A Year To Live
1—It's back
His eyes snap open, stomach lurched. Kai hopped out of bed and dashed immediately for the bathroom. He stooped by the toilet bowl, retching rather noisily. Of course, the person sharing the room with him, heard.
Ray
It was the sound of… Uh, I really can't tell what kind of sound, that woke me up. Since the bathroom door was closed, the sounds were faint, but Kai leaping out of bed, was no ordinary feat. It was only 5 in the morning, I'm still rather sleepy… Maybe… should go… sleep…
Wait a second!
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As if from sudden shock, Ray shot up like and arrow and made a dash for the door and the end of the room.
Kai
I hear thumping. That's not a very good sign. It means I've woken someone which is what I shouldn't be doing. I couldn't reach the knob to lock it in time. My legs felt too jelly-like to do so. Darn. So I could only watch…
It happened in a flash. One minute the door is closed… SHIT! I'm supposed to be locking the door!
Ray
The knob turned easily, I thought he would've locked the door, but no, that is why I swung the door hard. Uh-Oh…
Oh—GREAT.
The minute I got the full blast of the washroom, all I can make out was the figure sitting right in front of me. He had just wrenched the flush down. But I saw the sick going down. I know my mouth was hanging open. I know I look extremely stupid, so I quickly shut it up, and watch Kai get up from his crouched position, and I stupid him.
He didn't look too good.
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"Kai? Are you alright." Ray asked the first thing that came into his mind.
There was an awkward silence as the blue-haired teen averted his eyes and leant by the sink, letting the water run on his hands. He made for the door, leaving the question unanswered. Ray barred the way.
"What's the problem with answering just a simple question?" Ray demanded.
Kai
The problem is, I do not wish to register nor think about the question. Let alone giving an answer. What's his problem? He doesn't own the rights to let people out of the bathroom.
"Get out of my way." I growled and shoved him aside. Problem solved.
"Don't avoid my question." He said quietly. Didn't he get the clue? How thick can he get? I'm getting tired of his questions. I need a place to clear my mind. I headed for the door and was at the corridor when Mr. Dense held me back by my scarf. I wanted to tell him getting me severely agitated isn't very nice. But I won't. That's unnecessary talk and it will get no where. Totally pointless.
So I went, "Stop bothering me," with my teeth gritted hard not to get mad, and I slammed the stupid door on his face.
For some reason, I ran… He brought something up. I wouldn't think about it. Actually, I'm not sure where these corridors lead to, but I just want to get away from Ray. Maybe then, I can shake it out of my mind. Nothing's happened. Please let nothing have happened.
Concentrate…
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Kai surveyed the room he'd found. It was an empty storage room, musty with dust. Layer after layer of the grayish stuff lined the shelves all around the small confined space and on the ground he stood on. Kai closed his eyes, calming his ragged breaths after the running and a pounding headache which he couldn't seem to shake off. It was hot. Extremely hot…
Kai
I have to admit, I feel like a wreck. I want to get out but I don't feel up to it. My joints hurt… I'm tired and the headache is making it all worse.
What am I doing, stuck in a storage room? Hiding is cowardice. I'm not hiding. Yes you are. I'll get outta here.
The minute I put one foot forward, the room swayed. Steady… I put another foot forward, feeling like puking, again. Was it something I ate? No it's not. You know very clearly why this is—
One more step.
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The world swung like crazy. He closed his eyes and re-opened them.
This is not getting at me…
One more step. It was too hot, he was suffocating. His legs gave way, vision blurred and the world turned dark.
Ray
Where is he? He couldn't have gone far. It would be way too fast. I opened the door only seconds after he slammed it. I expected to see him striding away calmly, or even a swish of his billowing scarf disappearing round a corner—certainly, not an empty corridor.
It has been ten minutes since my search for the team captain begun. The only words I could use to describe this search was, it was done in vain.
It's impossible for him to disappear here… The rooms were all locked. At the end of the corridor is a storage room where the cleaners keep their things. Surely, they lock that up too?
The door was ajar, I have a rotten feeling about what I was to find in there. I rushed in and saw—
"KAI?!"
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Treachery89—I was meaning to write more… this chapter was originally meant to unveil thy mystery... but… well… I'm gonna watch a vampire movie in two hours. (YES! Finally!) This will keep you in suspense.
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