CHAPTER 8: HIDDEN (1)

Next day after the attack on the west front. 

Our mornings are the same as always first bath, cafeteria, daily examinations and lastly sleep. 

That's our normal routine for the day. 

I know you might call it just laziness around, but. 

Blu then opens a door, as what could be seen were neatly cleaned, white floating chairs arranged in an orderly manner with a large table in their middle. 

Here we are, the only place we test subjects can have a free time without being watched. I call it {The cafeteria}. 

Well, it's been months since we were allowed here, at first I thought we would be served weird foods, but the foods here was unexpectedly good. 

And to top it all the foods here comes with a smart pick. That is we are allowed to pick any food of our choice with just a press of a button in the smart tab or what you might call a Holographic screen. 

"Ahhhh..". 

*Yawn*

'Seems like I didn't have enough sleep'. 

"Morning Blu". 

Blu then glanced as he noticed Leo seated on the chair. 

"Morning Leo". 

He then walks up to Leo and sat opposite him. 

"What's with the yawning,

Did you have a sleepless night",

"No, I was just up doing something",

"What things?"

"It's a secret",

"Secret?"

"Yeah",

— It's not like I want to keep it a secret from them, but when the time comes I would tell them. 

"Ok",

"So, what do you think?"

"What I think?"

"Don't play dumb Blu the whole thing about what you want to do when you become an adult". 

"You see when I Ieave this place, I want to be a hero",

"Adult? Ah... That",

— one of the biggest reasons that made me, not want to tell them about my escape is about this,

They all have dreams, and I don't want to be the one crushing them.

"Morning Aria". 

Blu then glances, sighting Aria at the door, strolling to the table. 

"...". 

She then sat close to Blu. 

"Silent as ever". 

"Hey". 

Signaling her warm welcome, Blu then noticed her face turning crimson red. 

— Ehhh... Why is she blushing?

He then recalls what happened before. 

"Huh... Did something happened between you and Aria".

Leo says as he noticed the tension between both Blu and Aria. 

"Ehh..". 

"Is it me or is the atmosphere between you guys different". 

"What do you mean?". 

"You see before she would be using you as a hiding tree, but now it seems like you guys did something". 

He said while staring at both of them. 

'Ahh... That, I don't want to talk about it... Please anyone'. 

Immediately, the rest of the test subjects came barging into the cafeteria. 

"Morning Blu",

"Hos,

How's everyone". 

"Yo". 

"Ah—Morning Blu". 

"Morning". 

"Morning Alice, Lisa, Drok, Noire, Mary, Eli". 

Both Leo and Blu then responded simultaneously. As they all sat. 

Aria then leaves the area in rush. 

"Ah—Ar...". 

Observing as Aria leaves Blu pondered. 

'I wanted to give her the key she gave me back'.

Wait a minute! key! 

If I remember correctly, the room to the top floor of our rooms were locked, maybe I could use the key to open it. 

Interrupting Blu who was lost in thought. Leo said. 

"Hey Blu, I hate to bite into your lovers quarrel, but...". 

"As I said we aren't lovers",

"Okay, we get you". 

He said with a grin on his face. 

— Ughh I don't think he understands the situation between us. 

Blu contemplated noticing his grinning expression. 

"Go solve the problem first". 

"Ahhha... You guys don't get it". 

Alice then interrupted their conversation. 

"Hey Blu are you going to order or not". 

"ohh.. OK". 

'Looks like I would look into the second floor later at night.

{Night}

As men in white finished their rounds in checking. 

*Thud*

Strolling down the hallway, I, who was awake.

I'm currently sneaked off to check if there was any one outside, as I could not cite anyone. 

'Seems like a scene out of an action movie'. 

*Thud, Thud*

Moving quietly on the tip of my toes, I made my way through the stairs, ascending the top floor. 

*Slide*

Opening the doors, there were just normal rooms, like the ones down stairs. As I searched the rooms, there wasn't much, just normal rooms. 

*Thud*

As I arrived, the last room on the top floor, there I could identify, the room was different from the others as it was scattered, the walls were all ripped as the writing 'Help' was written. 

*Thud*

Moved on, as I observed the room silently, I detected a diary, picking it up a letter fell from it. 

Reading the letter, I found it was from a former test subject that found out about the secrets of this facility,

'To anyone reading this, hi, I am number 90, one of the test subjects of this facility. Anyone that finds this letter, it would seem that I either I failed or I died,

Haha sorry for the depressing lines, well finding this letter means you have finally found out about the facility to, well considered yourself lucky because the true hell is about to start,

I don't want to spoil all the fun, but once you find out about the hidden room, you would understand, and escape from this place before phase 5 starts, or else you would die.

Phase 4, is a training sequence, where you would be all training to unlock your psyche abilities, that when you have to run, no matter what run

My diary contains worthwhile tips on escape, well, Goodluck'.

After I read the letter, I was short of words as I couldn't utter a statement. I was completely speechless. 

What did he mean by 'true hell is about to start'? 

Psyche? Training? Hidden room? Phase 4? 

Questions kept coming the more I read his letter. Of course I knew the answers to some of the mystery to this facility, but before I knew I had more questions than answers to everything going on. 

I then checked the diary for clues on escaping the facility. 

All I could say was, I have to escape

*Thud, Thud*

After a while, I noticed foot steps heading towards the room door,

'Who is that at this hour?' 

I then headed out to see who it was. On cite I noticed it was Aria. 

'What is she doing here again?' 

I wondered as this was the second time she would sneak up on me without me noticing. 

'By the way how was I unable to notice her presence is it the psyche number 90 mentioned'.