IN REALITY
Chapter 7: Different Situations
(Three days later at 2 a.m. at a Hidden Location)
Stephen York lay in a room sobbing. The savage rape had left him almost motionless. No one had let him out of the tiny room since they flung him in there after the rape. No food, no water, no visiting the facilities. The room reeked of sweat and excrements. Eventually he'd die of starvation. If the smell in the tiny windowless room didn't kill him first.
The door suddenly opened. Stephen raised his weak head to see another teen looking down at him.
"You've got to be kidding me," the teen said, "you're supposed to be my partner on this assignment?"
"P…Pardn…Pardner?" Stephen asked.
"Great, someone who butchers the English language by choice," the teen muttered, "my name's Trey," he introduced himself, "I already know your name so no introduction on your part's necessary," he said dismissively.
"H..ow do yah tolerate the sm…?" Stephen tried to ask.
"Nose plugs and I used to defiant…once," Trey said his voice growing dark on the last word.
"You mean…" Stephen started, "you're one o' them!" he cried angrily.
"Yes I now co-operate with the horrible people who sell and rape us…oh wait, I mean you," Trey said, "and all those dumb enough to defy or worse like you, try to escape," he said distastefully.
Stephen growled angrily.
"But you can always stay here and die of embarrassment," Trey said in a baby voice, "I hear that kills faster than pain and horrifying smells," he said reaching for the doorknob.
"Wha… What's da assignment?" Stephen asked defeated.
"Would you betray…" Trey teased.
"Shut up!" Stephen cried tearfully.
Trey laughed, thoroughly amused.
(9 a.m. at School)
Matthew rushed for his next class. He was already late.
"Hey!" Sheldon cried as Matthew bucked into in.
Matthew gasped. This was the same person that Rebecca had described. The same person who was mean to her. Matthew swallowed his resentment.
"Sorry," Matthew said and got back to his feet.
"Um, yeah," Sheldon said getting up himself, "I'm Sheldon by the way," he added.
"I'm…" Matthew started, "late," he finished remembering what Rebecca said and opting not to introduce himself.
Matthew hurried off before Sheldon could say anything else to him.
What was that about? (Sheldon's thoughts)
(Two Days Later at Noon at a Hidden Location)
Stephen opened his eyes. He couldn't feel anything below his face.
"You're in a hospital wing," Trey spoke leaning on the door jam.
"Where?" Stephen asked his voice barely audible.
"Same building, different floor," Trey told him.
"Oh," Stephen responded.
"You'll be mobile in a week," Trey said formally, "don't hold me back," he warned.
"No prob," Stephen responded feeling sleepy.
"No respect for the English language," Trey muttered and turned to leave.
"You were like me once," Stephen said tiredly.
"Once," Trey said warningly.
"Wha' happened?" Stephen asked.
Trey gave Stephen such a dark look that Stephen went silent.
"I'm sterile," Trey said softly.
Stephen gasped.
"Trey I'm so…" Stephen started.
"It's no big deal," Trey said dismissively, "learned my lesson."
"I heard they sterilized da most defian' ones," Stephen said his voice going back to his usual dialect, "da mos' defiant ones tha' want ta 'ave children," he said sadly.
"Well I won't accidentally get a girl pregnant," Stephen said staying bright.
"I'm still sorry though," Stephen said.
After a moment of silence Stephen closed his eyes.
Soon he felt a hand rub his head gently.
"Thank You," Trey said softly.
"Your welcome," Stephen said too tired to open his eyes as he drifted off to sleep.
If he wasn't too tired he would've seen something unexpected.
Trey crying.
(After School)
"Sheldon there's someone I'd like you to meet," Jenny said happily as she led him to the parking lot.
"Sure Jenny," Sheldon said brightly.
"She's awesome," Jenny gushed, "at first we were at odds but now we're friends," she said excitedly, "here name's Rebecca," she added.
"Cool name," Sheldon said, "oh oh," he said suddenly.
Jenny looked at Rebecca happily who was in her robot form in a red shirt and red Capri pants. But then she noticed that Rebecca was looking angrily at Sheldon.
"Is something wrong?" Jenny asked.
"She's…she's your friend?" Sheldon asked.
"Um, yeah," Jenny said.
"He's not going to the soda shop too is he?" Rebecca asked darkly.
"You're inviting me…to the soda shop?" Sheldon asked his body almost literally floating off the ground.
"I'm guessing he likes you," Rebecca stated, "you're not…?" she asked.
Jenny vigorously shook her head.
"Oh," Rebecca said, "so…do you have an actual explanation for your behaviour?" she asked Sheldon.
Sheldon was crashed back to Earth.
"Um," Sheldon said, "I uh…" he said, "you were kind of mean and…"
"After I got being mean to," Rebecca said incredulously.
"Okay, okay," Jenny said, "I'm certain we can…"
"No," Rebecca refused, "he tried to accuse me for his behaviour," she said, "now I demand an explanation."
"I…I thought…I thought…" Sheldon stuttered, "I thought you were stealing Jenny's job!" he revealed and broke down sobbing.
"WHAT!" Rebecca roared.
Jenny looked at Rebecca fearfully. She had seen (and felt) the repercussions of Rebecca's anger.
Just as suddenly Rebecca calmed down. But her fists were still clenched.
"Jenny," Rebecca said slowly, "I think it will be safer if I just go home," she said suddenly.
"But we…" Jenny started.
"Jenny," Rebecca revealed, "I'm on the verge of killing your friend here," she said horrifying Jenny, "TRUST ME, it's best I go home."
"Okay," Jenny said softly, "bye."
Rebecca nodded and flew off.
"You…mu…must hate me," Sheldon blubbered through his crying.
Jenny sighed and hugged him.
You can be so dumb sometimes. But this time your stupidity might've cost me a friend. (Jenny's thoughts)
Done
Death's Soulmate: Firstly I corrected an error in chapter 6. I had Wendy say the current year of the story being 1972. Now with MLAATR being set in the future and the advanced methods that are being used by Regis and Timothy to hide from the sex traders, that wouldn't be feasible. The year is actually 2071 (same year the actual show's set in – according to wikipedia anyway) and I'm correcting ch6 right now. Thank you for reading and please review.
