One step before me

-{Chapter 1: Who I really am}-

At night you cannot fall asleep. At day nothing but fear awaits. At noon the food is served. The same cycle repeating over and over again.

The screams echoing in the hall. Anxiety is growing inside. Your heart is screaming, demanding the ligths of hope. Your rights- gone as if it were none existent. Freedom. What a wonderful dream. Faces painted with the hint of loneliness. Flashes of memories are being exposed back and forth in the mind in a blink of an eye. The air filled with a mixture of metal and blood that cannot be erased from our noses.

Your body being forcibly dragged away by strangers.

"Are you still... alive...?"  a small girly voice was heard.

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My eyes snapped open and I hastily rose up, the movement making me almost fall down on what seemed to be a sofa I was laying on. I realized a few seconds later, that I was covered in sweat. That was probably a nightmare.

"Ahhh... You're awake miss Rosiel." A voice was heard from the television, almost giving me a heart attack. And of course, this time I fell down from the furniture. I then started to fumble my way back up to the couch again.

"So now, miss Rosiel.." The robotic voice spoke up again. Looking at the television I realized that it belonged to a blurry and dark image of a person that was shown on the screen.

"You have to listen ca-"
"Who are you!? Where am I!? Who is Rosiel!? What is this!? What the actual frog is happening!? WHY IN THE WORLD AM I H-" I wanted to scream out loud, but my mom had taught me well. To keep calm and understand the situation is the key to every situation's solution. Oh, shoot. I didn't listen to what he just said. I better go with the flow.

"But why am I here..? What happened..?" confusedly the words came out as I was trying to assume I knew what I was talking about.
"Well, young lady, let me tell you this if you are in a complete loss in this whole situation. You are not an ordinary girl. You didn't grow up in a human-sort-of-environment as any other child did. Long story short: You were once a lab rat and today you are free like a bird flying through the sky" The person told me calmly, the voice making the person even more anonymous. Labrat...? Is he indirectly telling me I have been growing up in a landfill!? I just met this mysterious dude and he is already dissing me like a freaking rapper who wants to sizzle their opponent.

"It's a complicated story, that you, yourself know by detail. Don't worry, you will remember sooner or later" He responded suddenly laughing at the end, not succeeding in holding his laughter. I wonder why the person is trying to hold his laughter back. Is he an insane person of some sort? Why is he even laughing in the first place!?

"Why do you have to look so confused! You look like someone who accidentally sh*tted and didn't know where it came from!" He said before bursting out of laughter.

"Great. I just ruined the whole cool-mysterious person image. This is all your fault dammit!" He said when he finished his long and yet somewhat awkward laughter. Bipolar too maybe?

"Well, I am SORRIE for being confused," I said glaring at the screen. Why do I want to kick that television so bad right now?
"Awww did I make you upset? I can already feel that this will lead to a good friendship!" The person said happily. Something must be wrong with this person.

"Now that you are awake, let me fulfill the reason why I came to contact you," He said, suddenly sounding like someone who was serious.
"Can you see that phone on the table beside the suitcase? That's a gift from us. There is a tape recorder in the suitcase which will give you the details" He told me.
"And you will get monthly paid, so don't worry. You won't be broke if you use your payment wisely"

"Who... who are you...?" I asked unsure about something bad would happen if I did so.
"I am sure you would probably die out of curiosity if I don't tell you. So, I will tell you"
"I AM the person who knows who you are.
I AM the person that can make your nightmare to reality.
I AM the person you should trust the least- just kidding with the last part- BUT, I AM, the most hated person. I AM...

The Blood Joker." He explained, finally finishing his dramatic explanation.
"I'm sorry... but I've never heard of you..." I awkwardly told him when he kept being silent, looking like someone who was waiting for my reaction. The guy fell down from what looked like a disk he was resting his arms on and was now out of sight. Did I offend or hurt him?

Suddenly he rose up, just like the living dead raising op from their graves in zombie novels.
"Of course you don't remember the most awesome, fabulous, fantastic, beautiful, handsome, sweet, adorable, kind, generous, compassionate, amiable, considerate, courageous, diligent, empathetic, exuberant, intuitive, inventive, reliable Hacker in the history. You have lost your memories! But don't worry! You will remember me soon!" He said, sounding like he was feeling sorry for me.

A rustling sound was heard. I turned my head in fear towards that direction. Through the letter plate, a thick envelope was sticking out and was now dropped to the ground in front of the front door. "Oh. Looks like your payment has arrived." The unnatural voice spoke up.
"My... what now again?" I asked confused.

"Now, now Miss. Save the gratitude for later please" He/she said.

"I think it's best to take a look at the suitcase and hear some of my boss' words before you start class" The hacker explained to me.
"Oops... I accidentally made a spoiler" He/she said directly after their short and confusing explanation, holding a hand in front of his/her head.
"Wait!-"
"BJ OUT!" He quickly said and left me with nothing but silence. The television was now turned off.
"What do you mean before class...?" I silently asked myself instead of the hacker, since the person left so rudely. I slowly reached my hands to the suitcase and opened it. The tape recorder the hacker mentioned was the first thing that caught my eyes. A note was attached to it, 'press play' it said. I did as the note said and placed it on the table, starting to look at the rest of the things in the suitcase. An ID. Some papers. Pictures of me with other people. I frowned. I can't recall these people at all. It's as if they are...strangers...

"Miss Wren Rosiel, if you're hearing this then you should know that you're not in any danger... for now..." The tape recorder started to speak up. I started to walk away from the tape recorder and to walk toward the thick envelope and opened it, finding money in it. 900 dollars in total.

"10 years ago you and your family got missing..." The tape recorder started to speak up again. I almost lost the grip on the envelope in my hands. Missing...?

I then rose up, slowly walking towards the recorder, placing the money on the table.
"You and your three brothers were experimented on." He then said shortly after. I started to walk around the apartment, looking around and observing the place.

"But unfortunately, your brothers didn't make it as you did," He said. I started to head towards the tape recorder again when I was done exploring in this small apartment.

"You are the only one from the family who is still alive" What?
I lost my balance after hearing that. My head started to feel so heavy and was starting to hurt. I pressed my hands against my head. I started to remember people screaming. Dead bodies with bruises all over them, looking far from not dying out of pain. I remember... loud gunshots...

"The only one who knows what really happened to your family is you..."
I sat down on a chair. My headache was gradually starting to be going away.

"The suitcase has a fake ID and everything you need. I am sure you have noticed that the pictures are also fake since you probably can't recall these strangers. "

"You will attend a school where you can learn the things you missed while you were gone. But you need to be careful at all times, people will be looking for you. You can't trust anyone in particular if you want to keep your freedom.
The blood Joker will show you the way to school, so you should not worry."The hacker?

"From today and forward you should call yourself Wren Washington " ____________________________________________________________________________

Hello Fellow readers! How was my first chapter so far? Was it Okay?