A light appeared at the end, or maybe the
beginning, of somewhere. Jason simply couldn’t figure out where he was. All
around him was blackness, except for a light straight ahead of him. Jason did
nothing for a few moments and even though it went against his better judgement,
he took a step towards the light. Instantly, another light appeared closer to
him on his right. But Jason could tell this wasn’t a new light, it was simply a
reflection from a mirror.
‘Oh no’ Jason said as more mirrors lit up
around him. All mirrors from large wall mirrors to small hand mirrors, all of
them surrounding him in a matter of minutes the blackness had been completely
replaced with light and mirrors. Jason began to panic as he took another step
and saw his reflection and the light dimmed in this particular wall mirror. His
reflection suddenly aimed the service revolver at him and fired. Jason dropped
to what he presumed was the floor, which shattered and plunged Jason again into
more darkness. Jason closed his eyes, waiting for the end and then…
Drenching cold. Jason’s body went into
shock and his eyes were blinded temporarily by the sudden sunlight. As he body
recovered, Jason panicked using the buoyancy of the saltwater he’d landed to float
as he looked around. There was no land as far as Jason could see and to make
matters worse, Jason hated water. He’d been diagnosed as a hydrophobe after he
nearly drowned three times. Jason began to breathe raggedly as his fear began
to take control.
‘Calm down Jason’ He told him himself,
trying to concentrate. ‘This isn’t real, it’s all in your head’ and then he
spotted it, a small island in the distance. Jason contemplated everything in
his. If he stayed, he’d most likely drown and as much as his fear was keeping
him there, he knew he had to get out. Doing his best to keep the water the
furthest thought from his mind he began to swim his way toward the island. With
every stroke he took, the water grew more violent, to the point where waves
picked him up, and dumped him under the water before crashing down on top of
him. When Jason back up for air, his fear paralysed him and forced him to watch
helplessly as another wall of water picked him, dumped him and then crushed.
Then again, and again, and again. The ocean was water boarding him. After the
sixth time, it finally stopped, but Jason was weak; his body ached from the
abuse it had received and he was breathing out air faster than he could breathe
it in. the water around him began to move yet again, this time pulling him into
the forming wave, lifting him up into the wall until gravity took a hold and
pulled him into the water below and Jason couldn’t help but scream as he fell…
He woke up. He was dry, in a well lit room.
All Jason saw in front of him was the blurred vision of his hand and a blank,
white wall behind it.
‘He’s back’ said a voice that Jason
recognised as Claire’s. Jason groaned as he rolled to face her, his body ached
all over.
‘Hurts doesn’t it?’ Claire asked. When
Jason nodded she laughed. ‘Yeah, twelve thousand volts will do that to you’ she
added.
‘Yeah’ Jason gasped as he tried to sit up.
‘Here, drink. It helps’ Claire said
offering him a plastic cup of water, which Jason took graciously.
‘What’s the catch?’ he asked.
‘Nothing. Believe it or not, I actually
want you to be somewhat better’ Claire said. Jason thought something was wrong
now; Claire would never be this kind to him.
‘Are you alright Claire?’ Jason asked as he
drank the water. It did indeed help with the pain.
‘Yeah I’m fine’ Claire replied.
‘Because you don’t sound like your normal
self’ Jason said.
‘Maybe being in here has made me want to
turn over a new leaf’ Claire responded.
‘That really doesn’t sound like you’ Jason
said. And then Jason’s feeling that something was wrong was confirmed; Claire
caressed the back of his head, moving her hand down his neck.
‘What are you doing?’ Jason asked her.
‘Relax, I’m not doing anything’ Claire
said, her other hand cradling the opposite side of his face and her face was
drawing closer to his.
‘Claire, stop. I know where this is going’
Jason told her.
‘We’re not cheating Jase, you and Celeste
aren’t even together yet’ Claire said.
‘So not what… ok, kinda what I was talking
about, but not exactly. We’re related, Claire’ Jason said, trying to move away
from her, but Claire held onto his arm firmly.
‘Not by blood. Besides you didn’t care when
you were with Jessica’ Claire said, her face dangerously close to his.
‘Now that, that sounds like you,’ Jason
said, pushing her face away, the pain mysteriously vanishing. ‘And, by the way,
Jessica and I didn’t know we were related’ Jason said.
‘Oh, enough with the technicalities’ Claire
said, and before Jason could get another word in, Claire kissed him…
‘Jason? Can you hear me?’ said a girl who
was leaning over him, slapping his face. The room around them was exactly the
same as the one he was just in, four white walls.
‘Yeah, how do you know my name?’ Jason
groaned, the pain much more intense now.
‘I told them’ Claire’s voice said.
‘Don’t worry Jason, you’re in the real
world now’ said a male a voice.
‘How do I know?’ Jason asked, looking
around. Claire was leaning against a wall on the opposite of the room. The boy
who had spoken was of middle-eastern appearance; brown skin, black hair, dark
brown eyes. The girl was a tanned, brunette and green eyes.
‘The pain is much more intense, yes?’ the
girl asked. Jason nodded.
‘We know how you feel. We experienced it
ourselves. I promise you, you’ll realise this isn’t a dream once your brain
sorts itself out. That last dream you had, what happened?’ the boy said.
‘Something I’d rather forget. Who are you?’
Jason asked.
‘My name is Emilia and he’s Razim,’ Razim
waved his hand and Emilia spoke. ‘One thing you’ll want to know, you’ve been
out nearly two weeks’ she added.
‘What! I have to go, I have to g-oh’ Jason gasped
as he tried to stand up.
‘Grab him!’ Emilia said as Razim caught
him. ‘You’ll be in pain for the next few hours, you shouldn’t be trying to get
up just yet’
‘Then help me!’ Jason told them.
‘Why are you here?’ Claire asked. She’d
been silently watching from the corner.
‘I’m here for fun Claire,’ Jason groaned,
leaning on Razim. ‘I was captured, why else would I be here?’
‘Jason. Just this once I’m not trying to
piss you off, ok?’ Claire asked.
‘I promised Celeste I wouldn’t let anything
happen to Sarah. Sarah was captured, so I’m here to break her out, as long with
as many people as possible’ Jason told her.
‘You’re in luck. She’s here. But getting
her out will difficult, to say the least’ Claire replied.
‘Why?’ Jason asked.
‘They’re conducting experiments on her,
that’s why’ Claire retorted.
‘So she’s still alive?’ Jason asked.
‘Not for much longer if you don’t do
anything about it’ Claire told him.
‘Then help me, just this once’ Jason said.
Claire walked over and pressed her hand into the wall on her right. A patch of
the wall glowed before mysteriously dissolving to reveal the corridor beyond.
‘Help him. Show him around. There’s not
much time’ Claire said. Razim and Emilia nodded, helping Jason up and walking
him out into the semi-dark corridor beyond.
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