Infected

Chapter 7

It was the next day and everyone was sleeping in. Last night kept everyone up for a while, each person thinking about what they would do next. Mikayla tried to figure out why she went so manic back by the cafeteria, while Xia worried deeply about her friends little "episode". Gage wonder about what was to become of them if they were to stay here any longer, wondering if they'll ever have a "normal" life... Well as normal as it would be. Leo womdered what would happen if they got caught by other countries. Would they get the same treatment they got here or would they be used as lab rats like the Russian doctor said. Tristan just read a book wondering who he could trust outside this place anymore and who would kill at the chance to get his DNA. Each child wondered about their individual thoughts as grimly and throuogh as the other.

They all woke up around 10 slowly making their way to the cafeteria. Everyone ate quietly not saying a word to each other. Gage looked around at the table and saw the worry on everyone's face. He couldn't take it anymore.

"Okay, I get it: everyone is dealing with their own crap right now, but this doesn't mean we can't talk and confide in each other. If anything we should at least worry together." Gage looked around trying to see if anyone at least seemed to consider his idea.

"Fine... Sounds like a plan, but I don't think we should talk in the open like this, but maybe in private like our quarters." Tristan chimed in,"do we have a deal?"

Everyone shrugged and nodded in agreement. After breakfast they went to their living quarters and started discussing last night's events.

"So I got this thing", Gage explained holding up the jet black weapon, "Xia got some wierd illusion ability that fooled the guards and the rest of you.... We still not what abilities you'll have, but we do know that this scientist is "training" us, so we should find out what's really going on here."

"Good idea... but where do we even start?" Xia asked, pacing back and forth in the confines of the room, "we can't even do anything without it being some stupid test or training exercises."

"Then we play his little game and then strike when he least expects it", Mikayla explained with a smug look on her face. "Here thinks we're not that smart when in actuality we are just waiting for an opening in these solid walls to crack open."

"Okaaay", Leo started, a little angsty, but noneoftheless a good plan."

"Well then I guess we'll wait for an opportunity and then start asking questions, got it?" Gage  looked around the room as everyone nodded, Tristan raised his hand and Gage's attention turned to him.

"This is good and all, but I got one question: who made you the boss?" Tristan asked out of curiousity.

Gage chuckled and started to walk out of the room. "No one made me team leader, I just jumped at an opened opurtunity.... I didn't see you jump at it." With that he walked out of the room and left the others, who in time, left the room leaving Xia and Mikayla alone.

Xia just gave Mikayla a look filled with concern and confusion. "Are you feeling alright Mikky? You seem a little more irritable than usual which isn't at all... maybe flustered at times, but never like this."

"What do you mean like this? I haven't felt better after I was cure, so do me a favor and stay out of my way if you're not going to be happy for your friend who is still alive." Mikayla got up with a heavy sigh of disgust and started to walk out of the room and before she left she stopped at the door way. "Actually Xivie, I'm not feeling alright and I think I don't feel alright  becuase you're around me all the time to put me down quicker than a rabid animal, so please stay out of my fucking way or there will be consequences.

With that Mikayla left the room, taking her new demeanor with her and leaving Xia in a frozen state of shock. She didn't know what she wanted to do: cry or try and figure out what happened to Mikayla, the person she once called friend. As of right now this was a person who she barley recognizes now...

Authors Notes: I am so sorry to all the people following me and/or reading this story for the inactivity I've shown the past few months. I'm trying to get back to writing stories and posting regularly. Hope everything is going great for everyone. Have a nice day!