Systematic Hearts

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I wake up still in Burk's arms. His breathing is soft, I know he is still asleep. Details from the talk with Alice flood my mind. I need stop them. The System shouldn't be killing people. Honestly it shouldn't be doing anything!

But I have trusted it all my life...

And it obviously betrayed me.

I close my eyes, pushing the fogs, necklaces and the System out of my mind. For now. I slowly uncover my self, not wanting to wake Burk up, the cold instantly rushes around me wrapping me up. I pull on my hoodie and stand up. I pause as Burk makes a few noises, then continue to walk to my dresser. I pull open the drawers and see what I can find. There isn't much. But I pull out one of the many camo colored cargo pants and a green long sleeve shirt. I put the pants and shirt over my shoulder and walk out. I immediately turn back because I forgot shoes. There are only army boots. This place must be serious about fighting back at any moment.

I finally walk out of the room and close the door. I walk to the restroom down the hall and run into Wendy, the girl from last night. This time her hair isn't near and straight, but dis shelved. Her eyes tell me she just woke up, "On your way to the bathroom?" I ask.

"Yeah," she laughs a little, "I didn't catch your name last night. I'm Wendy. I think I already told you. Sorry..." I laugh a little with her.

I'm so used to everyone knowing my name, or confusing me for Alice. Well before she was...dead...

"I'm Andy."

We start walking towards the bathroom again, Wendy pushes the door open and I follow her in. There aren't any other girls in here. I walk to the stall and close the door. Next to me I hear Wendy's door click shut. I pull off my current clothes and on my next. The bulky boots banging around on my feet. When I walk out of the stall I see Wendy is wearing the same outfit as me. She doesn't seem bothered by it because she laughs at my face, "If you don't like matching, you won't like it when you go to breakfast." She laughs and I roll my eyes in a joking way, "Everyone has this outfit. Gotta be ready for battle."

I go a little serious, "Have you been in a battle?"

"I've been in a few tussles, but no major battles. I mean the revel group as a whole hasn't been in a battle in a good ten years. We were obviously defeated." She gives a small sheepish laugh.

I smile but it quickly fades. "What do you mean?"

She picks up a brush and starts brushing her hair out, "Hm?"

"What do you mean you were obviously defeated. You guys look like a great operation, I mean living in the ground using sewer pipes? This seems like an intricate design ready to fight not defeated." I should just shut up, I don't even know anything about this place. Last night I needed halo finding a tooth brush.

Wendy hands me the brush and I start at my hair, "Well if we weren't defeated the System wouldn't exist and you wouldn't have been forced to have a family and then pulled away from the one you want." She gives a small sympathetic smile like she understands. Like she knows and she probably does, I bet a lot of people do here. I want to cry. My parents think I am missing, they just lost there other daughter. Wendy waves and walks out without a word. I feel the tears rushing down my cheeks. I just sit in front of the mirror and cry. I miss my parents. My beast friend.

The next person to walk into the bathroom is the most unexpected. As if thinking of her summons her. In the same exact outfit I am Carlin walks into the bathroom and immediately hugs me. I can't make any noise. How the heck did she get here, last time I saw her she was asleep in the cliff. Oh. "I'm an awful friend," I sniff out. "I left you in a mountain." I sob. "How the heck did you even get here?"

"When my friend needs help, I'm always there, just Alice helped me out a little." I sob again. Alice helped me out again.

"Are you a rebel too?"

"No. Just related to one." She laughs. I do too through my tears, "now let's get you cleaned up."

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Hey......sorry it's been two weeks. I have had so much to do. School.......

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