The Chosen Ones: Awaken (On Hiatus)

Chapter 3

I sat up and yawned, rubbing my eyes. After lunch I had gone back to my room when Josiah suggested I take a nap. He said I was probably getting tired and he was right. So I took my first nap ever and it was awesome. Very different from when I was in my incubation tube. When I had gotten back to my room, I just crawled onto my bed and laid my head down on the pillow. Then I realized I was supposed to get under the patch quilt blanket that covered my bed.
Once I settled down, I got warm and cozy very quickly. It was hard not to fall asleep. I enjoyed my nap very much. I peered at the little digital clock on the nightstand. 13:27
   
I immediately recognized it as military time.

"So it's 1:27 pm..."

I said to no one in particular. Talking out loud was fun.

If you say so.

"It is!" I crossed my arms with a huff.

I looked over at the clock again. 13:30
Josiah or Merida should be here soon. They were going to explain some things. That way I would have an understanding of how I already knew some things and why I don't know everything. And that was only the beginning of it. Merida said they weren't going to drop everything on me at once. That would be way too much information to handle in one day. I agreed. Learning everything bit by bit was a good idea. This world was very fast paced and needed to slow down every once in a while.

I thought about what Merida said after I had finished eating. About fun time being over. What does that even mean?!?! This world is so confusing. It's my world though so I suppose I should stop complaining. I wish they'd get over here already. There's so many things I wish to be explained... Especially about Companion. Does everyone have a Companion? I know Josiah does but that doesn't mean everyone has one. It said it will reveal itself to me eventually... Does that mean there's a human on the other side reading my every thought?!

You'll found out in due time. I can't wait to see you.

I jumped. Will I ever get used to that? Doesn't seem like it will...

In time.

"At least I'm getting better about it."

Indeed you are.

It's kind of weird. A voice inside my head besides my own thoughts.

"Talk again Companion." I thought.

As you wish.

Ah! The voice was masculine, male.

Correct. We will learn more about each other as time goes on.

Hmm. I have a male Companion and I'm female... Do males have female Companions?

Not necessarily.

"Do you have to read all of my thoughts?!"  I was getting a bit peeved. "It's not like I can hear your thoughts."

You wouldn't be able to cope if you heard my thoughts 24/7. I have been trained to cope with it, you have not.

I rolled my eyes.

"Fine, whatever. Back to what I 'thought ' earlier, why not? It makes sense doesn't it?"

I switched back to talking to Companion with my thoughts. I don't need to make it seem that I'm insane.

It all depends on the person, really. Most people are inclined to listen more to one specific sex than the other. In a way, we are your guides in life. Most people have male Companions, rather, it's what their Companion sounds like. It wouldn't be very good if our charges didn't listen to us.