unbroken (unexpected series)

Chapter 52

‘You have Internet on this computer, but don’t let this computer leave your room, or let anyone on it Kieran,’ she said in a strict serious voice, leaving again. It was all particularly strange to me, but instead of using my new tools with a trial and error tactic I now had video examples.

The first two things I made, one a jewelry type box and a beaded bracelet for Oakley, I gave to Grant to give to her. I wanted Oakley to be safe, but I just missed her so much. But most importantly I wanted to thank her.

She was the one person that had tried to give me a chance, came looking for me on my mountain… it had taken some time but I was thankful that I wasn’t on the mountain, in my cave alone. Then why stay alone in your room? Nyx griped.

Ignoring Nyx, I continued working on my project for Grant, when a knock finally sounded at my door, I knew it wasn’t Grant, the knock was different that his, softer. Opening and standing back, my sister, Tera is on the other side, ringing her hands in front of her, shuffling from foot to foot.

I’m sure my face reflected my surprise. In the last month, no one – including my family – apart from Chelsea, Gabriel, Nona and Grant had really approached me.

Unsure I waited silently until Tera said something, her heart racing, she seemed so uncomfortable it made me wonder just what she wanted. I mean why come to my door and not say anything? For a minute I thought possibly something was wrong with Oakley, however one sniff and I couldn’t really place her scent near Tera so that let me relax.

Squaring her shoulders. Her eyes wide, “Are you staying away from Oakley because you don’t want to be around me?” I blinked a few times, processing her words.

Cocking my head to the side, I listened to her heart racing, the anxiousness rolling off of her in waves. “No.” she sighs heavily, her shoulders deflate and she looks away, her eyes flicking from behind me to meet my eyes, widening, her mouth dropped open.

“You – you had one just like that!” she points to the chest behind me.

Again she leaves me speechless, “Can I?” she points indicating she wants to enter my room.

Standing to the side I let her in.

“You’re making this?” she asks me in awe, her eyes wide. “Do – did you remember you had one?” the next question out before I even answered the first.

“I had one of these?”

Nodding her head furiously, “Yeah, in your room in front of a twin bed. I remember it… you only had Legos and racecars in it…” Her hands stretch to touch it before she pulls back immediately, “can I?” asking permission to touch, I just shrug.

“So cool.”

I stood in the same place, not sure what to say, while I couldn’t remember life before the facility, her observation right now, was proof that Tera could recall life before I was age six. Only two years younger than me, she would have been four when I was taken.