“We are all parasites, we humans the greatest.”
-Martin H. Fisher
Emma
When I wake up, I’m alone.
I sit up and pause. What have they done to Burns?
Quickly I crawl to my feet, but the moment I exit the room, I’m almost knocked over by someone.
“Sorry,” A girl’s voice gasps and I steady myself.
A girl some years younger than me, with blonde hair, looks at me with an unreadable look
“Sorry,” I say hurriedly, “I have to go look for my friend. Please tell me where he is.”
Her expression becomes hard. “That alien? You worry about him?”
“Please,” I say, “you haven’t hurt him, have you?”
“He’s with my father,” she says and when she sees my questioning look she sighs. “Nate.”
I guess that’s supposed to reassure me, but it doesn’t. What do I really know about Nate?
“I’m Sophie,” she introduces herself.
“Emma,” I say.
“My father asked me to show you around. I guess you want to clean up before breakfast.”
I follow her down the tunnel. “Were are we exactly?” I ask her.
She hesitates before answering. “Grandview Mine,” she says, “it’s kinda ironic. They call it Last Chance Mine.” She lets out a bitter laugh.
I wonder who she has lost to the Souls. Her mother? A boyfriend?We turn a corner and I hear some water trickling.
“Here we are,” Sophie says.There’s a steady trickling of water coming from somewhere in the back. It disappears through a small hole in the ground.
“This is our bathing room,” Sophie says, “We have a schedule, but modesty is not a priority anymore.”
I nod in understanding.
“The toilet is here,” she points and I follow her towards a darker part of the tunnel. There’s a small ledge over a hole, a foothold on either side and a metal bar latched to the wall to hold on to.
Primitive.I shudder.
We return to the bathing room just to see Blake walk in from the other side. “Oh sorry,” he says and then he notices me. “Morning squirky.”
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Silver Lining - The Host fanfiction
FanfictionSomewhere in the future, Earth has been taken over by so called 'Souls'. Creatures that take over a human body, wiping out that human's mind. Their purpose? Creating a peaceful world where everyone is equal and where crime does not exist. But Earth...