Kira was too tired so she slept in the hospital in the room where she had delivered.
It had been deserted.
She decided to destroy it when leaving.
She laid on the same bed.
It was terrifying.
In her heart, she was timid and weak.
She wanted to run.
Run away from this darkness.
Run away from the truth.
She was curious.
Her curiosity got the better part of her.
She stayed though She was as still as a lump.
Whatever was hidden; Had been hidden .
She was to discover tonight no matter the price.
She closed her eyes to force herself to sleep even when She knew she won't sleep.
She heard sounds.
She tried not to make much of the sounds.
She tried not to think of where She was.
She did a very poor job.
How could She forget this place ,this room, this bed, Her child.
Her child; could He be her tormentor?, could he be telling her something?, was it possible for her nightmares to be linked to this place from an event that happened eighteen years ago.
" Do you ever think of the damage you've done" She remembered him saying.
" you should have stopped".
" you shouldn't have done the damage".
" You should have taken your stand".
Kira now understood what was going on.
This is what she had been doing for the past eighteen years .
She knew the reason for her constant nightmares .
She had been ignoring the truth .
She had been lying to herself.
"If you had stood your ground".
" The world would have been safe ".
" I would have been there".
She had to stand up from her bed .
She sat on the bed.
She had to be true to herself.
Everything was linked.
She was only scared to admit it to herself
She was scared of the consequences .
" Until she solved the mystery that tied her to this apocalypse ".
" She would wander".
She couldn't take it.
She ran out.
" This can't be happening".
She screamed and raved.
This was worse than being hunted.
She sat on the floor and cried.
She weeped, why did she have to be the victim.
She stopped crying.
She stood up.
She wiped her tears.
She cleaned her dress.
She stood up and went into the building ,into that same room.
She saw herself on the bed.
She was in labour.
She was in tears.
She heard Zene.
" Don't let her give birth to that bastard".
" He's not gonna have a heart".
" That bastard in her is a threat".
She could hear him say to the doctor.
The doctor in the delivery room told her
" I told you".
" I knew He was gonna come after your baby".
" The child is special".
She was still negligent .
" What's the worst that could happen" .
She had thought to herself.
" We can still hide the child and replace him with an android baby".
" No, i am going home with my child".
She heard herself saying.
She realised how stupid She had been.
Did she think she could fight Zen?.
What in the world was She thinking.
Was She okay then.
Had She been suffering mentally as a result of Sal's death .
She felt very foolish as She saw herself.
She saw Zen storm into the room.
" You creepy bastard".
She heard Zen say.
He grabbed the baby with the amniotic fluid and filled the sac with sulphuric acid.
Everything was so fast as She was recovering from the severe pains of childbirth.
She saw her child , He was choking in the air around him.
She was suprised and frightened.
Zen saw her fright and laughed hysterically.
" Say goodbye".
He held up the child and watched him suffocate.
The Doctors had deserted the hospital.
She did run up to Zen and hit him hard.
She dragged her child from him .
He pushed her on the bed.
He held the child by the arm.
The child was already dead.
She saw him smirk.
She was supposed to stay and fight for the death of her child but she ran .
She pushed the table and all the obstacles in her way .
She ran as fast as she could.
She knew She was doing the wrong thing.
She didn't know why She was running.
She saw a car.
She flagged it down.
" I need a lift".
" please take me away".
" Hop in".
She jumped into the car.
That was when she realized She was stained with blood.
She hadn't been cleaned up.
The pain of childbirth hit her immediately She sat in the car.
She promised to make Zen pay.
She ran today.
But She would be ready for the fight next time.
Zen didn't even let her carry her child.
He killed her child.
Murdered him in her presence.
Zen made her life worthless.
He killed her husband and her child.
The car bumped to a stop.
She looked up.
There was someone in front.
He was the same person.
Half face tatooed.
Scared face.
Machine arms.
" Not again" She said out loud.
Her life was a mess.
She came out of the car sluggishly and clumsily.
" What do you want".
" Why aren't you destroying anything".
She spoke as if She was hypnotised.
She spread her hands wide open.
" Kill me".
" I just lost my child".
" My husband is dead".
" I have nothing to live for".
She broke down .
She was in tears.
" I was a fool".
" He killed my child".
" I was there".
" Yet i could do nothing".
" I hate myself".
" Please kill me".
" No mum".
She didn't hear or maybe She decided to ignore.
" He didn't kill me".
" What !" .
She was going to say.
" I'm alive".
She felt someone near her.
Rather too close.
She slowly looked up.
It was him.
" You're my son?"
She asked shakily.
He nodded.
" But Zen killed my son".
" How did you grow so fast".
" He killed me in the past".
" I can still be in the future".
What the fuck was He saying.
How could someone already dead be present in the future.
" Not if i let it happen".
She knew that voice so well.
Evil was attached to it.
It was Zen.
He was the driver of the car that had carried her.
He had been there all along.
" I'll never let you come back".
He was saying.
" She wanted to call him but She didn't know his name.
" Son, what do we do?".
" You wake up".
" What!".
" It's a dream".
" Wake up, I'll handle him".
" Are you crazy?".
" No" He was already on his feet .
A lash sword was in his hand.
He wave the sword daringly.
Zen was fast.
The sword was gone.
" Sorry boy, not today''.
" wake up".
He was telling her.
" Psycho !".
" If i die now, there's no chance".
She hit her head on a rock.
She woke up.
She had slept off in the room against the wall.
He was right, it was all just a dream.
" He killed me in the past".
" I can still be in the future".
She looked up the time.
It was almost morning.
She knew exactly what He meant.
She knew exactly what to do.
She had to get home fast.
She could not afford to risk another dream.
" Booty, send me a plane".
She spoke to her watch.
" At your service, maam".
In half an hour, a mini- plane landed outside .
She took out an ignitor.
She was about to light it.
She stopped.
She could not destroy it.
Apart from the hospital, there was nothing else that connnected the past to the present.
If She was going back.
This hospital had to remain.
She sighed.
Turned towards the plane.
" Ready for entry" She said weary.
The slide came forth and she stepped onboard.
She was preparing her mind.
She was delving into one of the most dangerous thing.
Even with all the advanced technology.
One slight mistake and it was over for good.
She didn't know when She dosed off.
" Sia I'm going to see kira" Leah told Sia.
" Okay". There wasn't much enthusiasm in her voice.
" What's going on".
" If it's because of what you've found out"
" I promise ,I'll explain everything to you".
" No, it's not that".
" What's it then".
" I wanted you to meet someone".
" Honey".
" I don't think that would be possible today".
" Kira requested i come over".
" It's very urgent".
" Can i at least come with you?".it was Sia.
" I said I'll explain when I'm back".
" Don't you need a force shield?".
" I don't understand!".
" Zen's got eyes on you".
" He's planted cameras all around you".
" They can penetrate through walls".
" They can caption What's going on beyond walls".
" You need someone to create a kind of force shield to interfere with the rays".
" You can do that too ?".
" No, Not Me".
" He can".
A young brown skinned boy came out from her room.
Leah studied him.
He had a nice face.
He had thick full black hair.
He had pink lips.
He was tall.
" I can create the force shield".
The boy said.
" And you are?".
" I'm Jay , Jay Hilde"
She was supposed to say something like " Why do you want to help us?, why should we trust you?" and wait for a tragic story of what Zen did to him or his family.
For some reason, all She said was
" Okay, you can both come".
" Yes" .
They echoed and hugged each other.
The atmosphere was tense as the three were seated in the Airdrone.
Leah knew things were going to get even tense.
Even more, she hadn't had any discussions with Sia to know her opinion and stance.
She already trusted her probably because She saved her life two days ago.
Kira had called her that morning and she sounded distressed.
Leah knew She had found out something while in Johannesburg due to the urgency of her voice during the "distress call".
She also came back way too fast.
Instead of going directly to Kira's house, they let the Airdrone wander around and after sometime made a stop at Kira's house.
If Zen was watching their movement then.
He might have thought that they just wanted to clear their heads and have some fun and probably decide to continue the fun at Kira's house.
" We're here ". Leah announced to the duo who had been chattering happily.
" Cool, let's do this".
It was Jay .
He was already up on his feet and rubbed his palms together.
Leah thought He was too excited.
He probably didn't know or understand what He was getting into.
She felt bad for him.
She was sure Sia didn't explain anything to him or maybe Sia didn't know anything to explain.
What if She knew nothing.