Chapter 2 – A spark of madness in this world
Hospital lighting, fluorescence, plasma all resonated with a quiet madness, a burning fire in their chords.
The inaudible static reminded her of the fire that blazed around her. The shocking boom, sound of an eruption finding its center inside of her echoing once again.
Her body springs up as if poised by a spring, sheets crumbling from her chest to along her hips. Her eyes open, blue pupils beaming around, IV lodged in arm, a heart rate monitor set up to her left, adjacent to a door along dim colored glass windows that spanned to the ceiling.
It became her only view as her body collapsed back in the bed in a loss of energy, crumbling into her sheets.
“Uh. Hello.” He said awkwardly, as he grabbed her in his arms as she went down. “Kind of surprised you’re up so soon.”
“So soon…?” She echoed after him. Her head tilted in his direction, hair falling to her right, along the pillow case. “Who are you?”
He eased back into his seat. “I’m Ashton. I was there the day when your university was attacked.”
He looked a bit different, blond unkempt hairs slung along his face, parting to the side with an ocean of blue sparkling her way. No longer was he in skin tight shirt with the red jacket that covered over it, running past his knees. Instead he was dressed in a blue button up shirt, a few buttons undone revealing white bandages that were covering over his right collarbone.
“I remember.” She said slowly. “Have you been here the whole time?”
“Yes.” Ashton’s cheeks reddened. “I mean…it was the least we could do was bring you to Krysten.”
“Krysten Tech? Its a electronic business building…”
He paused, catching his breath. “We also have our own private ward in here and well, it was the least we could do for what you did…” Ashton slid out of his seat getting up, a beeping coming from his pocket. He silences the sound with a single hand. “I have to get going. I’ll check up on you later. I promise.”
The door shut behind him with a quite noise, leaving her once along with the buzzing sounds around her.
Ritsu closed her eyes. “What did I do?” She recited to herself.
