Chapter 12: Day 11 - The Otherside(2) - Haven
"Haven….."
...….
With that said, the frequency went dead. It could be discerned that lieutenant-general Wyatt had closed the channel, leaving the group of your normal-everyday people to dwell in their difficult emotions.
Feeling the weakness of his legs, Theo sat down on the comfy couch. He put his hands over his head as he began to comprehend his group's situation.
They were ensnared by what they imagined to be their last hope. Now, they had to work for them.
Work for them…..?
No matter how he look at it, whatever the Northern Union would require from them would not be something so simple that it could be called "a walk in the park".
"Bastards. All of them. They are milking us dry. This is clearly the milking strategy," cursed William.
Yet, he never directed his curse remarks at anyone in the group. They were all in this together and blaming Theo for accepting the offer would be quite dumb, especially since they agreed to it.
"What do we do now?" Alexia asked.
Hearing her words, Theo came to a decision, "We will take advantage of the situation. See if there's something that can keep up alive."
"Will we have to go out there?" quivered Mark.
"Yes. Seems like it. Honestly, I don't know," answered Theo.
He went on, "We have no idea of what the missions are like? I guess we will understand after our first mission…..if we don't die. Hehe."
Theo's attempt at cracking a joke was really bloody. With one line, he managed to scare the shit out of everyone in the group. They wondered how a social person could be so bad at cracking one single joke.
William ignored it with contempt and said, "In essence, it is a mutual milking. We milk them and they milk us. So, we don't regret it later."
"Then, how do we milk them?"
"Simple, by taking full advantage of them. Let's start with Caelus," answered Theo.
He directed his next words at the large screen, "Caelus, please can you tell us everything we need to know about the apocalypse."
As he waited for a reply, the group got revealed tense expressions.
Were they finally going to shed their ignorant self?
"Negative. I can't comply with that request," answered Caelus.
Theo raised his brows, "Why? Do we not have the sufficient authority for that?"
"Negative. Your fifth tier authority is sufficient for the information requested."
"Then, why?"
"After a quick simulation, I have come to the conclusion that the information would be best released tomorrow," explained Caelus.
William shouted at the screen, "Hey, are you allowed to do that?"
He got no reply, except the blank screen on the monitor.
Trying to keep his group from breaking down further, Theo sighed and asked again, "Why tomorrow? What is the difference between today and tomorrow?"
"I can't reveal that. All I ask is your patience," said Caelus.
This time, in a bid to keep his sanity, Theo dropped the case and faced the group, "It is still the dead of the night. We are...safe here. Let's take our much deserved rest and worry about shitty stuffs tomorrow"
"Alright."
"If you say so."
"..."
Quickly, the group picked their sleeping post. There was an intense game of rock-paper-scissors for the main couch and the long couch in the other room.
Meanwhile, Cain found himself sleeping on the cold floor near the couch in the monitor room. Luckily, the group was able to find some comfy duvet and blankets which he laid on the cold floor and slept.
With one ear of his earplugs put in his ear, Cain played his favorite sermon as he went into deep thoughts.
His mind kept revolving around one particular word he heard a while ago, 'Haven…...'
Feeling pressured, Cain finally acted on his suspicions. He brought out his phone and looked through his message logs. As soon as he clicked one of his contacts, he was met with a barrage of contacts.
[
[January 24, 2020]
Veronica: Dear fucked-up brother, please answer your calls
[February 14, 2020]
Veronica: Please pick up. Father and Mother are really worried. At least, consider Mother. You know how she gets when she's worried.
[June 19, 2020]
Veronica: Why are you doing this to yourself? Mother has not been the same since you disappeared.
[December 31, 2021]
Veronica: Come home, we have something to discuss. Father requests your presence
[March 10, 2021]
Veronica: We are moving. Come soon
[May 1, 2021]
Veronica: We have begun packing. You have three days to return back. Father says we are relocating to a place called Haven. It sounds sketchy but I guess since he is panicking this much, it is
Veronica: Have you not had enough of this bullshit? Come fast. I'm sacred that our family has gotten themselves into something serious. There are military guards watching our every move.
[November 15, 2021]
Veronica: Dear brother, you are as shitty as they come! But please do survive. You owe us at least slaps.
]
Cain's eyes trembled as he felt the emotion in every message.
'I have been so stupid,' he thought to himself.
When he disappeared, he thought what he need was some recluse…..a dissociation with the real world. Yet, he never imagined how that would affect his family. They weren't exactly that close, but they were still family.
This could be seen clearly as to how his sister contacted him occasionally. She didn't forget him even when they were relocating.
What's more, was the fact that he had basically doomed himself.
His sister's messages contained their destination; Haven. It couldn't be a coincidence. His family was rich enough to have been warned by the Northern Union.
Hence, he might have been safe with them if he had simply looked through his phone. But it was late now….it was always late for him.
Cain sighed as he tried to calm himself, 'I can't show any negative emotion. I must accept this as my punishment.'
As he convinced himself, he felt himself losing control of his body. For instance, when he tried to turn around, he found himself not being able to move.
He couldn't move his fingers and toes.
Fear became evident from his widened eyes as he struggled to regain control.
It was just like last time.
It wasn't an illusion. He was really losing control!
Suddenly, his expressions softened as a wave of dreamy clouds encased his mind. His eyelids moved down slowly until all he could see was a black world…...he fell asleep!
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