Chapter 7 - Hilton

Kirsty's POV

The van drove towards the Hilton Hotel in the city centre, I knew this because I could hear directions being yelled. I also wasn't alone in the back of this van, there were 3 other people there. 2 were girls, the typical "You Me at Six" fans. The other person here was a guy that looked around my age. I knew him immediately but I forgot his name. That didn't matter, he spoke to me first.

"Hey! I know you..." He said.

"Yea...I'm Kirsty...I know you too..." I replied, trying not to sound to strange.

"I'm should hope you remember me, we went university together for the past two years!" I clicked on to who this guy was. Edward. I had taken courses with him every summer for the past two years and although it had been nearly a year since I had seen him, we had been very close on Facebook.

"Of course Edward!" I said. We didn't have time for much conversation because it wasn't long before somebody else was thrown in with us. It was another guy and I remembered seeing him outside URBIS. He was still incredibly thin...and awkward.

"Free Hug?" I asked, it was an inside joke between me and Sarah a while ago.

"Not you again!" he laughed. Maybe if his hugs weren't that awkward, I would have talked to him longer.

When we arrived at the Hilton, a woman who looked a little too happy greeted us.

"Why hello there and welcome to safety. You 5 are one of the many people who are lucky enough to have a room here. Anybody else out there will end up dead. I am not too sure whether you know how serious this recent pandemic is but it is very lethal. You will be kept here until further notice. While here, you can enjoy full use of room service, shopping and special treatment. You can only get special treatment if you are healthy. Enjoy." She said.

"Do we get wom-" Edward started to say before I elbowed him in the chest. He was acting exactly how I remembered him. We trudged up to a different desk to get a room. Apparently to save space, all that came in our van had to stay in the same room. Brilliant! Not.

It also didn't help that it was on the 42nd floor, and that we had to use the stairs. When we eventually got to the room, we all had to get changed into a red t-shirt. Instead, I took a pair of scissors to it and lowered the neck line, cut the sleeves off and then did the same to Edward's top and the other guy's top. The view from our room was nice, just a long drop if you fell out.

I whipped out my phone and gave Tiff a ring.

"Hey! Tiff!" I said as soon as she picked up.

"Kirsty! How are you!" She yelled back.

"I'm fine, have a few friends with me. You have to get me out of here though. As soon as possible." I saw Edward look ever at me in slight shock.

"And Edward too..." I said as he smiled at me.

"Okay. We have some bad news..." She started to say but I had to cut her off before my phone died. It was probably the last time I would talk to them for a while but I knew they would find a way.

"Let's call Special Treatment!" Edward suggested. The two other girls had already made their way down to the indoor pool to buy a bikini and lounge around for a while. I was trapped in a room with two other guys who I already knew. Obviously they agreed to call but they ordered it for the 3 of us.

"You never know K, you might get a lurrrvvvveee god arriving for you." Edward said.

"Pervert. And I already have a boyfriend!" I said. I didn't want to remember why I had been sent here in the first place. I already missed Michael way too much.

"Oo-er. Who's this mystery lad then?"

"None of your business!"

"Why isn't he here?"

"Because he isn't..."

"Oh. Anyway! Special Treatment!" He yelled as he punched one fist into the air and used his other hand to dial the number given. We were only waiting 5 minutes before 3 men in white lab coats bounded in and sedated us.

Everything went black and the last thing I saw was Edward being dragged off into the lift.