CHAPTER 3

ALONE IN THE CITY

NYA`S POV:

I wasn't very sure how long I was out. The last thing I remembered was hearing voices and sirens. It felt like a few minutes later that I heard noises and the sound of people talking. I was too afraid to open my eyes. I wasn't very sure what would happen if I did. It felt as though I was only out a couple of hours later and I heard the sound of two familiar voices. I refused to open my eyes. I didn't move a muscle. How could I? It felt as though my arms were glued to the bed I was laying on. Where was I, anyway? Where was I taken to? The sound of talking continued and I finally figured out who it was. It was Kai and Jay. I knew those two would never leave my side. I never heard Cole or Zane`s voices. I didn't even hear Pixal or Lloyd. Nobody else but those two. At least I knew they were still here and I had the both of them.

"How long do we have to wait for her to wake up?" I heard Jay asked.

"The doctor said she was just unconscious, but it could still take some time for her to wake up," Kai told him.

"It's been three days, Kai. Three days. Nobody stays unconscious for that long. I've been keeping my feet in this room for three long days just to wait for her to look me in the eyes and see that I'm still here. I keep my heart open to the Great Sensei and ask over and over to let Nya stay here with us for the longest of times. I'm not moving from this hospital until she's awake. I love her too much to leave her side."

"Well, I'm not letting you starve to death while your up here. I'm gonna go get you something from the cafeteria."

I didn't hear Kai`s voice after that, but I did hear the sound of footsteps approaching the bed. It had to be Jay. Who else would be inside the room other than a nurse? His placed his hand on my forehead. I could only feel a little bit of it since there was a bandage wrapped around my head, but I knew his hand was there. I could also hear him sigh.

"I'm really worried about you, Nya," Jay said, "I'm glad your brother just left. There are some things that I've been meaning to tell you. I'm not sure it would be best to tell Kai just yet. Right now you're everything to me. I never wanna let you go. I know we missed our date. It was a shame, but you recovering is more important. Things just happen naturally. We can't change what happens. I was gonna take you to Mui Tulus. It's your favorite sushi restaurant in Ninjago Square. That's where I was gonna bring you my ultimate surprise. I might as well just tell you now. You can't even hear me. That night would've brought a lot of good things from the future. It would make our love grow stronger. On that very night, I was gonna-"

"Jay!" I heard Kai scream. He opened the door and smacked it to the wall. "We need to get out of here."

"What's going on?" Jay asked.

"There's no time to explain. We need to go."

"What about Nya? I can't just leave her here."

"We'll come back for Nya. I promise. We need to go right now. Borg`s calling a major evacuation."

"Wouldn't that call for the time to get everyone out of the hospital?"

"There's no time. Come on."

"We can't just leave Nya here."

"I don't wanna leave her here, either, but right now we don't have a choice. We're the ninja. The people need us."

"Nya`s a person, too. I'm not leaving her."

"You don't have a choice. Let's go!"

"No! Stop! Nya! Nya!"

That was the last I heard of his voice. All I remembered was that long speech that he made before Kai barged in. He was about to tell me something. Something important. He said it would make our love grow stronger. He was even gonna take me out to my favorite restaurant and tell me that. I would've had my eyes open and my head wouldn't be wrapped up. It would've been a normal night. Just the two of us. I should've opened my eyes at that moment. I should've let him hug me and kiss me upon my lips and tell me that things would be alright. His sweet voice would keep me calm and help keep the bad guys away. Now he wasn't here. He was gone and I never got a chance to hear what he had to say.

It felt like only a few minutes later that I woke up. My eyes finally opened. I could see the sun gleaming from the window. I tried to sit up, but it was too hard. The room was empty. I didn't see Kai. I didn't see Jay. Nobody was there. I needed help and nobody was there. I was just ready to do what I could and help myself. I removed the blanket that surrounded me and did my best to start sliding my feet from off the bed. It took a moment or two, but my arms were finally able to help me into a sitting position. I sat there for a little bit. I looked to see that my watch was on the drawer next to the bed. I picked it up and looked to see that it was five minutes passed nine. Well, I suppose it was best to start walking around a little bit. Then I remembered something. It was the quick conversation that I heard Kai and Jay having before Kai had to finally force Jay to start moving away from the room. Borg was calling a major evacuation for the city. What was going on? It may have been some evil ruler trying to take over Ninjago and everybody stopped it. Then I got to thinking. If the ninja had stopped it, why are they not here? Are they still out battling? I didn't hear anything outside. Actually, I didn't hear anything outside. No cars or airplanes. Nothing. Not a peep. I went over to the window. I didn't see a car driving down the road. I didn't even see a person walking down the sidewalk. Did something happen while I was out? Only one way to find out.

I went over to the wardrobe closet and found the clothes I was wearing the day of the accident. I also saw a bag sitting on the floor of the closet. Someone must have brought it from home. I stuff the clothes in there and zipped up the bag. Before I left, I say a rose and a note. I picked it up and saw that it was from Jay. I opened the note and read it.

To my dearest Nya,

I feel terrible about what happened that day and right before our date. That doesn't matter, though. I care more about you than anything else, no matter how hard I worked on it. I love you with all my heart.

Love, your one and only Jay

I almost cried. He wrote this for me. I knew what it meant. No matter how hard he worked on something, I would always be more important. I placed it inside the bag and zipped it up tight. I tried opening the door, but I couldn't get it opened. It wasn't even closed all the way, but something was blocking it. I started pushing it and finally the door came through. It was a hospital bed that was blocking the way. I walked out of the room and noticed something. Where were all the doctors and nurses? Weren't there patients here? What happened to everybody? I had a feeling that I should leave the hospital right away. That's exactly what I did. I found the stairs and immediately found the exit out of this place. My head was spinning a little bit, but I would find my way back home and see that everybody was safe. Little did I know that I was wrong.

I didn't see a living soul outside. The roads were covered in cars. There weren't any people out walking around. I don't get it. The roads and sidewalks should be busy. Traffic should be getting backed up by the morning traffic jam and people should be out walking around doing their daily routines and all that. Nobody was out. Did something happen that forced everyone to stay inside? I was starting to become scared. I had no one to help me and when I'm this scared, I need to be held. I looked at my watch to see that it was fifteen minutes until ten. Last I checked it was five past nine and in that amount of time, I made it home. I was hoping everyone was inside talking and having a nice cup of tea.

When I opened the door, it was unlocked. That's strange. The guys never leave the door unlocked. Especially the front door. Something must be wrong. I went inside the house and saw the entire place trashed. Broken glass was everywhere. Pictures were scattered all over the place. Books and shelves had collapsed. Nothing was left on the walls. Not even the poem that Jay wrote to make people feel at home. It was my favorite one. I remember every word. I didn't see anyone there. Was there a robbery? Were the ninja kidnapped? My head was spinning with thoughts. That's when I saw a lump in the floor with a blanket over it.

Being the curious girl I was, I removed the blanket from off the lump. That's when I realized that I shouldn't have done so. I saw man lying on the floor. It didn't look like he was dead, but he was sleeping. I saw a few blood streaks on his face. It was sickening. He was blue from head to toe. It's like someone left him out to freeze to death in the cold. I couldn't stare at him any longer. I was about to puke if I didn't place that blanket back on him. I threw it back over his face and ran outside. I couldn't bear to be in that house before.

I fell to my knees on the ground and started crying. Everything I once knew was gone. My friends. My family. People I knew and everything else. They were gone. I was left alone. Nobody was here for me. I didn't have Sensei Wu for guidance. I didn't have Kai to hold as scary thoughts came through my head. I didn't even have Jay to comfort me with his words and maybe even tell a few jokes to make the pain go away. They weren't here. They were gone. Disappeared into thin air. I was all alone.

"I'm the only person left in Ninjago," I said, tears still streaming down my eyes. Even though my eyes were blurred with tears, I saw someone walking down the street, noticing that I was there. I stood up and waved my hand around. "It's okay. I'm fine. I just need help." Right when I said that, I fell to the ground.

The heat was too much for my aching head. I was dizzy and exhausted. I was thirsty as well, but I was so dizzy that I couldn't keep from growing unconscious once more. So I did. I let my eyes closed, even though I didn't want to close them. The last thing I heard was the man that was planning to help me and I felt his arms pick me up and make his way to who knows where.


WAS THIS GOOD OR WAS THIS GOOD?

LOOKS LIKE SCHOOL IS STARTING BACK TOMORROW FOR ME. I ENJOYED MY THREE DAY WEEKEND, BUT NOW I MUST RETURN TO THE HORRIFYING PLACE THEY CALL SCHOOL. I'LL MAKE SURE TO WORK ON STORIES ALONG THE WAY.

I HOPE THIS CHAPTER WAS GREAT. THINGS ARE STARTING TO GET REALLY SUSPICIOUS NOW.

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