The Wheel

43. Veronica

As soon as we touched the food, funny Japanese music started playing on the screens, and it scared it. God, how many 'surprises' like that are there? They annoy me more and more!

Ayama offered us food just in time, since I was starving. I took salad first, then I put some soy sausages in my plate. To my knowledge, I'm the only one in our company who likes these vegetarian sausages, and it seems like they were cooked for me. It's nothing for this 'super-advanced research center' to find out our preferences in food, so there no reason to be surprised about it. On the buffet table there were several teapots with tea and coffee: I took a cup of vanilla latte and it was damn good.

Having drunk the coffee, I thought that it all looks like we are at intermission in the theatre cafeteria: formal outfit, delicious food and the end of the first act of the 'performance' we are taking part it. Looking at my reflection on the screen. I was surprised that my dress was still in a perfect condition, which cannot be said about Mike's shirt that was hidden under the black jumper that matched perfectly his black pants.

What if we were put here to test the clothes in that kind of situations? No, it's a complete nonsense! It's so weird that I start laughing loudly. It's so awkward!

"Sweetie, are you okay?" Sam asked affectionately.

"Yes," I said joyfully, "Sorry, guys, I just remembered a silly joke."

"At least someone feels better," Mike said, smiling.

Having stopped laughing, I poured myself another cup of latte and started thinking whether one of us is really behind our abduction. Ayama's words seemed so strange to me. I don't understand anything. I have known these people for almost a year! How is 'The man in the mask' who is one of us might be involved in this? Did Kate organize all of this? Her trial was a piece of cake to her. Ayama could push her buttons somehow, for instance, constantly reminding that she's Angelica or put up a show like in Mike's case and call her parents. This looks very suspicious!