Storm.

Chapter 5

(2 years later)

An alarming sound wakes me up in a second. I catch my breath very fast and almost faint because of the strong efort of getting up so quickly.

My door opens letting me see Jack, the guard that secures my room. I've become close to him, I mean, he watches me 24/7 so him being the only person that doens't want to experiment with me, gave me a little of trust.

"You need to shower, the president is coming to see you guys." Great. Always treating us like a freak show.

"Are you serous?" I ask confused. Does the president know about us? About this? And still decides to do nothing.

"Yeah, at the end of the day, you're his property." He says.

"Don't say that. Makes me look like a fucking pet." I say disgusted, but honeslty, I am his pet.

"Hey, watch your mouth." He always treats me like a father. Even though I don't know what it would be like to have one. "Put this on when you are done, they are coming to clean you up." He says and leaves. I don't know what he means by they.

I get in the shower and take as little time as I can. I hate seeing myself all exposed with so many bruises and scars. Marks that show that I've been mistreated with, played with, and so many awful things nobody should ever live. And that I just let it happen like that.
Also because if I stay a long time in here they'll come in.

I hurry to dress up with the clothes Jack left me. A black long sleve dress and black shoes. They are smart for trying to cover my arms but my legs are still showing.

Two ladies come in and they look scared to death.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything to you." I say sitting down in my bed. I'm not even strong enough to do anything. They still approach me with caution and open a big bag they brought with them.

One of them puts my hair in a ponytail and the other one starts applying makeup to my face and legs. Smart. They are trying to make me look alive.

The feeling on makeup on my face is as strange as I imagined it would be. It feels like I'm wearing a mask, hiding behind it. 

They leave as fast as they came and I wait to be called.

Jack comes in again and smiles.

"Look at you, you almost look normal." I turn my eyes and walk outside. He handcuffs me as usual, I know he doesn't want to, but he has to.

"Are Will and Anne also going?" I ask as we go to this strange room. My question gets answered as I enter the room and two of the chairs in the middle are already occupied.

"Liv!" Will tries to move to hug me but he is tied to the chair. I greet him as they tie me down as well. Good way of presentation.

"Good morning to you too, Anne." I say. Not in a hurtful way, Anne doesn't really talk, and she has her mind blocked so I can't really see what she's thinking. And I have to admit I'm pretty scared to look there.

The room starts to fill with a lot of well dressed people and plenty of doctors. Even a camera and a reporter come in. I don't know where they'll play this, because I'm sure this is very illegal and against the law. I even see Dr. Weinster come in and sit in one of the chairs.

Everyone stands up when the president of the United States comes in. I can basically feel the room go quiet, but I can sense everyone's mind is rushing with questions and doubts. They don't believe we're real. 

"Untie them now, how will I greet them like this?" Is the first thing he says when he looks at us. Our handcuffs are removed and we stand up how we can. He approaches me and as I raise up my hand to greet him I see a lot of people scared that I may do something. Everyone knows that even touching my hand is dangerous.