Chapter 7- Suspicions

November 13th, 2046, 18:45

(Ally's POV)

I was on the floor, laying down on an alley god knows where, Noah's right in front of me, his face expels a sense of scared-ness, like the look your parents have when they have to tell you that your dog died. I don't know what has happened today, the last thing I remember was going for a walk after breakfast. Then everything's blank until now. My mouth's wet, and my lips feel compressed. As if I'd just kissed someone. Wait, I'm wearing lipstick right? And Noah has red lipstick on his mouth. OMG, did I kiss him? OMFG.

–Hey, you two lovebirds, come quick–I hear someone say, it's Tess. She's wearing a black woven sweater and tight black jeans paired with heeled boots. She looks very stern and angry, she must've seen me kiss him, if that's really what happened–. Come on.

I get up and follow her out the alley. Noah gets beside me and walks along.

–Hey umm, don't take this personal but, did I kiss you?– I whisper to him. It's the first time we have talked ever since I was in the hospital. We have been avoiding each other.

–Indeed Ms. McAley–he answered, damn he's cold. He only calls people he loathes by their last name. He really is mad.

Tess walked us to my shack and went all the way to her room. She threw the carpet aside and opened a trapdoor, there was a ladder that went down to somewhere. As I went down my right arm made me flinch and trip because of the pain, it still has lots of scars to fully heal. Before I fell down, Noah held me by my hip and balanced me back to the staircase. Sometimes I forget how strong he is. After 5 minutes climbing down we hit a small hanging steel bridge over running water. We walk forwards for another ten minutes until we reach a steel door with a number panel. Tess punches a series of numbers in the panel and the door swings open. Inside is a very large lab, with a hospital bed on one corner and test tubes and vials spread all over several shelves across the lab. To the right is a big table full with papers and test tubes filled with colorful substances.

–Sit on the bed and clean your forearm with this– Tess says as she puts on lab gloves and hands me an antiseptic towel–. I'll come extract your blood in a moment.

I do as she says and clean my forearm with the antiseptic. Then she comes a few seconds after with a needle connected to a tube that goes into a very small container. She pinches me in the forearm and my blood starts going out the tube into the container.

–So, how were you there when all this happened?– I bluntly asked.

–None of your business– she answered.

–She must've been following you.

–I already said it's none of your business how I saw that psycho almost rape your mouth, so if you excuse me, I need to analyze this.

She stood up and started analyzing the blood she took out. Noah looked fascinated at whatsoever she was doing, he's a huge nerd. He asked her questions about the different exams and analysis she was doing on my blood. She answered quickly to all his questions unemotionally, as if she was speaking to a teacher. Tess looked very pissed. She must be angry about what I did. But I don't remember doing it. I don't remember anything. I decide to go back to the shack. I was halfway through the floating bridge when Noah called out for me.

–Allison– he said.

–I've told you to stop calling me that.

–It sounds better than Ally.

–Just tell me what do you want so I can go.

–I want to answer you, I shouldn't have left.

–Answer what?

–What you told me at the hospital, I wasn't ready and I never should've left. But now I'm sure of what I feel and what I feel is love Allison. I love you, and I was a fool to not answer you immediately.

I felt as I lost control of my body, I could see and hear everything, but the rest wasn't me, I tried to move but my muscles didn't respond to me anymore I heard a voice like mine speak out of my body.

–I don't like you, it was the drugs talking you idiot.

–TESS NOW!–he shouted. I felt a pinch on the side of my neck and then recovered control of my body.

–What was that?– I asked

–Nothing much, just somethin' that lowers your oxytocin, serotonin and other stuff that triggers yer emotions. Also, side effects could be light-headedness and distortion of reality, so if you've got anything to hide from anyone, it's better if you lock yourself for the rest of the day.

–Why would I want to...– I was about to say something but I forgot, I think I was going to ask something about why I'd have anything to hide but it seems stupid now. Stupid what a silly word–. I love you too Noah- I let out with a small giggle, suddenly everything felt so simple. Why was I angry? I felt like the world was such a beautiful place. I walked down the bridge and up the ladder, I wanted to go out and do something, anything. Maybe I could climb a tree, or maybe pet a dog, I giggled to myself as I thought of all the possibilities of what I could do. Then I fell asleep on my bed.