I don't know why but I feel at peace, a relaxing feeling, just surround's me. It pain's me that I cannot remember but i want to just relax, and enjoy myself before I do, it may seem quite selfish or ignorant but it is my choice. Lying on my bed I still cannot sleep, my mind is full of thought's, what I've been told. I woke up in agony, pure agony. It felt like my skin was burning off and apparently I wasn't too wrong, I was supposedly caught up in an explosion in some sort of rebellion. That is all I know for know. I sit up looking around, hearing quite murmurs I can barely make the outlines of people, standing up I head back to the garden area I found and met that lady, gosh she was beautiful. Humming to myself as I make my way back through the building and can't even think how I know the song, it just comes like its natural to me.
Entering the garden I begin to walk around to get a proper look at everything, I know it's dark but the moonlight is good enough for me. Wandering round I take deep breathes feeling the cold air full my lung's. Time passes until I finally reach the edge of the pond again, sitting down I begin to move my hand through the water watching the moonlight ripple of the small waves. A noise take's me out my trance, listening it I can't quite tell what it is but I stand and begin to head back inside. On my way the noice gets clearer and clearer, shouting and screaming. My leg's speed up as I enter a run heading to where I hear the screams, rounding a corner gunshots begin to echo throughout the building. Speeding up I finally reach the room, it is pure and utter chaos, people running around fleeing, people picking up guns and heading to where the sound is coming from. Looking around I see her in her bed still standing up. Whilst running over an alarm begins to sound as a speaker announces "We are under attack, everyone flee, we will regroup when we can" Taking note I finally reach her locking eyes I say "Come quick, I know a way out" Grabbing her hands quickly I shoot up as my heart races dragging her out of the room, remembering when I was walking around the garden there was a fire exit we could use. "Where are we going?" I hear her frantically ask from behind me. The sounds getting louder and louder I shout back "I know where a fire exit is, we can get out there" Not even listening for a reply I speed up as the gunshots and screams get louder, people rushing past us in every direction we finally reach the garden. Opening the door's into the fresh air I take a deep breath in and turn around. Pointing to where I saw the door I say "It is just over there, we need to go quick, hopefully find a car" As we begin walking over she replies "What about everyone else though? Surely we cannot leave them?" Realising the severity of what might happen if we leave I stop as we both come to a halt, turning around I grab both her hands locking eyes. "Shit, shit, shit. If we stay we will probably die, what can we do? Oh god I feel horrible, right now we need to focus on ourselves though and try help in other ways" I reply back my tone full of sorrow. Watching her nod I turn around and pick up the space, reaching the door I open it as we exit into a stairwell and begin to head down and out of the building.
Looking over I see her asleep on the seat, it's has been around an hour I think since we got out, we were able to find a car and now I am driving is out of the city, I don't know where I am going but I feel like I am taking us somewhere.
Light begin's to shine through the windscreen as I admire the sunrise, a pink hue. Looking over again I see her begin to stir, god, I still don't know her name and yet we are alone in the middle of nowhere. "Where about are we?" a sleepy mumble ask's, looking over a small smile graces my face seeing how at peace she looks just waking up. "To be honest I am not sure, I am looking out for signs though" I reply softly. Hearing what I believe to be a murmur in agreement she begins to close her eyes and sleep again, obviously catching up on a lot reminding me I probably need it, but oh well I have to drive and to be honest I don't feel that tired.
Looking ahead on the road I finally see a sign, slowly driving up to it I remember, I have no idea what this sign would mean, if it is a place or a landmark I just cannot remember. Realising I will have to wake her up I slowly nudge her arm softly, with no movement I do it a bit harder whispering "Sorry, I need you to wake up now" A small groan comes from her mouth as her eyes flutter open, watching her look around and notice the time she looks at me smiling, making my stomach flutter. ""Morning, what do you need?" she asks, smiling back I murmur back a morning and reply "What does the sign say, I mean I can obviously ready it but I have no idea what it is" I laugh sheepishly. Watching her slowly smirk she chuckles and looks over reading it. "I think it is just a town, I am sure we can drive through, where are we even going?" As I begin to drive again I look forward answering "I'm not sure, I am just driving, it's weird but I feel like I know where I am going" Glancing over I watch her muddle in confusion. "What do you mean?" she questions. Glancing back to the road, shit, she doesn't know, I don't think. "Well, to be honest, I do not know how but I cannot remember much" chuckling to myself I continue "I can't remember more than the last day or two" Hearing her gasp I feel a hand on my shoulder, an act of comfort. "I am so sorry to hear that, I knew someone that had an accident and couldn't remember much it was so hard for me to try help but I cannot imagine what it is like for him, or for you" My face drops, the realisation coming to me, what if I never remember, thoughts flood my head questioning my entire life, what if I had a family, what if I had children. Feeling a squeeze on my shoulder I glance over again seeing her face, frowning. "I recognise that look, he had it all the time, when you begin to question everything, stop the car please" she requests. Slowly bringing the car to a stop I turn as my mouth open to reply but she leans in her arms extending around me pulling me into a tight embrace. In the confines of the car the embrace marked their connection emotional and now physical, the embrace wasn't one of passion but of shared empathy and understanding. Pulling back she softly says "Whenever he had these thoughts he always said a hugged stopped them, helped him, if you wish we can pull over and talk for a bit, about anything if you want?" My body moves first pulling the car over as I turn fully facing her asking the first question "I would love to talk but first, what is your name?" Watching her smirk as if she realises that we haven't even introduced ourselves yet she replies "Rose, my name is Rose Orion"