Intro
Leo couldn't think. He'd been up all night. What had gotten into him? He wondered. Not right, He thought, not right at all.
Leo carefully flipped on a couple of switches and pressed a button that lifted up his bed. A metal doorway opened like a camera lens revealing a darkened cabin. Careful not to wake his fellow bunkmates, Leo crawled out of bed and snuck toward the door. He had kept his day clothes on, not being able to find rest. Even his shoes remained on his feet, which now felt like pins and needles because they had fallen asleep. Leo looked down at these sneakered feet. I wish I could konk out as fast as they could, he thought.
Leo had barely made it out the door when he slipped on a loose washer. He stumbled, tripping over his feet, but bounced up just as quick. He pressed his ear hard against the cold metal door of the cabin. Nothing. Wow, his cabin mates were heavy sleepers.
Then Leo ran, as fast as his feet would carry him. He didn't know where he was going. He was running away from his thoughts. At least his little sneaking out excursion could distract him. But it was only a matter of time before his thoughts came rushing back to him, flooding his brain. When he tried to think of something else, his ADHD senses flipped him back to focus on the problem. And it was a big one. Leo loved Jason.
No, not like a brotherly love. He had already tried and failed at convincing himself of that. He... fancied? Was that the right word? He was being ridiculous.
Leo found himself in front of the Bunker 9 entrance, not knowing how he had even ended up there. He was out of breath, but made it through the door just before he crumpled to the floor.