I managed to deter my host family's snooping with a few remarks of 'exhausted' and 'extra sleep'. I heard Alexander attempt to follow after me to my room but something stopped him, presumably Chelsea, much to my pleasure and I was thankful for the comfort of a warm bed and a long sleep.
The next day was the start of my preparations. I purposely avoided the library (for obvious reasons); instead deciding to make use of Erudite's other magnificent resources. After a few minutes of wandering I came across a room marked 'Chem Lab'. Due to my selfless upbringing I had very little experience in anything that could be self-indulgent and thus was very keen to explore every aspect of life; 'chem' (or chemistry, as I later discovered) seemed like a good place to start.
I entered the room optimistically and walked into cloud of thick, musty fog. It burned my throat and stung my eyes blindingly. I flailed around like a disorientated fool, flinging my arms out in hope of finding something to balance myself on; instead I hit something, hard. My hand crashed into the back of something metallic sending it crashing to the floor with a dramatic clatter, meanwhile I continued to stumble forward, gasp and shrieks creeping through the fog, until I finally latched onto a solid structure. I coughed and spluttered, bent over double and digging my nails into the surprisingly fleshy entity. The fog finally cleared and my vision wobbled into focus, along with a stern face, reddening by the second fit with a furious expression that fired lightning strikes through me. I could practically see his blood boiling, a flinch away from erupting.
"You idiot!" The man shrieked in my face, spit spattered me in the face as I stared, wide eyed and terrified, his white moustache wobbled above his lip. "What do you think you're doing you fool?" The man continued to yell.
"I-I-"
"That experiment took me six bloody months! Who the hell do you think you are?" I straightened up, becoming frighteningly aware of the silent tension in the room and the acidic, bubbling mess that was spread across the floor.
"I'm sorr-"
"Oh you're sorry are you? Well sorry won't get me back those six months will it?" I paused, not knowing how to respond. "What are still doing here you idiot? Get out!"
I tripped back out the door wiping my damp cheeks and let the doors slam shut behind me. I didn't know what to do. My head was still spinning from the fumes and I was in a state of shock. I'd never experienced someone express so much emotion, so much rage before and I quickly realised I never wanted to again. I leant back against the structured building and waited for my heart rate to slow, for my head to clear and to catch my breath that seemed set on dancing just out of reach.
The doors swinging open beside me startled me alert. Thinking it was the enraged man back to yell at me (or worse) I jumped back in alarm. This turned out to be a bad move as all that was behind me was the thick wall of the Chem Lab. My head whipped back and slammed against it provoking stars before my eyes and blackening my vision at the edges. I slid to the hard ground struggling to remain up-right and conscious. As my heart thumped in my head and I became sure I would pass out for first time someone came in to view. The last thing I saw before it all went black was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen.
Apologies for the delay...enjoy!
