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I woke up the next morning to someone waking me up. I groaned and turned over to see who it was; the orderly from last night.
"Clara, ready for your shower," He asked politely.
My eyes went wide. I was never comfortable showering in front of other people especially when I was married.
He saw me panic and smiled. "Don't worry. I'll be outside waiting for you. You are not a threat to be watching closely like the others."
I knew they probably had cameras watching anyways. I dragged myself out of bed and followed the orderly closely.
"Since I'm going to be in here for a while, can I ask what your name is?"
"Tim."
He led me to the showers and let me be.
My mind kept wondering to Teddy about what he had said. Could what he had been saying it true about this place or is he crazy like they say he is? I had trouble trusting people after I had married Ray. Teddy seemed like he was sure of what he was saying.
I quickly shut the water off in the shower and grabbed a towel. Soon it'd be breakfast time then I could speak to him. As I dried myself off my mind starting wandering after I noticed I hadn't seen Chuck yet this morning. I knew he'd be there if he could.
"Are you finished?" Tim asked on the other side of the wall just as I was about done dressing.
"Yes," I answered and walked to where Tim was who smiled at me
"You look refreshed," he commented.
I gave him a light smile. "I feel it."
I followed him to the dining hall and got my tray of food. This morning it was pancakes and sausage franks. I made a sour face. Never was a fan of sausage.
"Are you going to eat that sausage or kill it?" Teddy joked behind me with his tray.
"I'm thinking kill it," I said. "Or unless you want it?"
He picked it up with his fork. "Have you ever known a man to turn down sausage?" He asked as they sat down at a table.
"Not really. My dad loved them. When I mean love, sometimes I thought my dad loved his meat more than my mom."
He chuckled. "Are your parents still alive?" He asked taking a big bite of sausage.
Looked down at my pancakes. "No."
He swallowed slowly. "I'm sorry. Mine aren't either."
"At least their in a better place. Better than us anyways," I muttered taking a bite of soft flaky buttery pancake. I was officially in heaven at this moment savoring the taste. "How come we couldn't have had bacon instead of sausage?"
"Well for one, usually when we do have bacon its with scrambled eggs or biscuits and gravy."
"Biscuits and gravy used to be my specialty."
"Really," He said impressed. "What was your secret to your gravy?"
"Well after I'd cook the bacon I'd take it out and then slowly stir flower into the grease making sure it turned brown. After that I'd slowly pour the milk in and then I'd let it simmer for about an hour. Then I'd put black pepper and the cooked bacon in it. My gravy would turn out just right. Not too thin and not too thick. Just right," I explained.
"If we ever get out of this place I'd sure like to try it some day."
"Deal," I said.
We continued to eat in silence the next few minutes before I finally spoke.
"Teddy, what did you mean yesterday that they do experiments in here," I asked in a low voice.
He looked up surprised. "Does this mean you believe me?"
"Maybe," I said. "I've only been here twenty four hours and I don't even remember anything that happened last night."
"They got to you."
Sorry to leave it there but at least I updated. Thank you so much for all the reviews and that your liking this story. I've been trying to update all my stories and the only way for me to do it fast is if I don't make certain chapters long. I hope you understand and that this chapter was worth the wait.
