Curse Carrier Book 1 Of The Curse Carriers Series

Chapter 8: Utau

Naomi POV

Naomi woke up sore and shaky. A woman in a white uniform undid the restraints but she felt too tired to sit up. The woman lifts Naomi's head and takes the mask forcing her mouth to stay open off. She looks at the young girl sadly.

The man by the ray's control panel shines a light in her eyes. "She's conscious. Heart beat is strong. Brainwaves stable." He puts the pen light away. "How do you feel?"

Naomi feels angry at the man for what he's done to her. She looks away and refuses to answer. He asks again. After the third time he asks and she doesn't answer he slaps her.

Shocked by the strike she struggles to sit up. She glares at the man hatefully. "Leave me alone!" She shrieks and the man is thrown back. The lights flicker and one of the monitors explodes.

The tall man brushes himself off. "Hmm, I see you can already use your ability. What is this one's name supposed to be?" He asks the woman.

The woman flips through some papers. "Utau [Oo-ta-oo]," she answers.

The man looks at Utau cooly. "Your name is now Utau. Don't go by your old name anymore. Disobey and you'll be punished." He says simply.

"My name is Naomi." She says visciously.

"Utau." The other man says smiling as if daring her to disagree.

"My name is Naomi." She hisses.

The man walks up close to her still smiling, "Your name is Utau." He says softly.

"Na-" She doesn't even have time to say her name before the man hits her again. She yelps and touches her stinging cheeks to find it's bleeding.

"U-ta-u." The man pronounces carefully still smiling.

Too stunned to say anything she just pushes herself away from him. Not even her own parents ever struck her. She takes the safe route and remains silent and glares at the man.

"You're learning. Good girl!" He says petting her head like a dog. She grinds her teeth and digs her nails into her palms.

I'm not a dog! She screams internally.

"Follow me." The man says walking towards the door. Naomi follows him out the door to the white sterile looking hallways. As they walk the way she had come she sees a man carrying a small black haired Indian girl.

The man barked at her to keep following him and she hurries along. They stop at a set of three elevators. He pushes her into the middle one and pushes the fifth floor button.

When the elevator stops they get out on a floor with a long hall going left and right. Across from her is four hallways, each labled G1-A through D.

Naomi silently follows the man down the G1-A corridor to the end. The door on the left has the names and numbers Utau #1 and Kyokai #4.

"This is your room. Your bed is on the right. Get showered and dressed. Your roommate will be here soon." He says shortly the smiles friendlier. "Oh, by the way, my name is Gerald."

Naomi nods and the man walks away. Gerald's words are enough to make her feel slimy and dirty. If she didn't see him again it would be too soon.

She walks into the room to find it was painted white. The room is ten by ten feet almost perfectly. Pressed against either wall are two single beds neatly made in white sheets.

What space wasn't taken by the beds was covered in simple squat wooden dressers with four drawers. Two big drawers with all black pants and shirts and two small ones with black socks and white underwear. At the foot of each bed was three types of shoes black slippers, sneakers and heavy boots.