Several hours later, guess what? I'm still wide awake. I'm starting to think that something is wrong with me, especially after that soft spoken doctor came back and gave me some sleeping pills.
I don't even understand, I mean, I used to sleep like the dead and now I can't even fall asleep even with the help of medication! Very strange. Very, very strange.
To make things worse, I'm now worried about this too, on top of everything else. Maybe I need something stronger to fall asleep but the doc refused to give it to me. He said he gave me the normal human dose and won't give me anymore. So here I am, still trying to force myself to sleep but it's still not working.
Another thing, what's up with these people calling us humans? It's spooking me. Does that mean they aren't humans too or what? They all look very human to me and I think I saw wrong when I thought I saw my savior turn from an animal to a human.
I can see the sun rising in the horizon and I know by this time, I can make it home alright. So I get up, cause it's a waste of time laying here when I can't sleep anyway. Maybe I can sleep better at home. Maybe I couldn't sleep here cause it's a new place.
I exit the the room and bump straight into the gruff looking man from last night.
"Sorry, Sir," I apologize immediately as I back away from his hug frame. I'm not sure but I think he's in pain from the way his face is contorted. Did I hurt him?
"N-not a problem. Are you okay, female human? I'm rather hard bodied and you are very soft looking... I'm very good at fighting too...so... I can protect my female very well."
I'm not very sure about what this guy is on about but all I hear is 'female' and 'human female'. I notice he looks shy today and he keeps flashing me his teeth in that wierd contorted face way from before and I can't help but think he's trying to smile at me.
I blink at him and muster a small smile of my own. I'm a bit scared of him and I think he's trying to put me at ease so I appreciate that.
"Ummm, Mr...?" I say as I wait for his name.
His face contorts again and it looks better this time. "Monya, my name is Monya."
Right, it suits him. Why didn't I think of that? Monya which means muscle and he is by far the most muscular man I have ever seen.
"Monya, do you know where the man who brought me to the blimp last night is?"
His face falls, "Chinoz? You like him better?"
What? "No, I need my things. I want to catch an early taxi home."
"He's downstairs, outside. I was here to take you down there too. All the other human females are already there with Alpha."
"Alpha?" I ask.
"Yes, Mambo."
"Ohhhooo. Lead the way then, Monya."
He grins at me before turning on his heels and walk I ahead of me. I now realize he must have been nervous before that's why his smile looked wierd.
I jog and caught up with him. We walk side by side to the elevator, passing by the hall with the hospital beds from last night. The place is deserted now, and I wonder how that little girl from yesterday is doing today.
As soon as we step out of the elevator, I see the other woman just outside the building. They look better than yesterday. They have clean dresses on and they look healthier than yesterday. Whatever the docs did worked miraculously.
"You can wait with the other females, I will go and talk to Chinoz," Monya instructs and I nod.
He heads to were the doctors and the men from the blimp are talking together at a distance.
"Hey, friend?" It's the little girl from last night. I smile at her as she comes closer to me.
Wow! She looks much better today like she added some kilos in her sleep but that can't be possible. Maybe it's because she's smiling and glowing, she seems energetic and full of life than last night. And so does the other women. They all seem excited they don't even pay me any attention like yesterday, which I'm glad for.
"You look good today," I say to her with a smile.
Her smile get wider, "Thanks, friend. I feel much better. By the way my name is Precious."
"I'm Rudo. Thanks for last night."
"What are friends for? Besides being in a new place can do that to you, you know? Speaking of which, you look worse than last night. Did you sleep at all?"
I see worry in her eyes as she looks up at me and I'm touched. Nobody has looked at me like that since aunt Kathy passed away.
I nod, feeling a lump in my throat. I'm exhausted, I hope I can make it home without missing my stop.
"Did you see the Alpha?" Precious whispers in my ear pointing to where the men are. "We are all so excited to meet him. He's the tallest one there."
I look where she's pointing and indeed there is a head that is taller than everyone else there. I can't see his body because he's surrounded by the other men. Just then, they all turn to look in our direction and I am glad to be behind everyone else.
The other men part and make a way for the Alpha guy and I see him. He looks familiar. I'm not so sure but I feel like I have seen him before. But where? My tired brain doesn't want to work hard to remember.
He stalks over with a confidence I have never seen. He is in all black, and warning bells are going crazy in my head. I can't understand why the other women would be excited about a guy like this. He's the description of DANGER in human form.
He eyes the other women slowly with hooded dark eyes as he approached then his eyes look straight behind everyone and I don't want to think he's looking at me so I step aside. Away from his line of sight and bow my head.
I hear movement in the crowd of women but I don't look up. My heart is beating like crazy and I feel faint.
The woman I'm using as a shield moves aside and I quickly follow. I wipe some beads of sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand, momentarily closing my eyes and I notice black boots in front of me as soon as I open my eyes.
I raise my head up at the owner of the boots and I get deja Vu. He is so tall I feel dizzy before I even get a glimpse of his face. My eye travel up his chest, his neck, his chin and it all seems like we have done this before. Up to his smirking lips, his straight nose and...it hit me like a tone of bricks I stagger backwards.
Ohhh God!!! Kill me now!!
I swallow and look away. I can't do it. I can't look him in the eyes. He's not wearing his hat so I will be able to see his face. I feel woozy, out of energy and totally drained.
"Caramel," his deep and husky voice washes over me and I feel weak in the knees. And that one word is all it takes, it's lights out for me. As I fall, the last thing I see are those eyes I was avoiding. A deep shade of gold. Beautiful...