes me somewhere on the other side.

"Jamie what does she mean? Why has Jared gone out? Isn't it dangerous?"

Jamie stops pulling me; sighing.

"Of course it is but, they have Wanda with them and they only go out when they need stuff."

"They?"

"Jared, Ian and Wanda" he replied.
"If it's for a long period of time like to somewhere far away then i sometimes go with them. Better than being stuck in here".

I didn't talk much after that and began with my work with Jamie not too far away looking over every so often, looking a little worried over something.

I was too into my thoughts to think much of it. I just focused on cutting the wheat down trying not to cut myself.

"Mom!...Mom! Seekers are here!"
I run into the kitchen where my Mom was cooking dinner. She stops what she's doing. "Micheal!" She shouted my father. He came running in from the office.

"Baby They're here," she says worryingly.

My dad goes to high alert. "Harry!" Harry was my younger brother my other brother and sister had left to get food and haven't returned yet.

Harry comes running in. Mom holds us close as a knocking comes on the door. Dad gets ready with his gun.

"Maria take yourself and the children into the basement. Let's hope Matt and Saph don't return any time soon."

Mom pulls us down into a hidden door under a rug in the closet and pushed us down.

"Mom? I ask sternly. "Remember, your father and I love both of you" she closes it behind us. With the door locked i held my brother close keeping his cries to a minimal trying to stay calm too.

We heard furniture moving and alot of thumps and steps. The steps got closer and stopped right above us. I held my brother closer covering his mouth and mine looking up.

There was no sound for a few moments before someone walked away and it was quiet for some minutes.

Taking that as an all clear i slowly opened the door from the inside and crept out. I stepped out looking around. Furniture was thrown and knocked down.

I stepped out more and looked around keeping Harry close to me, that was until i saw the foot of my father and the hand of my mother behind the fallen couch. I thought hosts were peaceful and do not kill.

"Hello children, i am seeker victoria," a voice says behind me. I pulled Harry closer and turned to look at the woman with glowing eyes.

She had red long hair and had a perfect shaped body with curves in all the right places. whoever this body belonged too was obviously pretty.

"Run harry!" I shout when victoria goes to grab me....

"Ouch!" I cry out realising the blood on the knife and my arm. Saph and Jamie rush over.

"I'll take her to doc, don't want it infected," Jamie says but, Sapphire grabs me.

"No that's alright, continue your work, i should take care of her like i should've done for the past 5 years." She says and pulls me up taking me to the hospital area.

Jamie was hesitant but, nodded.

When I arrived, there was two people sat up in bed looking at themselves as if it was their first time then i noticed the silver beakers and realised it was their first, probably in a long time. They had been saved.

"Doc," Saph calls out and looks at me with grave eyes.

"Oh dear, sit up here," he signals to another bed.

"Two days on the trot Emma, lets not make this a regular thing, ok?" he teases sealing the cut shut cleanly.

I smile and nod in agreement.