Hacked Into My Heart

Chapter 10: (Uma)

By VikkiB3092

She woke up in an unfamiliar room, a room she had never seen before.  She looked around and saw nothing, darkness surrounded her. She stood up and looked around. Suddenly the lights flicked on- momentarily blinding her in the process.

 The room turned out to be pure white- white floor, white walls, white ceiling. Suddenly it all came flooding back to her- Barrett being sucked into the computer, waking up in a jungle made out of computer pixels.

‘’Oh my God…’’ she whispered. She felt like she should cry but no tears came out.  As if something else took over, she darted to the walls- or what she thought were the walls- banging her fists against them until she got all the fear and frustration out.

She sunk to the floor once more, terror rushing through her once more. Questions flooded her mind- Why was she here? How did she get here? Who wanted her here? But most importantly – Where was Barrett?

She would never admit it but Barrett was part of her and without him she was lost. Of course they argued and called each other names – what brother and sister didn’t? Especially as they were twins and were as different as fire and water.  

And still no tears came out; she couldn’t even remember the last time she had cried. Finally she remembered who she was- she was Uma Fletcher and no one was going to mess with her or her family. With new motivation she stood up and brushed herself off, her hand came across something in her pocket- it was her beloved charm-bracelet.

She put it on, instantly she felt better. Though she couldn’t help but wonder if they took everything and put her into this ugly, way too tight body suit- why didn’t they take the bracelet? Another question she became determined to find the answer to. 

She searched the walls and the floor everywhere- until she finally came across a small hole right in the middle of the floor where she awakened. The hole was so small not even her manicured, pinkie nail could fit in there. Out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of the sparkle that came of her bracelet. She took it off and searched through all the charms that were on it- a four-leafed clover, a heart, a little A, an apple, an envelope, and a key.

A key? Really? Isn’t that a bit cliché?  

But the thought stuck in her head, even though she was positive things like that only happened in cliché stories.

But, what if…

As it would usually happen- she inserted the key into the hole.

Click!

Suddenly the small hole turned into a big one and she fell to the ground below.

‘’Well, what do we have here? Are you a little intruder?’’ before her stood the most gorgeous man she had ever seen- well build, chocolate eyes, and sandy blonde hair- the definition of gorgeous. She stood up- she was a head shorter than him but that didn’t stop her.

‘’OK, first things first- where the hell am I? And who the hell are you? Second- where the hell is my brother -Barrett- and Philippa and Cameron?’’

‘’Ahh , so you’re one of them? Huh, I thought you wouldn’t be smart enough to open the ‘cage’ I set up for people like-‘’ He didn’t finish his sentence as she rapidly kicked him just hard enough to make sure he falls down and sat on his back- tying his left arm and right leg together with his own shoe laces. ‘’Just for the record- what’s your name and how did you do it?’’

‘’Uma. Magic!’’  She replied. ‘’Now answer my questions!’’