Chapter 4

Ah closed mah eyes just as the liquid reached mah chin. Beast went on talking about his new discoveries and other experiments - on and on and he didn't realize that Ah couldn't hear him. There was something wrong with the connection. Ah tried tah relax as much as possible - images flashed in mah mind and Ah knew that they weren't mine. Images of being strapped onto a table, then floating in a tank like this one. Ah started panicking, beyond mah own control, Ah was freaking out - big time. Mah body was convulsing, arms and legs flailing - banging against the walls of the tube. All the images were Logan's and Ah was feeling his pain. From back then, even though Ah was not in any physical pain now. Beast didn't hear anything, he was probably still talking. The liquid that filled the tube cushioned mah bangs, and nah noise was heard. He pulled me out after 10 minutes, but for me it felt like Ah was in there for hours. Once mah head was out of the liquid, Ah screamed. Beast never heard it, never came. But Ah heard him say that Ah could now remove the breathing tube and nose plugs.

Ah was gasping for air, shaking, and eyes were wide in fear. Unable to get a word out - to speak tah him, tah tell him what happened. He advised me that Ah was now going tah be air dried. The whole time Ah was still getting flashes of Logan in mah mind, Ah began to tear up. Once Ah was dry, Ah put on mah clothes. Beast greeted me once Ah joined him in the other room. He was surprised to see the state that Ah was in.

"Rogue, what's wrong?" he asked with such concern in his eyes.

"Ya didn't hear me?" Ah said among the tears.

"I heard nothing. I was just talking to you the whole time," he said

"Nothing really! .........Ah was just freaking out a bit..... closes spaces.....that's all," Ah said not wanted to sound so scared anymore.

Just as a final, make sure, Beast hugged me tight and long with exposed arms. We stayed like that for minutes and nothing - no pulling. Ah felt the tears wanting tah come again.

"Rogue what's wrong?" Beast said as he lifted mah head to look up - way up at him.

"Oh mah, nothing is wrong, ya have given me the one thing that Ah have wanted for the longest time........the ability tah have life contact........ Ah haven't hurt you," Ah sobbed out.

Once again Ah threw mah arms around him and gave him such as large hug and a kiss, he must have wondered who was giving a monster hug him or me.

TBC