1.The Beginning
I never saw the outside world, not even once from the day i can remember I am just stuck in this building with walls on four side ,3 floors and single rusty gate which i think might be 100s of years old ,Sometimes i'll think 'What if i run out of this building?' but then i'll remember my mom saying 'We'll DIE if we go out there' uhm...will i really die if we go out there.
You might wonder who is she? and why is she talking about this building with a rusty gate? Well lemme get there I am Lucy i am a 17 year old curious girl living behind those rusty gates Am i the only girl here? No there are lots of girls and children of my age living here with their family .And this rusty old building is shelter for 100s of people here, Yeah 100s of people and everyone from here never visited the world behind those rusty gates For us this building is our world and St.Albert is our god i mean not god he is a vessel to communicate with god he protects this building and us people so we respect him
"Lucy!!I found you!!" yelled my brother looking at me kneeling in front of the table i was hiding "Arghh i got caught! Again!!"i growled in frustration "Omg stupid lucy! You are worse than the other kids in playing hide and seek i mean look at us we are younger than you but still outwit you in everything "he giggled "says the nitwit who wets his bed every night" i said playfully hitting on his head "MOM lucy is hitting me" "My god lucy he is your brother be kind with him" yelled my mom from behind , i rolled my eyes sarcastically "i am gonna go meet jamey see ya for dinner"
So yeah Jamey ,he is the only friend i got in this building and he really is a nerd I mean he is the only dude out here who can read and write apart from my grandpa. My grandpa offered me to teach how to read and write but my dumbass never wanted to do it but Jamey he took interest and he excelled in it. Now you might think how is my grandpa is the only on who can read and write it because he learnt it from his grandpa who learnt it from his grandpa so is just generational identity or something ,nut once my grandpa said 'At my great-grandpas time they used to see and roam in the outside world' but i never got curious but Jamey he'll be like 'Tell me more about it grandpa' You know of course the typical nerd behavior.
There he was standing near the kitchen on the 2nd floor "What are you doing here" i asked him "Uhm nothing...St Albert asked my dad to help in distributing the foods so yeah i am here waiting for my dad" "Oh food!! Great" We don't usually cook food at our house they are supplied to us every week through the rusty gate of our building, that's the only time the gate opens and we get a bit of light from the outside world other than that its always shut. "So you wanna play a game or something?" i asked him excitedly to which he obviously replied "Not now lucy i am kinda busy" that's the typical Jamey sometimes i wonder how come i ever made him my friend "Fine great then i'll just stand here then besides you" i said crossing my arms across my chest and leaning against the wall.
"Sooooooo what are your plans for tonight" i asked him trying to build a conversation cause its kinda getting awkward here "Nothing! Gonna hit the bed" "K!! Fine!!" i said laughing awkwardly .At that time i saw Pastor albert going inside the library he always stay either in his room or his library he never really speaks with people even if he does it would either be of the food, the building or the midnight whisperers ."So what are you gonna do tonight" asked Jamey cutting me off my thoughts " Nothing same said my mum that i'll be home by 8" i looked over to see the big clock at the corridor to see the time its already 7:30 "Sheez its already past 7 i should head home they'll be here soon and you should too" " alright" he said nodding his head
You might wonder whom am i talking about ,I am talking about the midnight whisperers they are like a guardian angel to us St.Albert says 'They are the most kindest souls in the universe but whatever you do don't look into their eyes' so to avoid their gaze we are advised to get inside our homes by 8 at night and we are only allowed to go out by 6 in the morning, this is our daily routine at this old building and everyone around here from kid to old man is adapted to it here we question nothing we just listen to what the pastor is saying.
The clock struck 12 and all of family members were fast asleep but i hear it the creaking of the old gate opening for the midnight whisperers sometimes i wonder who are they are they men? women? how do they look? and what's with their eyes? i remember asking these questions to my mom when i was 10 and all she said was 'you don't need to know about that you just follow the rules here' but still i hope i find answers to these questions someday.
I was walking around the building searching for Jamey he is nowhere to be found suddenly i heard a voice behind me "Hey!!" i turned around and saw the most handsomest guy on this planet i mean on this building "Hey!!" my voice broke "So you must be Lucy? Right?" "yeah yeah i am" i chuckled nervously i can feel my own cheeks turning red and he noticed it "Great" he smirked playfully MANNN he is so HOTTT "So they are distributing the weekly supplies and my dad asked me to call you" "ohh yeah yeah sure i'll be there" i said again nervously oh my god lucy what is happening to you "Ok then uhm...i'll see yah around" he said smiling teasingly walking back to the way he came from wowww what a man he is I can notice myself being mesmerized by him ;i heard someone clearing their throat beside me "Oh shit Jamey its you" i startled seeing Jamey standing beside me legs crossed arms crossed across his chest leaning at the pillar beside him "So.. looks like you are quite occupied over here" he said looking at Alex and back at me "Oh shut the bullshit Jamey we were just talking" i said rolling my eyes "yeah just talking i guess" he said walking past me brushing his shoulder against mine ;is he mad at me or what ?he is behaving like he's mad should i be concerned? Arghh whatever.
I took the weekly supplies and headed back home. At home i saw children of the building surrounding my grandpa listening to his bedtime tales i chuckled at their curious innocent faces before walking past them "Dinner" yelled my mom across the room "Coming" i yelled back. We had a good night dinner and were preparing our beds before falling asleep.
I woke up to the sound of people screaming around me i was in a room where there is nothing but a white light "Get over there!!Save them!!" yelled a women behind me I looked around and noticed that i am holding a key .I can feel the sound of my own breath filling up the room its fast and restless...What is happening to me?
