"Breakfast." I opened my eyes when I heard the booming voice. He tossed us a bowl with some sort of ick in it. He shut the door and it was quiet once again. Lili slowly crawled towards it. She looked at it as if it was poison. Not that I can blame her after the situation we were in.
"It's oatmeal." I told her. I crawled towards it too and did a taste test. I was hungry and I didn't care at the moment if it would burn my insides.
Ugh...nasty.
"It's supposed to be oatmeal." I wiped the goop on my jeans. Lili gave a sad sigh and curled up on the floor again like a cat.
I felt like I shoud comfort her in some way, but I think I'd just make it worse. I rubbed my hands against my arms. It was cold here.
Cold...dark...lonely despite the other people here.
Has Mr. Chaolan find out we're missing. Did he call dad. I felt my stomach lurch at the image of my dad holding a phone to his ear and realizing his only daughter was kidnapped and sentenced to death.
"Are you going to eat that?" I heard Lili ask me. I shook my head mechanically. Lili grabbed the bowl and handed it to Tommy who I realized was sitting next to Lili.
"Lili, you eat." He instructed her. Lili pushed the bowl further towards him, gesturing him to eat. He reluctantly accepted the "oatmeal".
This kid was too meek and sweet that you can't help but cry for him. He didn't deserve this? And I was surprised by Lili's kind gesture.
She usually was self centered and arrogant. But that made me realize it was not just mean who was easily swayed by my emotions for the young boy.
Third Person
"There sick?" Lee asked his neice. Asuka nodded.
"Yeah, they got...er...laryngytis. Yeah. They need their sleep." Lee opened the door to his own room and left. "Where are you going, Uncle Lee?" she asked him.
"To check up on them." he told her, heading up the elavator. Asuka whipped out her phone and called Ling.
Lee was irritated by the child that stood next to him in the elavator. He thought how pretty the buttons looked when lit up. So the elavator stopped on every floor.
He finally made it to the correct floor where the sick students were. He was surprised that Asuka had beat him there.
Maybe she took the stairs
She was having a frantic conversation with Ling Xiaoyu. When they caught sight of Lee they ran to the front of their respected doors. The doors that also led to Leo and Lili.
Lee headed for Lili's first but Ling didn't move.
"Ms. Xiaoyu? Do you mind moving?" he asked politely. Ling bit her lip. He knew she was a horrible liar. but Asuka jumped in to the rescue.
"Uncle Lee, I advice you not to go in there. It's contagious." she explained.
"But I am the teacher, and I have to take responsiblity. I must check up on them."
"We already got it covered." Lee was losing his patience. He grabbed both Asuka and Ling's shoulder and forcibly shoved them oout of the way. he opened the door and a lump was in Lili's bed.
Asuka and Ling gave a distressed look as Lee entered the room. He came closer to the bed and poked the form. it stirred slightly.
"Ms. Rochefort?" Lee asked. "Lili" made some sort of weird grunt sound. It was oddly raspy but, they did say it was laryngitis. Lee was about to grab the end of the covers where blond hair was slightly peeking out but "Lili" held onto it with great strength.
Lee decided that Lili didn't want him to see her at her sickly state and left her be. He headed for Leo's room.
Asuka and Ling were visibly shaking with anticipation. "Leo" was stiffly sleeping in the other room. Lee proceeded.
"Ms. Kliesen?" he asked.
"Mhmm..." said "Leo" only she sounded unusually high pitched.
"Pzzzz..." lee snapped his head at the young women behind him as they had their heads bowed respectivly.
Was that a sneeze or a laugh?
"You'll take care of them?" Lee asked. They nodded, their heads still bowed. Lee left the room. When they were sure he was gone, Asuka and Ling began to giggle.
The lummp one Leo's bed turned out to be Hwoarang. Steve ran into the room, previously in Lili's room.
"That was way too close." Asuka sighed. She looked at Hwoarang. "You almost ruined it."
"Hey, I was improvising." Hwoarang protested climbing out of the bed and putting his sneakers back on. (Which were hidden under the bed)
Leo's Point Of View
I was falling...I didn't know why and how but I was falling....
I opened my eyes and I saw...
"Mom?"
My beautiful deceased mother turned around and looked up at me.
I was falling slowly...
She reached a hand out for me...I tried to reach her...but...
"Leo!" I snapped up. Lili had woken me up.
"What!" I spat.
"the door is open and no one is there!" she called. The door's open?
It indeed was. The door was cracked slightly revealing a beautiful light. I got up and creaked open more making sure it wasn't booby trap. I checked both ways for guards. 'It's a trap, it's gotta be."
"What if it isn't? For all we know this is our only way to get out." She explained. She had a point though.
A plan began to form in my head. "Keep an eye on both sides and make sure no one comes this way. Give me some sort of signal." I instructed.
"How about I flip my hair."
"You always do that. I'll think it's a false alarm."
"No I don't." she protested while flipping her hair. I narrowed my eyes. This was not going to be easy. She rolled her eyes. "Fine, how about I tap my nose."
"Alright. I'm heading for the stairs to see if the close is clear. When it is, I'm wave you over, then you have to quietly come over. Got it?" She agreed.
I set out. I tip toed down the stairs and almost has a close call when Michele slipped outside.
I waved Lili over. I didn't see her and-
"What do we-"
"SH!" I almost had a panic attack when I heard Lili's voice at my ear. "Do you want to get caught now!? I saw shorty just head back to his office. The door is unlocked. If we can at least make it outside we're free."
"What if we get caugh outside?"
"Run like a bat out of hell." I grabbed the softness of Lili's forarm and tugged her towards the blessed exit.
The knob jiggled. PEWWWW!! Lili was out of my grip.
"Lili!" I called out. The knob jiggled again and I hid at the closest place.
A closet.
I held my breath.
Footsteps flitted nearby and I was considering leaving. But I thought better.
The door swung open, and I turned to stone.
Standing there was Lili and a beautiful woman with red hair and wearing a white dress. "This is your friend I presume." she told Lili. I was going to choke Lili to death by once again revealing our identities. The girl gave me a reassuring glance. "I won't hurt you." She teased. I stayed behind Lili for precaution . The lady laughed. "Come on let's get you back."
Heads up peeps. We have six more chapters left. (Technically three since two chapters is one) I have it all planned and now i just got to put them in a chapter.
