While we all ate in relative silence, I thought about who I should try and cheer up next.
. . .
Seeing her sit by herself at a table, I made my way over to Mia’s table, sitting down across from her with a cup of my best attempt at vanilla tea.
I laid myself down in my bed, rationalizing the need for sleep to myself.‘These dreams that I’ve been having…’‘They’re much different than the old ones.’My body relaxed, and I felt myself growing more and more fatigued, readying myself. These new dreams were memories of a different time. No longer were they about my years as a child, but of my years of being an Ultimate.
Poppy and I entered the cafeteria and sat down, after I grabbed myself some breakfast, and we all sat in silence for a few minutes, thinking to ourselves about the motive. After those few short minutes, Liam took on his leadership role once more, standing up and clearing his throat.“I think now is as good of a moment as ever to bring up an ever increasing concern,” He began, getting the attention of most everyone, “The next motivation is going to be announcedtoday, if the Loudspeakers do not fall behind on their schedule.”
“Why are you trying?”Poppy's words hit me hard as she asked.“...What?” I asked back.“Why are you even trying anymore?” She continued, “There’s been so much death...and so much betrayal..so why?”…
Poppy was sitting on my bed, looking up at me with a half smile on her face.“Hey, what’s up?” I asked her, approaching and sitting in the chair, across from her.“I was wonderin’ if uh, I could stay the night in here with ya.” She stammered, “I’m still just a bit worried about the you know what.”“Oh, that&
I notice that one of the doors is wide open. It belongs to one of the kept up people in this whole group,Ceàser.My curiosity gets the better of me, and I check inside of his room to make sure he’s alright. Thankfully, it seems no one is home, so I assume that he’s just gone out for something and forgot to lock his door. Seems pretty in character for him. So as respectfully as possible, I leave his room and continue down the hallway until I make it to Mia’s room, to which I knock on the door of.
There was an undeniable feeling of dread and worry coming from two people in the room;Mia and Liam.They both looked different from usual. They had their heads hung, their arms crossed, and a strange look on their faces. Nevertheless, Poppy and I got ourselves some food, and sat down.…Besides occasional small talk between Urks
It was a weirdly comfortable feeling to me, having someone trust me enough to want to have me lead.“Would you be up for a short meditation session, Ms. Aka?” Liam then asked me, “It would help us get our minds off of the burdens of reality for a short while.”“Yeah, I wouldn’t mind at all.” I answered, joining Liam at a table. For the rest of the morning then, I returned to my winter forest, appreciated the calmness of the air, and the perfect cold temperature around my skin.
… …… …“Attention contestants. It is nowmorning.”Ugh, having to hear that announcement again for like the millionth time started to get on my nerves, as my body woke itself up.