1 Instincts- chapter one

My eyes open.

Bright, pale light strikes them.

They close again.

I try to move my body, but all my muscles are weak.

I open my eyes again.

my arms tremble as I move my hand in front of my face.

I see a blurry silouhette.

a gasp escapes me, before I realized I haddn't been breathing.

my breaths shudder and I lie motionless until I can move again.

"Aella, tag number one seven eight. please sit up."

the robotic voice startles me, and my eyes open again.

Now I can see where I am.

the celing is white and smooth, with bright, circular lights shining down onto me.

As I bring myself into a sitting position, I notice that the walls are smooth white tile.

"Aella, tag number one seven eight."

the robotic voice adresses me again.

"You have been emitted into sector eighteen."

A blue "18" appears on the wall directly in front of me, accompanied by a small ding.

"please step off of your bed."

Only now do I realize I was laying on a hard metal table in the center of the room. I slowly get off the table, my legs almost giving way. I am in a white jumsuit.

"you may be experiencing fatigue. this will wear off, with time."

I look around to see where the voice is coming from, but I can't find any speakers.

"You have just awoken from self-induced NREM hypnosis. Your blood pressure is: normal. body temprature is: 97° F. Height: 152.35 cm. weight: 90 pounds. Your full name is: Aella Channing."

Why is all this nesiscary?

Did it just say "self-induced?"

"Please repeat these words: 'test number one seven eight'."

"Tes-" I begin, but I stop abruptly when I hear my own voice. It's scratchy and dry.

"Please repeat these words: 'test number one seven eight'."

"Test number one seven eight," I say. my voice sounds like sandpaper feels. Why am I a test subject? what did I do to get here?

"Moderate. Please exit through the door provided."

A door slides open under the blue "18" on the wall.

suddenly, stubborness sinks into my heart. "No."

"Please exit through the door provided."

"Why? Why do I have to?" I'm not sure what good arguing will do, but it seems better then doing everything blindly.

"Please exit through the door provided. If you fail to complete this task, forced cooperation will ocur."

forced cooperation?

but my feet stay planted to the smooth floor. I notice that I am barefoot.

"Forced cooperation will now occur."

a panel on the celing opens up and a robotic arm comes out. it spirals toward me.

I duck right before it can grab me, and press myself against the wall.

but the panel I am up against opens, and a metal hand grabs my upper arm.

I let out a gasp as it's grip gets firm. it's starting to hurt.

the other robot arm thing now has some sort of syringe with a needle on it.

I try to break free from the metal grasp as the needle nears my neck. the wall has opened up and grabbed my other arm now, too.

I kick my foot up and it comes in contact with the syringe the arm is holding, but the syringe doesn't budge.

I struggle and kick more, but it only serves to get me out of breath.

a metal bar is set around my thighs and locks in place, and now I am completely unable to move.

so all I can do is clench my teeth as i feel the needle sink into my neck.

my vision starts to get blurry, and my last thought is, where the heck am i?