The Gas Chambers

Chapter 2

     That afternoon we were traveling to the Experimental section was. It took us about a half day to finally get there, and boy was it huge! I kept staring at the huge building wide opened mouth until a guard roughly pushed me inside.

      They dragged us in the cramped quarters of housing for us, we passed through the gas meter, all 3 of us were clean. They roughly tossed me in, but I didn't care and then I say them! My old friends Sally, Dana, Elyssa, and even Max and Lusca. I was so happy they were all ok, they said they've been here for about 7 months and glad I was ok. But then I remembered Darren my sexy boyfriend I hadn't seen him since this whole alien thing started, which was about a year ago. I remember he was so tall and strong so he could've been in the meat house but if that were the case then he'd be dead for sure but I forced myself to be positive. Nobody saw him and I was worried, soon I was called for my gas experiment.

      I was taken to a large room and then asked to take off my clothes, if you refused then they'd shock you or whip you. So slowly I stripped myself of the already thin fabric I was wearing, and tossed my cheap shoes to the side. I opened the sliding doors and waited for the torture to begin. The room quickly filled with a think green mist, it's stench nearly chocking me and air turned freezing in seconds. After you heard three loud beeps you knew it was over.

     I then took my clothes and put them on and headed back to our rooms to sleep. I slept nice and cozy next to elyssa and dana, but of course in a few short hours I was awakened by a loud alarm. I was completely starving, I heard max mumble "not again, I think dirt would would taste better", I was about to ask him what he meant but was interrupted by a loud horn. We got in line and they scooped up a single serving of a gray colored porridge (im guessing) with some stall bread and water. We ate without complaints and carried on with our day, the daily back breaking chores.

       The guys would move heavy crates, and work in the hot factories while girls would end up doing house maid work, like sewing, cooking, laundry, and certain Sex Ed classes. See they would check over potential females to see if they were able to mate with the male werewolves of course none ever were lucky. That's how my life was now.

      It's been 7 months since I got here and met up with my friends, we were going to the scale to be tested for our gas levels. Once again I'm on 1 no gas, but the others were different max, Lusca, and elyssa were just before the 2. Sam, Dana and Karyn were just the 2, Auntie was at 2.5. Once in a while we heard a loud buzzer that indicated that someone was on level 4. They were grabbed and dragged away to be eliminated, that always made me so sad, every 3 months 4 or 5 people eliminated for high gas levels. I hated this! They just experiment on us and when there were done and thought of us as useless they get rid of us without a second thought!!

      One day when I asked around for Darren I was running to get napkins for cleaning the windows when I bumped into someone. He was huge at least 6 foot 5, dirty blond hair, and beautiful sea green eyes, very handsome and looked like a prince. I apologized and wanted to get back to work when a guard saw me, he was about to hit me when the stranger interrupted. The guards froze almost afraid to protest, "are you alright?" He asked me, "y-yes thank you" he left then leaving me in awe. I returned to my chores and told the girls what happened, they stared at me eyes wide "that was prince Zedd, you idiot!" Said Sam. I was shocked why would the sadistic prince help me, from what I heard he was cruel and unjust to everyone. I had to be extra careful around him, I just know he's up to something. He'll probably just trick into thinking he's nice and genuine they kill me slowly and painfully.

     I tried to push the thought away. I walked down the corridor to meet up with the guys. I started walking up to max and Lusca when I heard "but we can't tell Michelle, she'd be completely heartbroken, you now how long she's looked for him!". I asked what they meant, shocked they didn't answer, but I know who they were talking about. Darren, my love, the man who I never stopped looking for, he was so sweet, and caring, who I haven't seen in almost 2 years. My thoughts were interrupted by wheels rolling, I turned around to see a woman with a young man in the chair. I didn't know that they kept disabled people here, I felt so sorry for him. I looked closer and saw was he had scars and burns all over, his arms, legs, even his face. Then It finally hit me like a ton of bricks, I didn't want to believe it but I had no choice. That was Darren, the once strong, proud, brave, and caring boyfriend was unable to walk, he looked half dead, pale, and extremely skinny. I walked over slowly, leaned down, removed him hood, and looked him in the eyes. The gentle brown eyes that I fell in love with. Oh how they would captivate me making me weak in the knees, how kind, gentle, protective, and sometimes even lustful eyes that matched mine perfectly.

      The woman that took care of him explained to me that after being gassed and experimented on for so long that he couldn't walk any more, he could barely talk or see, and mostly lost his appetite. I was on the verge on tears but stopped myself. The only thing that kept him alive and sane was the hope that he'd see me again. I couldn't believe it, I was frozen, shocked, I didn't know what to do. I wanted to talk with him but with no guarantee that he'd hear me or understand me so I did the only thing that he would understand. I held his hand, leaned in closer and kissed him, softly at first then deeper and more passionately, I suddenly heard him voice. "Alyssa, my love, my angel, sunshine, my beautiful, sexy girlfriend", I was so happy I could cry to hear his voice once more. I let go with everyone staring, surprisingly out of breath "what? You never seen us kiss before?", "Alyssa you were kissing Darren for like 10 minutes" said max.

      Before I realized it 2 months had passed by, everyday I'd kiss darren, and talk to him, hold his hand, and fed him. If anything id say I love him more than ever. We were then all called to line up to check our gas levels.

      I always hate this, every 3 months we all line up and hope not to be on 4, I was on 1 again, max Michael and elyssa on 2, Dana Sam, Karyn, on 2.5 and auntie on 3, then it's Tim turn I held on to him so he wouldn't fall, I heard a loud buzz, I stood there wide eyed, I didn't want to believe it but there it was. Tim was on 4, the one number you don't want to get on, the terminated level.