Chapter 6 – Reason To Live Again
They settled for the night. Everyone's snores filled Tala's ears but his thoughts wandered somewhere else.
Kaya.
That name gave him shivers. He still couldn't get over with the grief and guilt. That girl was something.
Every time he thought about her. Her face used to pop in his mind. He had this massive crush on her but couldn't even talk to her without stuttering. For other people, she was like a loud and arrogant sister but for her…. Well he just couldn't describe her.
They thought she was dead. He didn't believe that. But eventually he had to move on. But now he had a reason not to be a cyborg. He had a reason to live again.
And it was her.
If that little girl was talking about his Kaya then he would give everything just to talk her again, to feel her warm hug or just to see her.
Her knife throwing skills to her angry face. Her bull's eye shooting to her sacrifice. everything.
Kaya.
His heart throbbed. He forced his eyes shut and got lost into a nightmare.
***flashback/dream***
They ran. Spencer, Ian and Bryan had escaped. It was just them, left into the living hell.
Just two blocks more. After that they would be free.
"Just keep running."
"Believe me, I am running." She snapped at Kai.
Tala was in the middle, Kai was at the front and She was in the rear.
At last, they reached their destination.
"women, do you have the code for the lift?"
"Of course, I do."
She made her way to the front and punched the code. The doors swung open. But there was a problem.
The lift was too small; for barely two people.
They stared at each other.
"You two go. I'll cover you up."
"No way."
"What no way? I'm staying and that's final."
"Tala's right. We're not leaving you alone here."
She looked at them mournfully. Suddenly she hugged them both tightly. They hugged her back.
She had a faint smell of raspberry and lemon. Tala loved that smell.
Suddenly she whispered "I am sorry. Say hello to the stars for me."
Be four they could react, she pushed them both into the lift and closed the shutters.
Kai got to his feet and banged the shutters. But his voice sounded too far. She looked at them sadly. Slowly she raised her hand and started punching the buttons for the code.
Our elevator started to rise slowly.
Suddenly, they heard a gunshot. Tala looked down. He saw her gasp and stumble forward clutching her shirt where blood had started to pour out. Kai stopped banging the shutters. a horrified look crossed his face.
She looked up and smiled at them sadly and coughed some blood. Then she fell on the floor. her soul left her body. Her milk-pale face turned complete white. Then she vanished from their sight as they were rising to the outer world. Tala suddenly found his voice back.
"KAYA."
***flashback/nightmare ends***
Tala gasped and sat up. He looked around. He was just dreaming. Thank the Gods.
Hey, wait. When did he started believing in god, huh?
"You were having a nightmare, right?"
He looked around and saw the neko-jinn, looking at him a concern look plastered on his face.
"Hn."
Tala didn't know why but a smile crossed his pale face.
"What are you smiling for?" Ray frowned.
"Because I have a reason to live again."
I did it. At last my exams are finished. Please review as it's my longest chapter.