Chapter Four
The city is going up in flames. Fires are scattered every where. Jay wondered around the vacant streets looking for what use to be the mall. In a dark alley dead bodies are piled on top of each other. From out of the corner of his eye, Jay, saw a wheel chaired body move towards him.
"See what happened?"
"Ram!"
"This is your fault, Jay, your fault."
"What! This wasn't supposed to happen. We were supposed to build a better world."
"You can't build a 'better' world Jay. No you can't." A smile crept across his face. "Oh well that's the pits." Jay watched as Ram wheeled away in to the smoke and flames.
"Jay," the voiced called out tenderly
"Trudy?" Jay whirled around but could see no one in the vicinity.
"Jay, Jay wake up" It was Siria she was knelt down beside him.
"Ram."
"Jay calm down. It was a dream." She gave him a reassuring look as she held a bowl out to him. "Here I made you something to eat, out of a can, but it's good."
"Thanks." Jay took the bowl as he sat up on the sofa. Siria moved awkwardly across the tables to a cushy chair and watched him eat.
When he had finished, Siria asked "Who's Trudy?"
Jay stared at Siria "Some one special to me, Why?"
"You said her name in your sleep. How special?"
"Special. Look, I just want to thank you for saving me.but why?"
"I had to get away." She mumbled.
"Was he hurting you?" Jay looked concerned
Siria looked up wildly at Jay, "No, no nothing like that but yes.in a way." She stared at the boarded window behind him. She didn't like where this conversation was going.
"You're very close with Mega. Why would you help me?"
"You think I wanted to be his girl." she screamed, "He just takes me from Java's ranks and puts me up in the Hotel to wait on his beck and call. I was a prisoner.like you." The last words were spoken in a faint whisper.
"I'm sorry-I didn't mean-I was just-sorry." Jay looked confused but then said "You were a Zootist"
She looked at him wide eyed "Your, your.I, I got you some clothes and there's a shower down stairs. Siria hastily climbed to ladder and disappeared into the roof.
The city is going up in flames. Fires are scattered every where. Jay wondered around the vacant streets looking for what use to be the mall. In a dark alley dead bodies are piled on top of each other. From out of the corner of his eye, Jay, saw a wheel chaired body move towards him.
"See what happened?"
"Ram!"
"This is your fault, Jay, your fault."
"What! This wasn't supposed to happen. We were supposed to build a better world."
"You can't build a 'better' world Jay. No you can't." A smile crept across his face. "Oh well that's the pits." Jay watched as Ram wheeled away in to the smoke and flames.
"Jay," the voiced called out tenderly
"Trudy?" Jay whirled around but could see no one in the vicinity.
"Jay, Jay wake up" It was Siria she was knelt down beside him.
"Ram."
"Jay calm down. It was a dream." She gave him a reassuring look as she held a bowl out to him. "Here I made you something to eat, out of a can, but it's good."
"Thanks." Jay took the bowl as he sat up on the sofa. Siria moved awkwardly across the tables to a cushy chair and watched him eat.
When he had finished, Siria asked "Who's Trudy?"
Jay stared at Siria "Some one special to me, Why?"
"You said her name in your sleep. How special?"
"Special. Look, I just want to thank you for saving me.but why?"
"I had to get away." She mumbled.
"Was he hurting you?" Jay looked concerned
Siria looked up wildly at Jay, "No, no nothing like that but yes.in a way." She stared at the boarded window behind him. She didn't like where this conversation was going.
"You're very close with Mega. Why would you help me?"
"You think I wanted to be his girl." she screamed, "He just takes me from Java's ranks and puts me up in the Hotel to wait on his beck and call. I was a prisoner.like you." The last words were spoken in a faint whisper.
"I'm sorry-I didn't mean-I was just-sorry." Jay looked confused but then said "You were a Zootist"
She looked at him wide eyed "Your, your.I, I got you some clothes and there's a shower down stairs. Siria hastily climbed to ladder and disappeared into the roof.