Do the unexpected, attack the unprepared._Zhuge Liang
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My head jolted and I started feeling the excruciating pain in my head . I don't know what was happening, who this man is? why he is killing me? I did not even had energy to experience the fear, but I know I was dying. My eyelids closed and was becoming numb as I was pushed into the eternity of darkness forever and finally I went limp in his hands. Not knowing what is going to happen.
NEXT DAY MORNING 11:30 AM:
I groggily opened my eyes to find myself resting on smooth bed and pillows. "am I in heaven?" I murmured to myself holding my hurting head in my hand. "People like you and me never go to heaven after we die Rachel" I heard Joey's voice. "Joey?!" I groggily asked. "Thank god Rachel you are fine?" I heard Joey and Stacy shouting. I gazed here and there and found that I was in some clinic. But how did I get here in the first place? I supposed I died.
Soon a middle aged lady in white apron approached me.
"Look at the light honey" she said. I did what she asked me to do.
"Your vitals seems good, no concussion, may be you knocked out due to dehydration. Take more fluids, you will be alright" she said.
The doctor left and my other friends and with professor Harold entered my room. Thank god everyone of them were safe and sound.
"Are you ok Rachel?" professor asked. "Yes sir, I am fine" I said. "You guys, scared hell out of us, we are done with the trip and going to return tomorrow and then we will decide what's the fate of you guys. Principal Munson is very upset about this incident." he angrily said and went away leaving me, stacy, Joey, Jen in the room.
"How exactly I got here and how you got out of the cave?" I asked them.
Joey and Stacy narrated the story. "When the bats attacked us, we had no Idea where we ran, we scattered and ran in different directions. In our run I and Stacey found the way to exit, at first Stacy refused to come but I assured to bring help for you guys. Soon we ran towards the camp side and informed the Camp head. They took the help of local cops and together we searched Jen , Ben , Billy but we did not find you Rachel" Joey said.
"We thought we lost you. Jen and I even started crying, as we were returning to campsite after hours of searching, we found you unconscious on the ground near the river. We tried to wake you up, but you did not wake up. Soon we brought you to nearby clinic. Doctor said you were exhausted and dehydrated and that's why you were unconscious. We were worried sick about you and thank god you are safe" Stacy said.
But how did I get near the river in the first place. That mysterious masked man shot me on my head, then why didn't I die. Was it a tranquilizer or stun gun? If he want to attack me then why did he save me in the first place? I checked myself to make sure nothing was missing. Suddenly I remembered that the Walkie-Talkie is missing. How can I be so care less? Now who would believe me without evidence?. Crap! that man actually came to collect the evidence? but why? was he one of them or something more criminal than them. It seems that this man is more clever than that boss. Because he thought killing me would just complicate the things, so he knocked me down and wiped out the evidence. There is a big scam going on but there is no single evidence to prove it. Damn it! I thought.
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NEXT DAY MORNING 9:30 AM LA AIRPORT:
After all those disastrous events , professor Harold and professor Beth thought it would be better for everyone that we return to LA. So we boarded the plane at 3:30Am in Alaska and landed in LA. Throughout the journey I was thinking about that masked man and how criminal minded he is, now I get why I feel being watched always in Alaska, it's very mysterious and in no time we landed in LA. Everyone of us picked up our luggage. Neither of us spoke but every one of us were very upset for the events happened. We parted saying goodbye and promised each other to meet tomorrow in the college.
As I was making my way out I heard an unfamiliar voice calling my name.
"Hey, Rachel" that voice called. I turned back to see who it was and found a young lady around 23 or 25 years old.
"Long time no see, McAllister" she said. Who is she? why is she calling me McAllister?.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"Don't you know me? I am your classmate in your middle school, you may not remember me, but everyone knows you. You always sat in back bench, never talked to anyone with a stoic appearance. You were very arrogant then. When few boys from junior high were bullying me, then out of nowhere you came to my rescue. You hit them pretty hard and it took them a week recovery. You became a hero of the school, Rachel!. But unfortunately you never showed up after the incident. It's after seven years Iam meeting you" that lady told a long story.
I patiently listened to what she said, but this incident never occurred in my mind. May be this lady took me for some one.
"See miss...?, I don't know about anything you are talking and by the way my name is not Rachel McAllister, Iam Rachel Richard moore" I said.
"No, you are Rachel McAllister. You don't remember me? I am Ashley hayden" she said.
"I am sorry miss Hayden, I am not the one you are thinking. Coming to my middle school, I am from london, studied their till my highschool and university 1st year, so there is no chance of meeting you at all" I said with frustration.
"Oh, I am sorry. May be you are right, you may not be macallister. She never prolongs the talk or gives an explanation, my mistake" she confessed. I nodded.
"Good bye Rachel" she said.
"Good bye, miss Hayden" I said and made my way towards the exit. Weird lady! I sighed.
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11:45 Am: My HOME (Richard Mansion)
I hired a cab to my home and within an hour I was in front of my house. Thinking house enlightened my mood. I missed my home, I don't know why?. I paid the cash for the ride and shifted my gaze towards my house. I should be elated to see my home but instead my eyes open wide in shock to gaze at the horrific view of exterior of my home. The modern mansion is no longer looking convincing to be my home. All the glasses were shattered. I ran into the house leaving my luggage at the entrance. Everything was broken, the couches were torn, the furniture was all like a trash. The bulbs broke. My kitchen was all burnt. I reached my room, still no signs of my robot Irina.
My clothes were torn in closet. The documents were scattered. My bed was torn. There were broken glass strands everywhere. My beautiful glass mansion was no longer beautiful. I made my way towards the garage, there I found the broken Irina lifeless. Even though she was a Robot she was very human by looks. I realised that my house was attacked. That means someone tried to kill me, but they failed due to my absence. I was not understanding what was happening around, but it was very obnoxious. Who could have done that?
TO BE CONTINUED...........
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