I was awakened by Klein and I slowly open my eyes. I notice we are in Gardenia. "It's the break of dawn. I have to get home." Klein says, which made me fully awake. I get out of the car. "Remember to keep that collar hidden." Klein says before he leaves. I watch his car until I can't see it anymore. I walk to my house and make sure I still have the key. I do have the key and I unlock the door. I walk in and close the door.
I literally have nothing to do, so I go to my room and lay down. I was about to fall asleep, until I remember that I need to make sure I have food here. I get up and walk to the kitchen. I look in the fridge and see that there is plenty of liquid, but to food. "How is there no food?" I ask outloud. I sigh. I guess I have to go to the store. I remember that the store opens early, so I decide to start walking now. I leave the house and lock the door.
I walk to the store and get what I need before leaving. I walk back home and put the food in the fridge. I look at the clock and notice that it was 4 hours since I arrived at Gardenia. "There is no way I spent 4 hours buying groceries." I say outloud. I realize that I still need to treat my wounds. I get a first aid kit and finally treat the wounds I had for a day. I put the first aid kit away and go upstairs to check the cameras.
Everything was fine and nobody is lurking around. I remembered that a long time ago, I wanted to build a robot, but I never finished it. I go down to the basement and type in the code for the pod the robot was in. I look at the robot and it wasn't even halfway finished. It looked like it was 5% completed. I look around and see a few boxes full of spare parts and metal pieces. I pick up some of the pieces and know that these are exactly what I need.
I start to work on the robot and I take a break every now and then. After about 3 hours, I stopped working on the robot. I look at it and it's 50% complete. The only parts that are fully completed are the head and torso. I put the robot back in its pod and I lock it with the code. I leave the basement and feel like going to a restaurant to eat. I leave the house and lock the door. I walk around until I find a restaurant.
The outside of the restaurant looks fancy. I wonder what the inside looks like? I enter and the inside is even fancier than the outside. I was immediately with a waiter. "Follow me." he says to me. I follow him and I sit down at a table. "I will be back shortly." I look at the menu and wait for the waiter to come back. I see the girl I ran into yesterday is eating here with her friends. They just sat down at a table.
The waiter comes back. "What would you like?" He asks. "I would like the...pizza." I answer. I didn't even know if this restaurant served pizza. "Excellent choice." the waiter said as he took the menu and walked away. I look back at the group of people and it looks like the blonde one is ordering a lot of food. The waiter comes back with my food and I thank him.
I eat my food and the waiter comes back a few minutes later. "Here is your bill." he said while handing me a piece of paper. The bill was surprisingly $4.39. I thought it was going to be higher. I pay the bill. "Is it possible for me to pay for someone else's order?" I ask the waiter. "Who did you want to pay for?" he asks. I point to a table. "Are you sure? Their bill is $317.37." he asks me. I take out my wallet and pay for their order. I tip the waiter an extra $50.
The waiter walks over to the table I paid for. I stand at a range close enough to hear the conversation. "Did you enjoy your meal?" the waiter asks. The blonde one burps. "Excuse me." she said. "Yes, it was delicious. How much do we have to pay?" the red haired one asked. "Your bill was expensive. But someone already paid for it." the waiter answers. "Who?" all of them ask at the same time. The waiter points at me.
The group gets up from the table and I leave the restaurant. "Wait!" I hear as I was about to walk home. I turn around. "Why did you pay for our meal?" the red haired one asks me. "I felt bad for running into you yesterday, and I wanted to make it up to you." I answer. "You definitely made it up. I'm Bloom." she said to me. Bloom introduces the others to me. "What is that around your neck?" Tecna asked me. Everybody looks at my neck.
I know that she is asking about the collar. I cover the collar and turn away from them. "Oh, it's nothing." I say before walking away. I quickly get to my house and lock the door after I get in. I take my shoes off and go upstairs. My phone started ringing. I answer. "Hello?" "Hi. It's Dr. Klein. I wanted to see how you are doing." I was relieved to know that it's Dr. Klein. "I'm fine. I-" The doorbell rings. "Sorry Dr. Klein. I have to go. Bye." "Bye."
I end the call and switch to the front door camera. After seeing who it was, I turn off the screen and walk to the door. I make sure the collar is completely covered before unlocking the door and opening it. It was Bloom and her friends. "Hey, can we come in?" Bloom asks me. I nod and they walk in. I close the door. "So...what did you come over for?" I ask. "We wanted to ask you some questions." Bloom answers.
Everybody sits down except for me. Flora pats the seat next to her. I sit next to her and look at Bloom. "Okay, I will start off with the easy questions. What is your name?" Bloom asks. "Amy." I answer. "Are you the only person living in this house?" Bloom asks. I nod. "Okay. Easy questions are over." Bloom said. Bloom looks like she is thinking about something. "Why did that soldier call you 5641?" Tecna asks.
I know I can't tell them unless they are foundation members. "That's classified information." I answer. Bloom raises an eyebrow at me. "Why is it classified?" Stella asks. "I can't tell you. That's classified information." I answer. "Fine. What was that object around your neck earlier?" Bloom asks. "That's c-" "Don't you dare say classified information." Stella growls at me.
My phone starts ringing and honestly, it startled me. I take my phone out, but Bloom takes it out of my hand before I could answer. "Why doesn't this contact have a name?" Bloom asks. I just look at her. I know they will get annoyed if I say that it's classified information. Bloom answers the phone. "Who is this?" Bloom asks. "Give it back!" I yell while trying to get my phone. Suddenly, I get a sharp pain in my neck.
I fall to the ground and realize that the collar is shocking me. Bloom drops my phone while looking at me. I quickly catch it. "It's me." I say to Dr. Klein. The shocking suddenly stops and I struggle to stand up. Flora helps me up and helps me sit on the couch. I thank her and turn my attention to my phone. "I'll call you later." I tell Dr. Klein. I hang up and put my phone back in my pocket. "Do you have anymore questions?" I ask.
"No. But if it is okay with you, we would like to have one of us stay here to keep an eye on you." Bloom answers. I get lost in my thoughts as I think about it. I know that they want to know the classified information. "Go ahead, but if you're trying to find something, you won't find it." I tell them. "Flora you will stay with her. Try to get as much information as you can from her." Bloom tells Flora. I look at Flora and she looks back at me.
"I'm going to tell you this so that I can make your job easy. If you guys can get me to trust you, then I will tell you everything." I said as I looked back at the rest of them. "Is that a promise?" Stella asks. I nod. Bloom and Flora look at each other as if they were communicating mentally before leaving. Once they left, Flora and I look at each other. "Why did that soldier call you 5641?" Flora asks. I continue to look at her.
"I can sense good vibes coming from you, so I'm going to tell you. That soldier called me 5641 because that's the number I have. I am the 5641st "member" of the "organization" that they came from." I answer. "If you are a "member" as you put it, then why were they chasing you?" Flora asks. "I escaped from them." I answer. Flora looks confused, but I can't break it down for her. "Is that enough information?" I ask.
"Yes. It should be enough." Flora answers. I remember that I told Dr. Klein I would call him back. I stand up, but fall on one knee. My guess is that the effects of the collar shocking me are still taking a toll on my body. Flora helps me up and helps me walk to my room. I thank her and she stays in the room with me. I call Dr. Klein and wait for him to pick up. "Hello?" Klein asks. I know I can't talk about the collar with Flora around. But I have an idea.
"Il collare me ha scioccato quando eri al telefono. Perché questo è accaduto? (The collar shocked me when you were on the phone. Why did this happen?)" I ask Dr. Klein in Italian. "I'm sorry. But I knew if you suddenly looked like you were in pain, everybody would drop what they were doing and pay attention to you. So once again, I'm sorry." Klein answers. "I forgive you." I tell him.
"Well I have to go talk to some other researchers. I will call you when I can. Bye." "Bye." Klein hangs up and I put my phone on the desk next to my bed. It was getting pretty late. I get in my bed. "You can sleep in my bed with me, on the couch in the living room, or in the guest bedroom. I don't care which one you choose. Just pick one." I tell Flora.
Flora gets in my bed and we look at each other. I close my eyes as I start to feel something moving in the bed. I knew it was Flora so I ignored it. But I open my eyes when I feel her arm wrap around me. I look at her and she smiles before she closes her eyes. I close my eyes and eventually fall asleep.