The Spaces Inbetween

Chapter 10. Dead Men Tell No Lies.

The crowed of people rejoiced as the directors body laid on the ground. I looked at Naomi and grabbed her, hugging her tightly.
"We finally did it. We are finally free." I stepped back and saw a look on her face. She looked troubled.
"What's wrong?"
She gazed down at the ground.
"I'm sorry Loki."
She started to walk away.
In a confused state I reached out and went to tap her shoulder. Everything started fading away. A loud noise rang out across my head. It was followed by a electronic voice.
"Simulation Over- Score: 2500 points."
My eyes shot open as I gasped for air. I couldn't move. I saw a saw the director walking twords me me.
"Congratulations Loki. You actually beat the simulation. That's a first I have to admit."
I tried to speak but nothing came out.
The director continued however.
"You won't be able to speak for a while. Thanks to this simulation, you are now combat ready. You even trained the others while in the simulation. We were hoping something was going to happen like this."
It took everything out of me but I was finally able to speak.
"Where...is... Naomi?"
He looked surprised that I was able to speak.
"Agent Haiyata is currently unavailable. She's in the medical bay getting checked out right now."
I was so confused. I kept thinking to myself. "Agent?". What does that mean. Why was he calling her that?
"Put him back under so we can get him to medical."
Without a skip of my heart I was out cold.
I woke up in my room about 2 hours later. It was the same room that I had with Naomi. I looked around and saw her sitting in a chair opposite of me.
"Naomi! What's going on? Why are we here? Why was I in a sim-."
She interrupted me.
"It's time I told you the truth. So don't talk please. You know me as Naomi Hinyata. A teenage succubus that has had a rough life. The truth is. I'm Naomi Hinyata. A 17 year old succubus. I work for the director. I was assigned to you in the beginning. Everything that has happened with us was mostly in the simulation. I'm sorry that I've deceived you."
I balled up my fist. Getting my balance back and stood up.
"Was it fake."
Anger building in my voice, I know she could hear it.
She turned away.
"Was what fake?"
"The so called feelings you had for me."
"At first, you were just another assignment. I did see something in you Loki. I really did."
I turned and punched the wall causing it to shake.
"I trusted you... You lied. You really are a horrible person. I would have laid my life down for you... I still would and I don't know why."
"Loki I'm sorry."
Sitting back down I raised my head.
"How long. How long have we been in the simulation."
"Ever since the first night we slept in here together. I drugged you when you fell asleep finally and we carried you to the pods. After that, it was all a simulation."
I fell backwards on to the bed and let my eyes shut.
"Get out. Don't talk to me ever again. Don't even think about me. You're not welcome in my life anymore Naomi."
Tears started building up in her eyes.
"Loki please."
Raising my voice I shouted at her.
"I said out. Now!"
She left in tears.
I got up and slammed the door then proceeded to lock it.
My chest hurt. My head pounded with my heart beat. I didn't want to move. I didn't want anything anymore. The whole time she played me. She played me like a game. Every feeling and every memory of us was just a simulated lie. I got up and started beating the wall. Every hit and every crack of my hand just made me more and more angry. My breath was rapid and it was heavy. I raised my hands which were bloody and swollen now. Blood dripped off my knuckles as I made my way to the shower. When I got in the shower I fell against the wall, and then sat down. I buried my face into my hands. The hot water danced on top of me as the tears fell into the small river of blood in my hands. I felt lost. I felt worthless.
Later that night all I could do was think about everything that had happened. My hands twitched and throbbed. I learned something while sitting there in the dark. Silence is much louder than anything I've ever had to hear. When I once used to see Naomi next to me, and hearing her voice. There was nothing. The absence of my own soul gives me the idea of ending it all. What was the point anymore. I lost the battle. I lost the girl I thought I loved. I lost my home. I've lost my life. What's the point in continuing onwards if all I have is nothing? My chest fell heavy.
I reached over to the nightstand next to me. In it was a knife that I grabbed. I sat up on the bed and exposed my wrists. I thought that maybe this would help. Maybe this would just make it better. I started lowering the knife to my wrist. Right before it made contact with me I threw it across the room.
"What the hell am I doing?"
I flipped over and turned my head into the pillow on the bed. I closed my eyes and tried to forget everything that had happened. After dozing off for a few hours I woke up to something causing the center of the bed to slightly go down. Then I felt a hand on my back.
I looked over and saw Naomi. She was sitting there running her hand across my back.
"Why did you do it. Why did you play me. Why was I the one you decided to break."
She started to tear up.
"I'm sorry Loki. At first you really were just an assignment. At first I thought to myself. Just another job. But I was wrong. I realized that after I saw you earlier. Even I had forgotten we were in a simulation. I really do have feelings for you Loki. I didn't want you to get hurt. I saw how you took charge. How you took everyone under your arm. All those people you met in that situation were real people. That's how we train people. Its also to mention that those who died, actually died."
I flipped over on my back and put my heads behind my head.
"What do you want with me right now. As you can see I'm trying to forget everything. So what do you want."
She smiled.
"I want to break you out of here. I want you to get everyone out of here. But for real this time."
I shot up and just gazed at her.
"What? Are you trying to mess me up even more?"
No Loki. I mean it. I realized that I actually do have feelings for you. I can't break everyone out without your help. They trust you. They see you as a leader. Please."
I started thinking that everything she was saying was a lie.
"How do I know this isn't another simulation? Or how do I know it's real this time."
She slapped me then grabbed my face.
"Because."
Then she leaned in and kissed me. A flavor of sparks shot out of my heart. The bitter taste on my tounge soon went sweet.
"Because. I love you Loki. Because I know what the director did wasn't right. Finaly because I truly am sorry for what I did."
I bestowed my eyes on her.
I got up and told her to follow me. We walked down the halls until we reached the lunch room. I grabbed Naomi's hand and jumped up on the table nearest the center of the room. Naomi followed me. I looked around and all the eyes on us. Everyone was staring. I spun in every direction and grew a grin on my face.
"Everyone! Listen up."
The guards started coming into the room but I used my power to push them out of the room. My shields held the doors shut.
Grabbing Naomi's hand and raising it into the air.
"This is not our prison!"
Naomi's grin grew wider.
In my final moments up on the table I shouted at the top of my lungs.
"THIS IS NOT OUR END. WE ARE NOT DONE. WE WILL FIGHT TIL WE ARE FREE!"

The End.

It's over guys. And it's on time. Thank you to all of those who read my story and stayed with me this whole time. I really do hope you enjoy this novel of mine. I enjoyed writing it. Alot. Share it around. Now's also a good time for me to announce my newest book to be released. "You Said Forever". The first chapter will be released in July. If you love me reading let me know as I love all feedback. If you can't wait for my next book then go read Love and Loss. It's my first Novel I wrote.
Lastly, there will be one more chapter to this book. It will be from Naomi's POV in the final battle. It will be a while til it's released though. So don't hold your breath. Til next time guys. Thank you.

-Max Garcia