Dayligh collapsed on the ground and his eyes had the same, why did you do this to me again stare, similar to the day of the incident.
"I knew what I did was wrong but that doesn't mean that you are right," I was sitting on top of him now as he panted and shot daggers from his stare. I slowly approached his ears while I bent down still sitting on top of his masculine body. I could feel his racing heart and heightened pulse as I whispered in his ears, "Tit for tat."
He immediately pushed me as if becoming flustered while I saw his ears turning red. He stood up, dusted his clothes, and gave me a cold stare again. I don't know why he was treating me like this but the silence and these stares didn't make me uncomfortable anymore. Because it was the silence and pitiful stares that made me accept the reality fast. Right now, it would be petty of me to vent my anger on him. Even if I get angry, it's something I brought onto myself.
"Dayligh you need to stop acting recklessly," I took a deep breath and started speaking again "no matter how much we try, life is the one thing we can't control. Actually, none of us can. Some people lose their lives just because they got unlucky. Sometimes a person you were laughing with yesterday can go missing and sometimes the most trivial things can hurt a person or even worse kill them. We should express our gratitude towards them for saving us before concluding anything." I averted my eyes while I made a stilted conversation.
Dayligh was still as a log maybe his brain this time was processing the conversation we had or he may really be contemplating about our situation right now. He lifted his head up after a few minutes and gestured me to sit down on the sofa. It was nighttime now and the lights to our rooms automatically dimmed. We surveyed the surroundings and observed that all the capsules were dimly lit.
"I think you are right, Altraz," he spoke in a soft and calm voice. This time he didn't take my name wrong and his voice too seemed different. My heart skipped a beat when I realized that I was sitting too close to Dayligh and we were the only ones in the room right now.
"I feel like a coward for not accepting things and blaming you until now. How could I deny this tightness of the collar around my neck, the hunger and thirst I experienced, and the fullness of my stomach after eating the meal, and the pain I just experienced. The reality is hard to accept, I mean who would believe that they actually teleported to a planet just so that they could be used as a means of mating.
What was she talking about being no males and only having females? Because if that's really true then things are messed up. How could she just accept us as their mates and suppose somehow we end up mating then what about the child? I am so not ready to take the responsibility of a child on another planet."
"Um well, the child could be mine too and who says we have to mate to produce an offspring", I interrupted him. "Is that the only part of the whole conversation that you felt like replying to? Can't you see we are the victims here and there is no escape for us?" Dayligh sounded tense while speaking.
"Well, I realized this before you but it's good to see that you are realizing it too. At least we could think of ways to escape from here together," I smiled at Dayligh and he gave a slight nod.
"But one thing is for sure that this planet is twisted." he sat comfortably on the sofa this time. "Yeah, it is", I agreed to Dayligh and I headed towards the bed.
"You can use the bed and I can use the sofa," I suggested Dayligh. "Okay," he replied. "So, um, are we cool now?" I asked while adjusting my pillow and sheet on the sofa as Dayligh got up and reached the bed. He nodded and I felt relieved.
"I just hope our families are okay without us? Will they be looking for us or maybe they forgot about our existence?" he spoke in an exasperated voice.
"Why would you think like that?" I asked while I saw him turning towards my side.
"Why don't we consider both positive and negative aspects, so it should be fine right? There is always a sense of misery that we feel that is usually followed by a sense of relief. At that time we think about our loved ones and those loved ones give us support but right now only we two are here.
No one knows if we would wake tomorrow or not as there is always danger surrounding us. The danger lies in the air we breathe, in the word we speak, even in the words, we don't utter for fear of getting killed," as he said those words he slowly landed in wonderland.
I know I am lacking in many things but listening to Dayligh talk like this feels like a broken soul expressing his life's tragedy. I may be centering myself for attention every time but I never realized how hard it was for him to maintain that attention. One wrong move and everything vanishes like a poof. Things must have been hard for him too. But still, he sleeps instantly like that making me want to believe his words and let myself adapt to life on this planet.
A few days later,
"Why are we locked here? It feels like we are under a lockdown condition. It's been a few days and no one came to see us. Not even Ms. Edina. She told us that she would tell us the details later but I guess she was lying", Dayligh asked me while we lay on the sofa and he caressed his collar. "Also, this stupid thing is stuck with us," he further added while glancing towards me.
"Are you even listening? You have been engrossed in those books for about 3 days now. It feels like I am talking to a mannequin. I want you to be Aleza again," he pouted while expressing his frustrations.
Yes, it's been quite a few days and we have adjusted ourselves here. Or more like trying to adapt in this capsule. Nothing has happened and every day is the same. We cook, eat clean this place(no maid comes here), enjoy reading books, and talk. It feels like Dayligh and I are sharing an apartment and currently, we are on summer holidays, spending our time inside.
His gestures sometimes startle me. "I was going to tell you everything once I completed reading this but since you insist I will tell you. So, currently, we are on Artemis. It's the name of the planet. The planet is similar to earth meaning it harbors life. There are two moons as we are already aware of here. The interesting fact is that the red moon is considered a portal to earth. Do you remember the night of our fall? The moon was red that day too. I guess it was that day when the portal really opened and we crossed it and reached here."
Dayligh stared at me as if a child focusing hard to understand the maths questions. He then brazenly nodded. "We are in another galaxy and in the books, there is mention of humans. If there is our mention then they are still alien species for our planet. It looks like they are also similar to us but might be slightly advanced species. I have to read more to find out. I'll fill in the rest of the details once I complete reading this. But if they are really an advanced species, then why don't they have any TV or what about a mobile? I mean they must be having an internet connection then, right?"
Dayligh was now filled with curiosity just like me while I started reading the book but as usual, his curiosity lies in other things. While I was busy reading my book he loitered around a little around the bookshelf and then picked up a book with some fancy cover.
"I'm gonna read this one then," he raised his eyebrows as if flaunting something and then pounced on the sofa. I peeked at him and controlled myself from laughing.
It took us quite some time to adjust to our present situation but I am glad that we both overcame it and now we are able to communicate properly. He is acting like his old self again and this joyous nature of his is what makes our days going.
As we both sat at our separate places, he soon lost interest and was fast asleep. I quietly tip-toed towards him before closing my book. It feels like a dream but a happy dream. I went inside the room brought a sheet to cover him. I stared at his face for some time and really hoped if we could have met in different situations then it would have been better.
But again I thought if we were on planet earth then we would have never been able to communicate like this and stay this close with each other in the same room. As I sat on the ground thinking about ourselves, the door of the lift to our floor opened, and there entered Ms. Edina.
tO bE cOnTiNuEd......
Sneak peek at the next chapter.....
"The world doesn't want to see what you really look like. It's why we only imitate what others do by following the rules to a certain point and not wasting our time. We put on a mask upon a mask we are already wearing and try ever so hard to keep our true selves hidden," his voice sounded cold and distant. But he turned around and smirked, "few more lines I remember from the book" and then he continued making the meal.