Lori held onto Rick as the bus moved roughly along the road. Her arm intertwined with his as she pressed her other arm against the cold window of the bus. She felt tired and mopey, and it was probably 3:00 in the morning. And just a half an hour ago the military practically broke into their house, dragging them out and throwing them onto a bus. No explanation for it, so Rick and Lori just went along with it. Lori side and unglued her eyes from the window, and than over to Rick. His head was back against the seat, eyes shut. She knew he was tired, he worked so hard and he was running so low on sleep. Lori than looked around at all the strangers filling every seat of the bus. She sighed and looked back out the window. They were nearing a building. It almost looked like a CDC.
Lori gently shook Rick as gates opened for the buses to enter. Rick's eyes slowly opened, the bags under them obvious. "What.." he mumbled, looking at his wife. "We're at some place.." She responded softly. "It looks well protected." She added, looking up at Rick. Rick sighed and nodded, leaning out a bit from his seat to get a better view. He gave a confused look before leaning back in, close to Lori. "Wonder what the hell they got goin' on, waking me up at 3:00 in the damn mornin'.." He said angrily, staring at the front of the seat. Lori shrugged her shoulders and kept quiet, looking down at her fingers, that was now intertwining with each other out of being nervous.
The bus suddenly stopped. The doors opened and a man, who was dressed like a colonel, stepped up the stairs and stopped in the middle of the front of the bus. He looked around at everyone. Some people where still sleeping, while others were dozed off. Lori saw him reach for his whistle, before she threw her hands over her ears to avoid the loudness of the blow. And it blew loud. Almost the whole bus that wasn't aware flew out of their seats, now all awake and aware of the man. Rick cursed loudly, glaring at the man. Lori looked scaredly up at Rick, as the colonel became speaking.
"I know this isn't what everyone had expected. My men pretty much breaking into your homes, pulling you out without an explanation. But you're here for a reason. Later today we've gotten some very bad news. And we were told to gather as much people as we can and bring them to safety. Others that we couldn't fit are being shipped somewhere else through flight. I know a lot of you are very exhausted. You will be provided with great hospitality and care while the military sorts things out. Before we release any information to those of you who are curious, it must remain classified until we know for sure what is going on, and how we can handle it. For now, you will each be provided with your own rooms. Those of you who aren't in pairs, or with a family will have to share a room with someone. But before we give you a room, we must take blood tests. It's part of the reason you're here. Please, no questions." He paused. "Do as we say, and don't get nosey." He scanned the bus of people, before nodding his head. "Everyone may rise. Please stay calm, and in a single file line." He stepped out of the bus, and made his way to another bus that was pulling up.
Lori and Rick stood up, and soon enough, they were off the bus and lost in a crowd of strangers. Lori grabbed onto Rick's arm, staying close. The two followed the crowd into a building. The lights shining down on them, and tons of people getting blood tests before walking off with a guard. Rick ran a hand through his hair in frustration, looking around the building. Lori looked up at him, gently nudging him. "Are you okay?" She asked gently, moving as the line moved. He only nodded his head in response, and she nodded back, though he didn't see. She knew he was exhausted, and upset about these people pretty much busting their door to get in. Lori was as well upset about that, but she was even more mad at the fact they're keeping all information classified. She sighed and let go of Rick's arm. Hugging herself as they neared the table where the blood test were being done. Every now and than glancing at her husband, just to make sure he wasn't sleep walking.
After some time, they were finally at the table, Lori was pinched with a needle first that made her cringe, before Rick gently rubbed her back for support. She walked over to a guard after that and looked back for Rick, who was now coming over to them. He grabbed onto his wife's hand, in a protective type of way and brought her closer to him. Soon enough, a whole group walked up, and the guard demanded they follow, and they all did. Soon enough they were over by a elevator. All walking in. As the doors shut the elevator began moving up, and the small crowd of tired people remained silent.
They than entered a small hallway, doors all along the walls of each side, with nice red carpet on the ground. "Follow me." The guard demanded, as the crowd followed. Getting rid of the singles first, the guard now led the families and couples to certain rooms. Giving them a card to access their rooms when they want to leave, or enter. Finally assigning Rick and Lori a room, the guard handed the card to Lori, giving her a small smirk as he did so. Lori nervously took it and glanced back at Rick, who was wiping his eyes. She sighed and turned fully around as the rest of the people walked off, sliding the card into the slit it was meant for. A green light flashed on the handle, indicating it was unlocked and ready to be opened. Rick watched as Lori pushed the door open.
The room they entered was pitch black dark. Lori felt along the wall before she found the switch, and flicked it up. The lights came on a dresser, a single large bed, 2 lamps, a TV and a nice balcony could be seen. The doors to the balcony were glass, curtains covering them but slightly open so the moonlight could shine in. Lori stepped in, Rick behind her. She could now spot the bathroom door, wide open and dark. The room itself was bigger than their house, which wasn't so comforting. Lori looked back at Rick as he closed the door, the red light flickering, indicating it was locked. Lori placed the card on the dresser, and walked further in, looking around.
"Wow." Rick said, looking over at the bed. He kicked off his shoes, and took off his pants. Remaining in boxers and a white shirt. He walked over to the bed and pulled the covers up, crawling in it. "This is nice." He laughed tiredly, his head landing on the pillow. Lori ignored him and walked around the room a bit, looking at the walls and the furniture placed into the place. Rick became silent, which made Lori think he was asleep, before he softly called to her. "Hey, you coming to bed?" She merely nodded her head, before walking over to the light and flicking it off, as Rick turned on a lamp, and walked over to the other side. Rick pulled the covers up for her, and she crawled in. He smiled and turned to his side, placing a hand on her cheek. "Goodnight, beautiful." He mumbled in a drunk tired manner, before wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her closely, falling asleep instantly, or so it seemed. Lori sighed, and lay back, not feeling tired, or even wanting to sleep.
She was uncomfortable with the whole idea of being here. It wasn't home, nor was it even close. The guards scared her, and the whole situation being classified scared her as well. They can't honestly force people to stay in one place without giving them closure. Can they?