by T. J. Blake
‘I can’t stop thinking about it Mum. My visions are becoming my dreams and my thoughts. I constantly see Danni dying. I see Anna killing her and Miller killing her and I can’t stop them.’
‘It will get better Tom, I’ll help you.’
‘We’ve been saying this for…’
‘We will both help you. We’ve tried to help by using science and will continue that, but we will also support you as your parents.’ Ken said as he patted Tom’s back.
‘I’m scared for her. I can’t be with her all the time when she’s on guard and…’
‘She’s safe here in Herstel. She’s well trained, she’s ok, there’s no threat within Herstel; it’s a safe haven.’ Sarah said proudly.
Danni knocked across the face of the wall. She came to a place where the sound changed; a hollow knock. She pushed forward, swinging a door open that was camouflaged on the wall.
Stepping inside, she was hit with a boiling heat. A light was coming from within, and so Danni followed the circular corridor.
Ken left the room, leaving Tom and Sarah.
‘I saw a vision where three scientists were experimenting on a girl. This girl was injected with three different liquids and as it injected into her she broke free and was really strong, powerful. Are you experimenting on people in Herstel?’
‘Darling we…’
‘I want the truth, Mum.’ Tom said.
‘We are experimenting but only to help us understand the virus and the cure. Miller covered a lot of ground but his motives were all negative and power driven.’
‘And yours aren’t?’
‘Not at all, mine and Dr Haetel’s work is strictly professional and beneficial to help cure the world, Tom.’
‘My visions beg to differ, Mum.’
Sarah shook her head at Tom as she walked over to the window and looked out onto London.
Danni came to a huge opening. The room was the size of a football field, completely open; there were many people inside.
Danni was disgusted by what she saw. It was where the elites had been taken. They were being experimented on, being forced to test their abilities and they were being made stronger.
Danni looked to her left to see flames being directed at a middle-aged woman. As her skin burned and peeled away from her bones and muscles, she turned scabby. For a moment, her skin looked slimy and brown, and then turned into normal skin instantly. Danni looked ahead to the other elites. She spotted Laura Dupry. She was in a cage, suspended by her arms and shoulders. Her entire body was surrounded by a pulsating laser.
Danni looked to other elites being beaten with shovels, police batons or being sliced by swords.
Danni turned away in revulsion. She saw dead bodies though to the right. Bodies piled over bodies. She quickly redirected herself and walked over towards them.
All the bodies were either severely burnt or beaten. As she knelt down to a small boy’s body closest to her, she saw a piece of string hanging from his ear. She looked across the pile of bodies and saw they all had nametags attached to their ear lobes.
As she pulled the nametag around, she read, “Daniel Gregor.” Danni knew the name, Tom always spoke about the time he met Daniel. He always wondered where Daniel disappeared. He was so attached to him, even though he only met him a couple of times.
Danni stepped back. I need to warn Tom.
‘I am doing what I have to do to protect our city. It’s my responsibility to protect everyone. I could change the world, Tom.’
‘You could, but whatever you’re up to, stop. I don’t want to hate you again.’
‘You won’t need to hate me darling; the government is working with every governing official worldwide to deal with this virus. We will defeat it and…’
Danni burst into the office, short of breath.
‘You bitch!’ she shouted. ‘You absolute fucking bitch!’ Danni threw her gun down and ran at Sarah. Tom grabbed hold of her, pulling her away from his mother.
‘Danni, what’s wrong?’ he said.
‘You’re right Tom; she’s got something going on. I just found some secret area where the elites are being kept. They’re being tortured and killed. I went in there and…’
‘She’s lying Tom, there’s no such thing.’ Sarah snapped back, glaring at Danni.
‘Tom I found Daniel, Daniel Gregor. He’s dead.’
Tom took a deep breath to speak but words failed him. He stayed silent for a moment as he realised what Danni had just said.
‘I saw his body. The elites are being experimented on. On the bottom floor behind the wall on the north end, there’s a secret…’
‘This is ridiculous.’ Sarah interrupted.
‘Shut up!’ Tom shouted as he turned slowly to Sarah. ‘Shut up, right now.’ He stared at her, his fists clenched harder and harder, beginning to draw blood. As Tom glared at her, Sarah jumped back a little.
‘Oh my god darling, you…’
‘Shut up.’ Tom shouted, his voice sounded different to normal. He looked down to his hands to see that they were veiny and pale. He turned to Danni who also jumped back.
‘My god Tom, your eyes have gone really red and bloodshot.’
Tom launched himself across the desk and dragged Sarah back across it, knocking everything off.
He pushed her to the floor and began to strangle her.
Danni did not attempt to intervene as Tom shouted at her. ‘Are you experimenting on the elites? No more lies!’
Sarah hesitated as she tried to release Tom’s grip.
‘Answer me!’
‘We have some going on…’ Sarah stutters as the grip on her neck tightened. ‘We need to experiment on them to test their abilities.’
‘Why? What for?’
Sarah struggled, trying to escape his grip. Tom lost his temper and picked her up off the floor and slammed her back down.
‘What are you planning?’
‘The elites… they’re useful. To experiment on… and to help us interrogate.’
‘Why would you need to interrogate?’
‘People who… don’t obey the rules.’ Sarah continued to squirm, her face a deep red colour. ‘Herstel was for recovery, but no one within Herstel can ever leave. Everyone inside will become an elite.’
Tom glared into her eyes, her mouth gaping open, gasping for air. Tom struggled to let go as he watched her visions.
‘Tom let her go, we need her help.’ Danni said.
‘We are at war… We need the elites.’ Sarah spat.
‘Let her go!’ Danni shouted.
Tom stared into Sarah’s eyes. As he blinked, he saw Miller’s smarmy face looking back at him.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Acknowledgments
I would firstly like to thank you, the reader, for buying a copy of this book; I hope you enjoyed it.
I would also like to thank the support I have had from my family and friends.
I would like to say a special thank you to my parents Helen and Mark, and my girlfriend April. Their support has been relentless and I appreciate their constant encouragement and belief in me.
I would also like to thank Michelle Gent for her fantastic editing ability.
Finally, thank you to the services of CreateSpace and Amazon.
- T. J. Blake
The Author
Psychological Mystery Thriller/Horror by T. J. Blake
A book within a book novel!
Four years after his wife and children disappeared, Ryan Milligan decides it’s time to let go of the past and move to a new home on Mulberry Lane. Ryan hoped his new house and peaceful neighbourhood would help him to cope better with the pain of losing his family and to continue his search. Whilst settling in and writing his new novel, ‘Killing For Your Love’, he realises things are not what they seem…
"My new house is only a mile away from the home I used to live in with Tan and the kids, but now I feel like I’m in a different world. I can’t help but feel like I’ve been here befor
e and done this before. There's a presence here, I can feel it. There are things happening in this house that aren’t normal. I’m threatened by the lack of control I have over them.
There's one room where I feel it most, and as I stare at the door leading down into the basement, it begins to creak open."
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