Lost, Forgotten & Everlasting
Chapter 1: Fire
The flames rose into a blinding wall of orange, red and yellow. Acrid smoke filled my lungs and made it almost impossible to breath. The fire roared, screamed and charged through the empty hall and ignited the organic material of the walls. I had to hold back a scream and changed course.
'Kayla, where are you?' I thought and looked in all directions.
No reply.I panted heavily, wiped the sweat from my brow and turned another corner. Thankfully, the hall was clear from the fire.
I could sense Kayla; she was near. 'Kayla?'
'Liana, you have to get over here!' she screamed in my mind.
'What's going on? What happened? Why is this place on fire?'
'I don't know, just get over here.'
I crossed another corridor and a collection of doors before I finally made it to them.
"Liana, there you are!" Father sighed. He ran over and placed both arms on my shoulders.
"Father, what's happening?"
He was about to explain when the lights on the walls flashed. The ground shook beneath us and we were thrown across the room. Cables and wires flew out of the ceiling and sparked electricity. I tried to stand, but it was proved more and more difficult with the constant tremors. Somehow father managed to do it with ease. He sprinted over to the control panel and within a few seconds the walls opened into two human-sized pods.
"Girls, get in," he commanded and grabbed us by our wrists.
"Wait a minute, what are those?" I asked but before I got an answer I was forced into one of the pods. Kayla managed to slide out of his grasp and turned.
"I'm not going in there until you tell us what's happening!"
His mouth parted slightly and his eyes held unshed tears. "I'm sorry, but you have to go in there."
He grabbed her wrist again and pushed her inside. "I'm sorry for this girls, I really am."
I drew a quick breath and raised my hands as the pod slid shut. I could just make out his silhouette through the door.
"Father? Father!" I shouted. My heart thumped rapidly against my chest and my knuckles blistered and swelled as my fists pounded the door. "Father! Let us out!"
'He locked the door! Why did lock the door? Liana, what did you do?'
'Don't blame me! I-I had nothing to do with this.'
I was too busy to notice the temperature drop. My lips quivered and the the door misted over. As I felt my strength wane I leaned back and watched the outside fade away. The last thing I saw was Father's hand hover on the other side of the door before I lost all feeling and fell into a deep sleep.
