I woke up with a start. I realized that I was lying next to Zachary, my hand clutched in his.  I feel my cheeks go red. Had I slept with him that whole night?  I blushed harder as I realized how weird that sounded in my head.  I carefully slipped it from his and stood up. That's when I realized that Emma wasn't here. Where is she?  I asked myself.

I stood up and Zachary sat up. 

"Where is Emma?" I asked. He looks down at the ground.

"Emma...Emma was...a--a traitor," Zachary said quietly. He sat there. There was a moment of anguish on his face and then it turned into anger. He pounded the ground.

"She wasn't there to help me! I was there! I was trying to help you and she ran! She ran away like the coward she is!" Zachary said, tears running down his cheeks. "She was...she was like a--a sister..."

I sat on the ground awkwardly. I felt like I needed to say something but I wasn't sure what to say. I looked at him as he sat there, crying. I needed to change the subject.

"Where exactly are we?" I asked desperately. I looked around because I didn't know if I didn't know where we were. Yep, I wasn't sure where we were. I looked back at Zachary. He was just staring at me.

"Zachary?" I asked. He continued to stare. "Hello? Zachary?"

I shook his shoulders. His head just fell onto his shoulder. I started to panic. What was happening? I gave him a small slap on the face. (Well, maybe it wasn't small but I was panicking!)

Zachary gave a small groan then sat up straight. He opened his mouth and his eyes started to glow white. I screamed. Why did life have to be so scary? I wish I could just go back home! I mean, I had been experimented on, given powers, nearly drowned, nearly killed multiple times and shall I go on? Now my only friend on these adventures was going supernova or something!

"This is Object R," the voice coming out of Zachary's mouth said. "I have now momentarily taken over your friend, Object Z's, mind. I have a message from Dr Walter. He requests your presence at The Facility in Washington or your friend, Object E, will be killed. We presume we will be seeing you again soon." The message ended and Zachary collapsed. I sat there.

What was I going to do? I ran my hands through my light brown hair. My knotted brown hair. I combed it out more until it was presentable. I looked down at my clothes. I realized that I was still in The Facility guard's clothing. As was Zachary. We needed to get new clothes. But first I needed to wake up Zachary.

I lifted him up onto my shoulder and walked out of the foliage. As I walked, I felt drops of wetness on my cheek. I looked up. It was raining. The sky is crying. I laughed at myself for that thought. 

I felt Zachary move. He groaned. I gently lifted him off my shoulder. I set him on the ground. His eyes shot open. He screamed. 

"Ah! My Goodness! Dude! Screaming is unnecessary!" I said, throwing my hands to my ears. He looked at me as he sat up.  He looked around him. 

"Object R!" Zachary said. "Where is she?" 

Zachary stood up quickly and immediately grabs the bridge of his nose and massages it. 

"Object R? She's not here! She took over your mind! Who is she?" 

"She's one of the Objects. She can possess a mind, but only in sleep," Zachary rubbed his face.  He grumbles a few things under his breath. I examine him. He looks at least a year older than his age. 

"Where are we?!" I ask again, suddenly.  

***

"Okay, where are we going?" I demanded and Zachary yanked me down a road. He ignored me as he muttered under his breath.

I tear my arm away. "Hey!" I shout. "Where are we going?" 

He stops and looks at me. "The nearest gas station."

He keeps walking. 

"Why?" 

He doesn't answer. I grabbed his arm and turned him towards me. 

"Why?!" I demanded. He looks at me.

"To find a payphone." 

Why?  I wondered.