The Lost One

Chapter 8

I wake up and feel no more pain. I look around and find myself in the same room I was in before I was injected with the 'medicine.' I move my arm and it's a bit more easily, but I'm still strapped in a chair. My clothes are fully dried, however my hair is still a bit wet.

I look around the room and notice that I'm the only person in the room. Josh and the scientist are nowhere to be seen. I use all my strength to pull myself up and I can feel the restrains getting looser.

I have to leave, I have to my find my parents, I have to know the true truth and I have to find David and Monica. This time, I'll listen and no matter how I much I don't want to believe them, I must.

I look for any tools near me and only find an unsharpened pencil. It won't do me any good if it's not unsharpened. Thump. What was that sound? I listen more carefully. For a while, the only sound in the room is my breathing, then I hear it again. Thump. And again. Thump. I don't know what that sound is, but it can't be good.

"You're a restless one, aren't you?" A women's voice says. I look around for the voice but I can't find the source. I move around hoping that if I move around a lot then the restrains will loosen even more. "You're all the same. I'll won't give up and I'll stop you." A familiar voice said with a strain.

It sounds like Josh, but where are the voices coming from? The women laughs coldly. "Really? You're not a hero, kid. Leave the grown ups alone and go home..., wait you can't. You'll be our prisoner until you die. That's your punishment for coming." She said coldly to him.

I frown at her voice. This can't be happening. People can't be that cold, can they? Snap. I look down and see the restrains holding me has broken. Whoa, how did that happen? "I'll keep beating you until you give me the information I want." She said. Thump. Is the thumping sound of her beating him up?

I bend down and get rid of the restrains holding my legs. I have to stop her, it's so cruel how she can beat up a person. When I get rid of the restrains, I get up from the chair and head for the door. How am I supposed to find them though?

I don't even know where I am. Thump. I take a deep breath and open the door that leads out the room. I slowly take a step out of the room, afraid of what will happen once I do. Nothing happens and I walk down a hallway.

With every step I take, I feel my legs getting heavily. Thump. Walk, walk, walk! Soon my legs give out and I slide down against the wall. I let out a deep breath and stay sitting on the ground till I hear another thump.

I frown. What kind of person would torture someone so much? My parents just can't be a part of this. I stand up shakily. My legs shake uncontrollably, what is wrong with me? I take a step, but instead my feet just move slightly.

Is this the after effect  of the medicine? I look around the hallways and realize there is no cameras. Shouldn't there be cameras to watch for intruders or escapees? I shake my head. This should be a good thing and yet I'm complaining.

My legs are still shaking and I decide to slide down against the wall again. "I'm doomed." I whisper to myself. I let my head rest on the wall.

"And is the only person that he has ever cared about on the same page?" A voice asked. I perk my head up and look around for the voice. It's not from a speaker because it sounded so much clearer, like they were in the same room as me.

I gulp. "Hello?" I say nervously. There's no answer, there's only the echo of my voice. I sigh. I'm not sure if I'm relieve or disappointed. I let my head rest on the wall again and close my eyes.

I see a clear picture of Josh and someone else. A girl with black hair and brown eyes. "Hey, Joshua!" The girl says. Josh has a frown but his eyes are friendly. "Alice please don't call me that." He tells her.