Chapter 4 It's Time To Learn The Truth
Opening her eyes, Elli saw she was lying in a bed with white linen sheets. Yawning, Elli couldn't help wondering how she'd gotten here.
Then she remembered. Her expression darkened. It was time to end this craziness and go home. Why was she risking everything for Jay? And why did she have such a stupid dream in the first place?
Elli slipped out of the bed and padded down the hallway. There was no sign of any life. It was dead silent.
"Jay?" She said in a barely audible whisper. She continued along the red and blue-carpeted hallway, coming across a few locked doors.
Anxiously, Elli kicked at the door, before hearing a muted click. She turned the doorknob and inside was another room with linen sheets and a figure lying in the bed. Jay! Elli thought excitedly, dashing in. And Jay it was. He stirred.
"Mmm…" He mumbled groggily. "Elli?" He asked, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.
"Yup. Here to save your butt. Now lets go!" She tugged on Jay's arm, and Jay got up and stretched. But the man was back!
"Why hello."
"Let us out." Jay asked pleadingly.
"No, now I can't do that! Now Elli," The man disregarded Jay and turned to Elli, "How are you midear, say, without your parents!" He asked cruelly, laughing mirthlessly.
"Back off." Jay said, defending the silent Elli, who had apparently lost the power of speech.
"Why? I killed her parents the same way I'm going to kill you two! Or did your dream not predict that, Elli?" The man asked, his voice still cruel.
"Why? Why you horrid monster!" Elli yelled, pointing a shaking finger at him. He raised a thick eyebrow.
"That's a response I would have expected from your mother, Elli dear." Elli realized that he was sweet-talking her! Elli crinkled her nose in disgust. Eww!
A guard grabbed Elli by the shoulders, spinning her around and spraying a funny spray on her face.
She collapsed limply in the guard's arms.
"That'll hold her for now, eh boys? Just git this guy between the shoulder blades." Another guard tied Jay's wrists behind his back, and pressed his thumb in a sensitive spot. The man came down from the hovering disk he had been standing on.
"Bring the captives back to their rooms, men. This is about to get fun." The man got a funny glint in his eye.
"Yessir!" They saluted, and dragged them to their rooms.
Elli awoke an hour later with a woozy feeling in her head. She groaned. Blinking, Elli tried to sit up, but she found her shaky arms unable to support her weight.
They must be drugging me! Elli thought with a sigh.
But they had to of drugged her food, so would have to fast for as long as possible. This could be the tricky part.
The guard brought in a tray of bread and lemony water. She spilled the water, and put the bread in a gutter. Elli feel asleep to forget the hunger pain in her stomach.
The next morning, Elli was feeling weaker than before. She had barely enough strength to hide her food. Once again, Elli resorted to sleeping to ignore the pain.
When Elli woke up again, she had no idea what time it was, but she reasoned she had slept the whole day, and that this fasting was killing her.
If she didn't eat, she would die of starvation.
But if she ate, the drugs would kill her.
But Elli didn't care anymore. Picking up the bread, Elli wolfed it down, then she guzzled down the pitcher of water. It was a minute later that Elli, when she went to peek out the window, passed out.
A/N: Sorry it took so much time for me to update! I've been busy updating ,y other stories, though. Please R&R. I'm beginning to think that this story is getting out of hand. KLS :)