Trapped in a Fantasy

Chapter-18

Location: ISIED Base

•••THIRD PERSON POV•••

"What the hell?" Leonard stood up from the floor looking at the mess he made. Shards of glass across the lab room. The shelf fallen to the floor with gadgets scattered around the room.

A complete mess.

"Leonard!" Alexa screeched which sent shivers down the scientist's spine who was present in the room.

"What?" Leonard shrugged as Alexa narrowed her eyes at him with her hands on her waist.

"Lord knows how you're still an agent in this organization." Alexa said, pissed.  "What were you doing with the credyx?" she folded her arms.

"I am authorized to take a look at it, if you didn't know. " Leonard said as he put the shelf back to place. "Colonel sent me to take a look at it."

"Why did you touch it then, Mr i know everything ?" Alexa raised an eyebrow.  "I didn't. It was him." Leonard said pointing at the scientist who stared at them.

"Do you know what you're dealing with? " Alexa raised her voice at the scientist. "Veznithian tech. You're even lucky you're not dead."

"Sorry" he replied.

Alexa looked closely at the scientist. He looked very young to be a scientist with a Level 7 access. He was tall, about 5'11 and had tan skin. He had blue eyes and wore ray ban glasses.

"Can I see your ID?" Alexa asked him in confusion. The boy nodded and gave her his ID.

"Adrian Williams" she said.  "You're 18? From the programme in ISIED Institute, I suppose."

He cleared his throat. "Yeah." and nodded with a smile. "And you're Alexa. I'm a huge fan. Your combat skills are amazing. Especially that time in Afghanistan, so brave." he said and widened his eyes. Alexa found the situation to be very disturbing.

"Leonard, you're needed in the Comm." Alexa said breaking the awkward silence. "And Adrian, be careful with that. It's not a toy."

Leonard walked out with Alexa out of the room. " I thought they were joking when they said an 18 year old graduate was coming to work here."

"Well, they were not."

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Evangeline poured water on her face, trying to get rid of what she saw when she was dreaming.

The voices and the wall.

It seemed to have some form of writing on it, like a language on a scripture. She couldn't understand what it was and that scared her. 

When she was knocked out, she had seen it but hadn't paid too much attention. It was the second time she saw it. She went through a mental debate on whether she should tell somebody or not.

"E! Are you okay?" She heard Sasha saying on the other side of the door. 

"Yeah I'm okay" Evangeline replied and got out of the bathroom.

It has been 15 days since the incident. 15 days since she last contacted her family. 15 days since she was just a normal girl. Aaron had been avoiding her after the moment they had on the first day here. She didn't know why. Later she thought maybe it was just Aaron being Aaron.

Grumpy and Emotionless.

Though she didn't say it, she was hurt. After he comforted her, she felt safe and open to him. She was hoping they'd talk after and just be there for each other. Get to know each other. But he just remained cold. As if nothing had happened.