The Circle

6.Restricted

After 10 minutes of aimlessly walking around trying to find the dinner hall, I finally find it. Walking over to the queue I grab a tray and plate and make my way over to the food.

Subsequent to piling my plate high with pasta I join Kayla, Jake and Alex at their table.

"What took you so long?" Kayla asked whilst Jake asked simultaneously "And where have you been?"

"Lost" is all I say before blushing slightly from the memory of Isaac giving me a massage. I internally groan and shake my head trying to think of something that wouldn't give away my desperate thoughts. Trees. Think of trees.

Tall trees, skinny trees, small fat trees.

I dig into my pasta and moan with appreciation "-his p-sta so -ood" I mumble with my mouth full.

Everyone laughs while I try to swallow the massive amount of food in my mouth.

"Did you get your brush then?" I ask finally able to talk normally.

"Uhuh. It's in my cubby hole back in the room" Kayla replies clearly embarrassed at sharing her precious item.

I turn to Alex and find him watching Kayla. Interesting.

"And why are you sitting with us?" I ask irritated by his mere presence.

"Kira" Kayla scolds.

"What?" I ask turning back to her.

"I asked him to sit with me as you were off traipsing all over the compound" she tells me.

"I was not traipsing. I was lost I tell you!" I defend before adding a "whatever" to Alex's appearance.

He smugly smiles at me before returning to his meal.

I stab my pasta viciously and watch him while I eat. Smothering large mouthfuls into my mouth mumbling incoherent rambles about how vermin shouldn't be allowed at tables. I feel someone's eyes on me so I look over to my left and see Isaac watching me with an amused expression on his face. I freeze and realise I have been eating like a cave woman and open my mouth letting all the pasta fall out.

Thank god relationships are illegal otherwise I would suck at them I think to my myself.

Isaac smiles and turns back to his friends. I pivot back to the group and find Jake watching me, I give him a 'what' look and he looks away.

"I'm finished I'm going back to the dorms. I'll see you guys later" I tell everyone before getting up and putting my tray away before any of them have a chance to reply.

I walk out of the dinner hall and walk back to the dorms slowly, trudging along until I feel someone bump my shoulder. I look and see it's Kayla.

"Spill" she demands as we get to the dorms.

"Nothing to spill" I tell her trying to sound innocent.

"Yeah right. Kira something's bothering you and don't lie to me and say there isn't because I can tell there is" I go to open my mouth but she carries on her speech "If you don't trust me enough to tell me fair enough. We've only known each other 2 days"

"It's not that I don't trust you Kayla. I just don't want to admit it to myself. I say it out loud and it's suddenly real you know" I tell her jumping onto my bed and fiddling with the frayed cotton.

"Yeah I get ya" she tells me in a understanding way. Like weirdly understanding..

As the night goes on and more recruits file in the room I grow more frustrated with myself. I try and sleep but I'm not tired and my brain won't shut down, my body protests at the movement and I know I'll regret this in the morning but I can't sleep and I'm in a massive building - obviously made to be investigated, and if not then who cares.