Together We're Less Broken

The Other Start: Part Two

Val's POV

So, I was walking home, right, and guess what! A masked guy pulls me into a van! I know, crazy! And then! I felt, like, this, this... It felt like someone pinched my neck and boom! Well, not boom, more like... Is there a noise for sleep? You get what I mean... Of course, I get what I mean! But yeah, that's how I ended up... Here? Where is 'here'? 

I look around at the room. I've never been here before

"Ah, you're awake."  I turn to look at, a Doctor? He has a white coat, so... "My name's Dr. Morgan." So he is a doctor... "You must be very confused. Do you have any questions?"

"Uh, where am I?"

"You're in a secure laboratory." Oh! Mum works in one of those! 

"Are we still in New Zealand?"

"That's not important." Dr. Morgan said with a serious face.

"Oh, okay..." Why can't I know? Are we in space?! I bet mum and dad would know where we are... "C-Can I see mum and dad?"

"I'm afraid you can't."

"Why?"

"Because it will compromise our experiments." Experiments? "Your parents volunteered you to, participate in our experiments. And for them to work, you are forbidden to interact with anything outside of this facility that may interfere with the results." What did he just say??? "Do you understand Valery?" I nod, even though I don't understand, but that's okay.  

"Oh... So, why was I put in a van?"

"We were doing a response test. It was important for us to get a grasp of, how you react to, certain situations. You did very well." Oh... Well, I guess that makes sense? "You're 7 years old, right?" Dr. Morgan asks.

"Yep. Why?"

"Oh, I was just... wondering. You're very mature for your age Vally. I can call you that, right?" 

"Y-Yeah, sure..." 

"Splendid. I'll see you to tomorrow for some testing." And without looking back at me, he left. I don't know if I like him. He was nice to me, but for some reason he just feels... What's the word? Weird, I guess. I wonder what kind of experiments they'll do? Mum's a scientist, I bet she'd know... I miss them already! I wanna see them! But, science... Mum would want me to help science, right? Yeah... 

I'll just sit here, by myself, on this bed... For science.