Limitless

Chapter 7: Doubts

Kaito felt sore when he finally woke up. His body was sore, his throat was sore, his arm was sore. It was so bad that he felt like he couldn't move his body at all. He wasn't sure how long he had been sleeping for, but he knew that it felt like hours. He was awake, but he couldn't bring himself to open his eyes. It felt like his eyelids had been glued shut. Since he couldn't open his eyes yet, he'll have to rely on his other senses. He couldn't hear anything at first, which made Kaito scared that he had gone deaf. However, the longer he laid there, his ears eventually picked up the quiet hum of a light up above him. Kaito felt something soft under his skin. Was he laying on a bed? It seemed to be that way as he was laying face down on it. For a brief minute, Kaito thought that he was back in his own bed, that he was at home in his room.

However, when Kaito finally opened his eyes, that nice thought had shattered. When Kaito opened his eyes, he was met with his now least favourite colour. White. He was in his room at the Facility. He remembered everything that had happened. The lab. The so called experiment. The pain. Uncaring, dark eyes. The soulless people. The deep wound on his arm. Kaito's still bleary eyes drifted to his arm. And his whole body went stone cold. All along his forearm was a fresh, pink scar. His stomach churned and he felt an urge to throw up. His body felt immensely cold. He never believed that such people could exist in that lab. Why would they do that to him in the first place?

Kaito finally felt like his body could move. His stomach felt immensely empty but he wasn't sure if he could eat. He didn't know what was going on, but he needed to find out. He quickly redressed himself into some fresh clothing. He didn't want to be in anything that he wore while he was in that lab. He needed to find out what was going on here. He hurriedly started making his way to the others. He didn't even bother looking at the time. He assumed that everyone was in the Lounge Area so he made his way towards that.

"What are you doing here?!" A voice suddenly boomed behind him. Kaito jumped at that sudden shout. He turned to see a guard standing behind him. He couldn't see the guard's eyes, but he knows that the man was staring right into his soul. It was beyond intimidating. "It's lunchtime! You're meant to be in the cafeteria! Move!" Lunchtime? It was already afternoon. Kaito didn't want to risk being put in that lab again so soon, or face any other kind of punishment. He quickly changed direction, heading to the cafeteria. There was everyone else. Almost all of them were sitting together. They all seemed to be normal. Talking, eating, laughing with each other. However, upon a closer look, Kaito couldn't help, but feel like something was wrong.

"Kaito! Gonta save you a seat!" Gonta suddenly smiled, stopping him almost immediately. Kaito was quite surprised but quickly processed that as he was unceremoniously and impatiently pushed forward. He steadied himself as the door slammed shut and the guard that shoved him in stood in front of it. With heavy feet, he walked over to the empty chair. He was between Gonta and Tsumugi and sat opposite Shuichi.

"I'll go get your meal, Kaito." Kirumi suddenly announced as she stood up.

"No. Kirumi, you don't have-" Kaito started to protest. He didn't feel that hungry after everything that had happened. However, Kirumi had already made her way to the window, requesting for Kaito's meal to be brought forward.

"You might as well go along with it." Tsumugi whispered, gesturing towards Kirumi. "It's plain to see that she is looking for something to do here." Kaito sighed in defeat. Well, he might as well try to get some energy back. Kirumi promptly made her way back to the table, and gently placed a hot meal in front of Kaito with a glass of water. A huge roast beef with gravy, mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables. Seemed like a good enough meal to have since Kaito had involuntarily skipped breakfast. Kaito took a bite and let out a quiet sigh of satisfaction. Guess he was more hungry than he thought that he was after all. Almost everyone seemed relieved that he was eating. They must have somehow known about what had happened to him.