Haven

PROLOGUE

"Close your eyes and see with your mind. You will see a lot more" (Original)

HOW THEY BEGIN

Her eyes flipped open.

She looked around and all she saw for a while was white light.
She moved slightly and realized that she was strapped by her arms and legs to a glass surface that was just about her body size. She tried to move again and this time she felt a hand touch her forehead. Her eyes moved to the direction of the hand and standing beside her was a man of middle age wearing all white clothes. He was tapping away at a holographic screen, oblivious to the fact that she was awake. He picked up a leather band and turned to place it around her head.

He turned towards her and realized she was awake.
He looked at her like he was studying her entire figure. After a few seconds he proceeded and placed the band around her head.

He unhooked her arms and legs and moved back to the screen. He typed in a few codes and the computer responded with images which he studied intently.

He picked up a small black earpiece from the table on which the screen stood and placed it in his left ear.

"She is ready."

He spoke out loud so the device in his ear could pick his words and transmit it to the receiver efficiently.

Just then a woman, who was richly blessed with beauty, wearing a white sleeveless leather dress which clung to her body like second skin and left no breathing space and Gold stiletto heels which covered up the front of her feet, walked up to her on the bed. Her swift motion pronounced the presence of her silky blond hair which fell down her back and settled at the waist level.

She extended her hand to the girl on the iron bed and helped her up as she balanced on her two feet.

As they walked she began talking.

"I'm Miranda... welcome to Haven."

"If my information is correct, then in a few seconds your remaining sense organs will be activated. Right after that, you will think your first thoughts and I advice that you savour that moment.
Now of course we shall track your thoughts for the time being to ensure that your perceptions are pure. We created you and as always you are going to have to prove yourself through the test"

Miranda spoke in a slow, calm but firm voice.

As they walked, it was noticeable that they were in a big white room.

Looking around, there were visibly ten iron beds on a row with accompanying holographic screens by the side. The room was fairly rectangular with the row of beds along the horizontal. On each bed was a new born who had just been given life and operating the screens were males and females wearing white lab coats.

They walked up to a table at the left end of the room and Miranda picked up a blue serum and injected it into the girl who flinched and cringed a little enduring the sharp pain.

"Good. Now you can feel." she said. "You should be thinking right...about... Now." Miranda concluded still with the strange calm voice, like she was in control.

"What is the test?"

As her thoughts came to her she closed her eyes slightly and listened. Listened to her voice in her head or so she thought. She didn't even know what her voice sounded like. She savoured the moment like she was told.