Chapter 6
Seconds began to feel like minutes; I felt as if I were staring into the face of death. A year ago, I had mourned the death of everyone I knew, and just yesterday, had moved on. Staring her straight in her brown eyes, I felt unconvinced it could actually be her.
"Well, come in. You have a house key, you know?" Said my mother in an annoyed voice.
"And where's your hover car?" She added.
Within a moment, her gaze went from one of annoyance to suspicion.
Confused beyond belief, I racked my brains for an answer. One wrong answer would reveal how far from the grid I really was.
"Oh, I walked. The vertial gasket blew on my hover car. Should be ready tomorrow." I replied.
Pointing upstairs, my mother beckoned me into the house.
As I walked in, I felt sick to my stomach. Everything in the house was exactly where it was a year ago, to the exact detail. It was as if a year hadn't even passed. That settled it. I was home, I fell asleep for a day, had the weirdest dream, and now life is back to normal now. Shaking my head, I took off my shoes, began whistling, and then casually walked up the stairs towards the living room. As I strolled through the door, I was met with no other person, but Connor.
'Ok, it was a long dream. You probably got pranked, and drank way too much. Just talk to him.' I thought to myself.
"Hey, Connor!" I said cheerfully as I sat on a couch across from him.
Connor sat motionless, gazing ahead at the television.
"Anything new?" Muttered Connor.
This was textbook Connor behavior. But, I just had to test my dream at least once. Sitting still for a few moments, I broke the silence.
"You never told me you were going to turn the whole city into a botanical garden!" I quoted.
A whole minute had passed, nothing happening but some garbage show playing in the background, when all of a sudden, Connor burst out laughing.
"I totally forgot about that one! That guy was pretty amazing." He said with a smirk.
"What the fuck!" I screamed in shock. With an adrenaline surge, I sprung to my feet and sprinted down the stairs. I had taken no more than 8 steps before being blocked by my mother.
"You're not going anywhere honey. We have a lot to talk about." She said.
"No!" I shouted in a panic.
My face was paler than death itself.
"I don't know who you are, or where you're from, but I do not know you."
The front door opened.
"But we know you." Said Faze as he walked through the front door.
I was ready to explode. Everything I knew that was up, was down. Whoever I was looking at, was beyond anything I could comprehend.
"Who are you people!?" I sputtered.
"Hmm… I'm glad you asked. We've been after you for a very long time; I suppose the least I can do is tell you that." Said my doppelganger.
Cutting my doppelganger off, Connor spoke up.
"We're the same people, ya know Faze? But better." He explained.
With righteous anger, I was not going to agree to a word any of these creeps had to offer.
"You are just a memory stuck in the history of my life, get far away from me!"
Taken aback, Connor was speechless. The doppelganger however, went back to his explanation.
"In fact, after the invasion of this pitiful village, we began collecting the remains. According to our records, yours were the only ones still missing. You were an absolute idiot to come back; an armed security force is already stationed around the house. Who are we, you ask? We are the Wreth."