How did you do that?
Whatever this place is.
I sat on the large stool, watching Connor and Sarah play around with the object thing. They called it the artefact. They were turning it, trying to get it to show that map thing again and not succeeding. I sat with my head in my hands, my elbows resting on the table. Becker stood on the other side of the room, occasionally glancing over to me. Probably checking that I was still there and haven't run off yet. I sighed to myself. Bored out of my mind.
"How about now?" Connor asked for the 6th time in a row as he turned the artefact for the 6th time.
Nothing happened and Sarah shook her head. She looked like she was about to give up. I lifted my head up and touched the artefact. The map shined out of the artefact, showing itself to everyone yet again. I kept my hand on it as they looked at it. According to the woman, I'm connected to the anomalies somehow. I think it's because I can control them somehow. I don't tend to do it. Last time I tried, I blew up a lab and everything within a 20 mile radius of it. Not going there again.
I felt the artefact start to burn me. It was pushing back, wanting to get rid of my energy. Then my head started burning. I squeezed my eyes shut as the map started to flicker. Becker run over and pulled my arm back.
"Someone get me a damp cloth!" he shouted.
One of the scientists run off to get one. He held my hand gently in his, checking how bad the injury was. Everyone stared at me in shock and confusion. I heard a few people ask how I did it, what happened, who she, things like that. Before it all started to morph together, my eyes blurring, everything spinning. I felt someone put a hand on my back, stopping me from falling backwards. They put their other arm under my knees and picked me up, carrying me somewhere. I couldn't fight them. I tried to move. I couldn't.
What was happening?
Then everything went black.
I woke up in a white room, full of medical equipment. I sat up slowly, looking around. I think I'm in the infirmary. Someone was in the chair next to me. His head was resting on his arm which was propped up by his elbow resting on the arm of the chair. I reached over, noticing that my hand was now bandaged and shook him slightly. It woke him.
"How are you?" he asked as he stretched his arms over his head.
I wiggled my hand as if to say a bit. He smiled at me. One of those one sided smiles. I looked away from his gaze, turning it to the tray, where a pen and paper sat. I leaned forward and grabbed both objects and written in my terribly messy handwriting:
Should you be asleep on the job?
I handed it to him, making him chuckle.
"I got off duty an hour ago. You've been out for 5 hours." He explained.
My eyes widened. 5 hours? I was out that long! My gaze stared at the bed sheets covering my legs. I've never been knocked out that long. So what happened? It could be because I held onto the artefact, trying to keep it open as long as possible for them. I felt Becker put his hand on mine.
"Are you alright?" he asked. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
I nodded, slower than I'd like it.
"Go back to sleep." He ordered as he got up. "I think you'll need it. I bet you haven't had any full night's sleep with those predators running around."
I lay back into the mound of flat pillows, settling to have a nice sleep. It's probably my first one in a year. Maybe less. Not sure. I grabbed the pad and pen and written to him:
Thank you
He smiled as he pulled the blanket up higher for me. He may not look it. But he's a big softy at heart. I quickly started to fall asleep. But I felt him move my hair out of my face before I heard his think footsteps leading out and the door quietly shut.
So sorry it's late
I had a welsh oral exam to revise for. They made us learn a 45 page booklet off by heart. I only just managed to improvise my way through it with the help of Chelsey and Daniel. Luckily the examiner was nice and bubbly.
Anyway.
I should be back to updating regularly now.
At least until the next major exam/thing to happen
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