I stood there in shock. The old woman was telling the truth. But what proof did I have? They could just have found a place for me to stay.

I wanted to run far, far away but there was no where I could go. I would be found no matter where I went.

"Could Annabel Bendis please come to floor 79, room 476," the voice from the loudspeaker repeated. I took and deep breath and walked towards the lift.

It seemed to take forever to get to the 79th floor. Lots of people got on and off. I felt like everyone else was in a better situation than me. They probably were.

I wanted to tell myself to calm down but there was no point in feeding myself lies. I had to accept the situation. No matter how awful it was.

The elevator finally reached my floor. I walked out cautiously, expecting some sort of traps or something similar.

When I arrived outside the room 476, I hesitated. I could turn and run now, and keep on running until they caught up with me. I could stay away from this place forever, let it become a memory, nothing more.

But I let those thoughts stay as thoughts, never to become a reality, as I pushed open the door. Inside was a plain white room, with several white seats lining the side. There was no one else there.

I sat down, looking for some sort of suspicious or out-of-place items that would give it all away but nothing. It was all normal.

Maybe it was too normal, as a new conspiracy theory formed in my mind. Or maybe I was paranoid. I sat there as I thought about all the theories and thoughts encircled my mind. None fitted though.

I fiddled with my hair, waiting for someone to come out. Eventually someone did. She was a young blonde nurse, with a sweet and welcoming look about her. It didn't make me less comfortable though.

"Hello!" she said, as if she only realised that actually existed, "The doctor is ready for you now." I nodded, a massive lump in my throat that was preventing me from saying anything.

"If you'd come this way please," she said, gesturing to me to come with her. I followed cautiously.

She brought me into what seemed like a doctor's office. Any other person would have relaxed and thought that they were fine but I stayed alert, prepared for something unusual to happen.

The doctor just took my measurements such height, weight and length of arm, leg, etc.

I stayed tense the whole time. What the old woman said had really got into my head because I was more jumpy and suspicious than I usually was.

I put my hand into my pocket. I had put the locket into my pants this morning. The cold metal was sharp against my warm hands. It was heart-shaped and was quite small. I focused in on the tiny details. Like how it warmed against my skin and smooth texture of the surface.

I noticed it was rougher on one side. It reminded me of people. No one is perfect, everyone has their own flaws. Just like the locket. I ignored the world while I was buried in my thoughts.

The old woman said something about experiments. What kind of experiments? I knew they were dangerous enough that no one else had survived.

My curiosity rose up again, a tidal wave of emotion and need. It crashed over my other thoughts, drowning them out, the thoughts screaming out like drowning sailors in a wrecked ship.

I tried to push my curiosity away, along with the impulse to ask the doctor about the experiments. He would realise I knew something and I'd probably get into a ton of trouble.

When I finally quenched my need for information, I changed my thoughts immediately. I wondered what Dominic was doing. He seemed so alone, and I really felt sorry for him. He didn't seem like the other stiff, tense fakies.

A sharp pain cut through my thoughts. It came from my arm. I didn't say anything as I watched the doctor extract blood from my shoulder. I wasn't the type to cry out in pain when the pain was very little.

"Thank you," the doctor said, beaming. I gave a slight smile back. "Now if you'd just go through that door, you'll be on your way," he said, still smiling.

I slowly walked over to the door. "Well?" the doctor said, a bit less cheerfully, "What are you waiting for?" I smiled awkwardly and pushed the door open and walked through.

It was just an empty white room. I raised an eyebrow but stayed on my toes. I had to be ready for anything.

Suddenly, behind me two large pairs of hands grabbed me and pulled me away.

I should've known. They were just finding my measurements for the experiment.

I am so unbelievably sorry that this chapter took forever! I was on holiday and I had no access to internet whatsoever! Readers, you have my most sincere apologies and I hope you liked the chapter.

Another cliffhanger XD