Even though Mila still felt a little strange and didn't understand why Aaric forbade her from taking the drugs, which were given to her by the people here, but Mila was not stupid to let those people force her to swallow something she didn't know either.
Mila had just lost her memory, but that didn't mean she would not stay vigilant with her surroundings.
One thing that was certain and she believed it as true, which Aaric had also confirmed with her was; this place was the center of their research and the object of their research was Mila herself, even though Mila didn't understand what's wrong with her until they made her an experimental subject, but whatever it was, she felt that it wouldn't be good for her.
However, avoiding their drugs intake wasn't easy, they would make sure that Mila took her medicine properly and wouldn't leave her until she swallowed the pills.
Even after that, they would check Mila's mouth to make sure that she didn't hide any single of them under her tongue or the back of her throat.
Only when they were sure, would they leave Mila alone again in this padding room.
The medicinal effect would start only after a while, and there were even times when Mila would feel that she was as light as cotton. Sometimes she felt that her surroundings had become pitch black and she was unconscious for a period of time that she couldn’t tell how long.
Sometimes Mila would woke up on her bed in the padding room, or often she would wake up surrounded by people wearing white uniforms, saying something she didn't understand while examining her body.
At times like now, this noise was so bewildering, that there was nothing Mila could do except to let them do what they wanted to do to her.
No one knew how long Mila had been in this condition, but since Aaric had seen her, if she counted it, she had taken those damn pills thirteen times and always ended up in such a weak state.
However, this time it was different...
This time Mila woke up in the treatment room she was used to be in, it's just that no one was around, except for her and Aaric himself.
The man stood beside her bed, looking at her with a frown between his eyebrows, the look in his eyes was so sharp and Mila felt as if she was being stripped naked just by his gaze.
Therefore, instinctively, Mila glanced down at her lower body, and was only able to breathe a sigh of relief when she noticed that she was wearing a simple light blue dress, which was able to cover her appropriately.
For some reason Mila did not want Aaric to see her in an unclothed and pathetic state, even though before, she had no problem with these people seeing her nakedness.
“Didn't I tell you not to take the drugs? Why don’t you listen?" Aaric asked accusingly. He looked annoyed at this point. Completely different from his previous cheerful personality which made him seem easy to talk to.
This time Aaric looked cold and somewhat distant, as if he was going to explode in anger the next second because Mila didn't heed his warning.
But, of course, it's not like Mila deliberately didn't listen to his words.
"You think it's easy for them to believe me when I pretend to take the drugs?" Mila snorted irritably. Her voice still sounded weak, but there was an angry edge to her words that Aaric would be able to catch, and Mila would love to let him knew how angry she was at his baseless accusation.
For a moment, Aaric seemed to want to argue, but in the next second, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, before he opened his eyes again and spoke more calmly.
"You're right," he said in a voice that was like someone trying to control the emotions raging in his mind. "Those bastards must have made sure you eat them."
"Thank God, that you finally realized it," Mila said sarcastically, her head still a little dizzy and her consciousness still hadn't fully recovered, but by holding on to her annoyance with Aaric, Mila managed to think more clearly.
Aaric then mumbled something incoherent in an annoyed tone, but it seemed that this time his anger wasn't aimed at Mila.
Seeing Aaric getting busy with something on the stainless table above her head, Mila tried to get up from her bed.
However, something was holding her neck and when Mila was about to raise her hands, she felt something cold tied around her wrists.
"What is this…?" Mila hissed irritably, trying to get free, but of course she couldn't.
"Be quite," said Aaric.
The man then walked over to the bed to which Mila had been tied to by carrying something in his hand, only after his figure was close to her, could Mila see what the man was carrying.
A syringe.
"What are you trying to do?" Mila asked sharply, her watchful eyes could not divert from the needle in Aaric's hand.
"Be still and try to cooperate with me," Aaric said, this time his voice was so low, even his lips barely moved, but strangely Mila could hear his words quite well.
"What do you want?!" Mila exclaimed, this time in a louder voice, but of course it still didn't work to get Aaric to stop pouring alcohol on cotton, the standard procedure one would do when one were about to give someone a shot.
"I'm not going to inject this drug in you," Aaric whispered as he rubbed the cotton into Mila's arm, where he would inject it. "But, you have to calm down. In the upper left corner, there's a CCTV recording us, so if you don't follow my cue, we'll both be in trouble."
Mila was about to glance at the spot about which Aaric was talking, but the man grabbed her arm in warning.
"Don't make any suspicious moves." He then prepared the injection.
Aaric adjusted his position, so as to cover the CCTV camera he mentioned earlier, so that the people who were watching them, would not be able to see that Aaric was actually not doing his job.
"Now close your eyes," Aaric said in the same low voice.
Since Mila didn't feel the invasion of the needle into her skin, it is safe to assume that Aaric stayed true to his words.
A few minutes into closing her eyes, Mila felt the bed she was sleeping in, move slowly but steadily.It seemed like Aaric was going to take her somewhere else. But, where? To that padding room again?Mila didn't understand, but she said nothing and did what Aaric asked her to do.After passing through several alleyways and greeting a few people, then door after door that creaked open and closed, Mila felt like being surrounded by a lot of light and this made her forehead wrinkle a little because the lighting was too glaring for her own comfort."Don't make any suspicious movements, otherwise the two of us will be finished."Mila heard Aaric's voice again, it sounded soft to her ears and so low, that she was sure only the two of them could hear him.After they passed that room filled with bright light, Mila could relax again when they entered another room wit
Mila rolled her eyes dramatically. What's with this man? Why did he always act very strange?"Hey, you haven't answered my question yet," Aaric said, reminding Mila while waving his hand in front of the girl's face."Seriously Aaric!" Mila pushed the bottle back to the man's hand, a little hard, but still this man didn't budge."Why? Just answer it." Aaric raised his eyebrows questioningly. "Miss me?""No," Mila answered in a stern tone, as if she didn't have to think twice about answering that stupid question."Your words always hurt and don't match what you feel," Aaric muttered when he heard Mila's answer, as if that trivial thing really hurt his feelings."Now, tell me. What's all this?" Mila spread her hands, trying to show the whole place, where she has been held all this time.However, Aaric did not answer her immediately. Instead,
This guy often did unreasonable things, but what he's doing right now was outright crazy!Aaric was trying to kill her!What the hell was going on in his mind?!Mila screamed with all her might when she saw Aaric slashing the penknife, which he took out of his trouser pocket, at her swiftly.Mila was sure she didn't have time to dodge it and the knife scratched her skin. The first thing she anticipated was; unbearable pain from her injured hand.Yes, as Mila wanted to protect her face, she raised her hands as a last resort instinctively."Stop screaming," Aaric said in a lazy tone when he saw Mila's exaggerated reaction. "Look carefully."Aaric's words were not immediately digested by Mila, but when she realized that the pain she thought she was going to feel was not coming, Mila began to slowly lower her hand to see Aaric, who was still
Mila stared at the blood spreading on Aaric's hand with wide eyes in disbelief."You said, you and I are the same!!!" Mila exclaimed hysterically when she saw Aaric's futile attempt to stop the bleeding, but it looked like the wound Mila had made was quite deep. "Then why are you bleeding now!?"At first, Mila just wanted to make sure that Aaric wasn't fooling her with stupid stories about non-human beings, or using a trick that could cut the hem of her shirt without injuring her at all, but now that she saw how Aaric was bleeding, Mila felt like she was indeed stupid to trust him."Oh, shit!" Aaric cursed, the expression on his face was not one of a panic because of the pain from the wound on the back of his hand, as his eyes were staring warily at the door while the drops of blood continued to soak the special floor in this padding room. "Why did you attack me?" Aaric asked, sounding desperate."Yo
That night, Aaric said goodbye to Mila in a strange and very quick way, as if he was being rushed by something, also became the last time Mila saw him.The first and second day Mila didn't see him, she still didn't feel disturbed. The third and fourth days, Mila started to wake up almost every night, hoping Aaric would come, sneak in to see her again, but after the fifth and sixth day the strange man didn't come, Mila started to feel restless.Did something happen to Aaric? Or was he punished and transferred to another section? So they couldn't meet again?Mila began to blame herself for following Aaric's advice by accusing him of harassment. Maybe, if Mila told the truth, Aaric wouldn't have been punished too severely…But, maybe Aaric knew better about the situation here, so he chose that way to get out of the problem Mila has caused.Once again, Mila banged her head aga
Mila was shocked when she heard Ellen's words, she stopped walking and demanded more answers from the female doctor. "What do you mean by he's gone?"It was then that Mila could see that it seemed like Ellen had spoken the wrong words as she immediately corrected herself. The words seemed to leave her lips automatically without her thinking about it carefully."It's nothing," Ellen said, as she grabbed Mila's hand back to walk. "He doesn't work here anymore."But, unfortunately Mila had caught Ellen's mistake and couldn't help but overthink it. Her heart was beating so fast when a thought crossed her mind.Aaric is gone…Mila wouldn't get the answers she wanted anymore. Because even though they had allowed Mila to come out of her padding room and walk along the corridors, under strict regulations, these people had absolutely no intention of telling her anything about her c
Mila looked at Drake in front of her in disbelief.How could it be?This is absolutely impossible, right?This is something that can't be happening!There was only one person who called her 'Mila munchkin' and that person had been missing for over a week, but then this man called her with the same endearing name?But, wait...Mila was a hundred percent sure, Aaric did not look like this at all. No matter how long Mila hadn't seen him, there's no way Aaric could change this drastically.Who is this person, really?!"Who are you?" Mila turned defensive and tried to avoid the man in front of her."You don't know me?" Drake asked, as he folded his arms and winked playfully at Mila, causing the girl to gasp and shake her head violently.
"You weren't the man that I met before," Mila corrected Aaric's words. She was very sure that the man in front of her was a different person.However, there was this feeling that said Drake was the same as the previous man and he was Aaric.This was baffling. It even took Mila a few minutes longer to clear her head.It was also a good thing that Aaric gave Mila space so that she could think more rationally. For some reason, Mila's body reacted strangely upon Aaric’s touch.And the longing that enveloped her seemed unstoppable after not seeing this man for so long, was that even normal?Mila was not sure how to explain that."I am a soul penetrator, Mila," Aaric began to explain, now sitting on his desk with his legs crossed in a relaxed manner."And, what is a soul penetrator...?" Mila asked carefully, her back still against the col