The first attempt : Invasion

Chapter 7

Sydney

After Hadrian dropped Hera to her room I stayed with her . We lay there on the bed for hours . Talking , reminiscing like we usually do after a long day of school .

And for a few hours we remembered and forgot at the same time we . We neglected  the fact that our world is mess , that we don't know where our parents and what the heck is going to happen to us . Thoughts of our recent past filled our conscience . We recollected our first taekwando class , the first time she fell off a tree and that time she broke a guys nose because he insulted me . We remembered that though we possibly lost our perfect life we still had each other and we always would .

For a few hours everything was perfect again because I had her and she had me . And that was all we ever needed .

"You should go to sleep. Tomorrow's gonna be a busy day ." I told her switching off the table lamp and pulling up the covers .

"Sydney ."

"Yeah."

"Mummy and daddy are never going to tuck me into bed again , are they ?"

"Hey don't think like that .
Of course they are . Soon this will be over and everything'll just go back to normal. " the words felt like bile in my throat . Not a lie but not the truth either . It was just felt wrong .

"When Syd ?I miss them . When are they coming back?"

"I-I don't know ." I let out a long sigh .

"But I do know that they never left . They here and here ." I tapped her chest and then her temple . "Whenever you want to see them just close your eyes and they'll be there ."

She smiled and nodded satisfied with what she saw behind her eyelids .

"Can you stay with me though ? I had a nightmare last night .

"Sure ." I gave in without struggle and snuggled close to her , pressing her head to my chest . I felt safe , I know quite life threatening when you're in an apocalypse that is probably the end of the world but , when I was snug inside the covers it felt like there was a force field around the small bunk bed that kept out the démenti or the evil master mind or whoever the real bad guys are . Hey! Don't judge me I'm a little low an information here .

Then I kissed her forehead and ran my fingers through her hair . I wanted to press pause here and never go ahead . I wasn't stupid I knew that the moment I walked out of this I would feel the weight again .

The weight of my parents memory and the CST on my shoulders pulling me down like an anchor .

When I felt her even breathing I slowly crawled out of the room leaving a small night light on , in case it's dark when she gets up .

I slip into the desolated corridor and slowly shut the door . I then turn to go towards the  my room .

My room , huh ...........

Isn't it a few miles from here in My Home .Oh right it can't be called my house cuz it's just wreckage.

It can just be my pile of debris . Besides its all just temporary right. So not my room .

Hmmm...............

How about my hotel room ? No , ok then . Maybe vacation room . Yeah no , I'm gonna stick with hotel room .

Wait is that the scrape of feet on the carpet . There is another shadow . Ok definitely footsteps. So either someone is following me or I'm just stupid and paranoid.

I turn to meet nothing. Yup definitely paranoid. The CST messed me up more than I thought. Playing with memories and fears is truly traumatic.

But didn't Henry say that the dizziness was temporary.