6:37am
Moses woke up suddenly, his head swimming. Everything was unfocused and blurry. Dots danced tauntingly before his eyes. He blinked them away in silent irritation. Lulu still lay in his arms; her pink hair was still stained with blood. Aura was however, nowhere to be seen.
"See?" Karmen said, rubbing his eyes tiredly. "She's gone."
Moses slowly placed Lulu on the ground. "When did they take her?" he asked standing up.
Karmen yawned. "I don't know. They probably used some sort of tranquilizers when we weren't looking. That would explain why I couldn't remember falling asleep."
Moses coughed. There was an unusual amount of dust in the air. "But why did they take her?" he inquired, puzzled. "She still had a lot of time left to live. There's no way she could have died that fast, and all the scientist here know that The Thorn isn't contagious."
Karmen rubbed his throat. "I don't know. Most of the things that happen here are done without reason," he coughed violently. "What the hell? Did someone forget to sweep?"
Moses chuckled lightly then coughed again. "Maybe." His eyes began to sting. "Although it would take more than a broom to keep this place as clean as it is."
Lulu shuddered as she began to cough in her sleep. Her eyes welled up with tears as a thick smoke began to fill the cell. Moses looked down at her sadly.
Karmen sniffed the air and coughed violently. "What's that smell?" Moses tried to take a whiff but he coughed as well and wasn't able to identify the scent. Lulu cried softly. "Aura."
Karmen and Moses stared at each other in disbelief.
"You can't be serious," Karmen muttered angrily.
"Oh my God…"Moses sank to the ground in despair. The scent became familiar.
Lulu suddenly woke up and burst into tears. "They're burning her body!" she sobbed. She turned toward Moses. "What are we going to do?!"
Moses grasped her by the shoulders and held her still. "Lulu, remember what I said this morning?"
Lulu trembled slightly, but she nodded in understanding. "That we're finally going to leave this place," she said smiling through her tears.
Moses tried to smile back. "That's right, but for now, just rest," he said placing her on the ground yet again.