why me

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"I don't know how you can be so happy amy. Did you go willingly?" I ask her

"I did at first. It sounded like a cool oportunity and i love roge." She answers back "You'll find a few girls like it here"

"I guess I can see it" I say

"Your too wrapped up in the past. Whats done is done. Your here now. Which sucks by the way megan but if you hate your life so much then fight back" She says

We were standing in one of the shops half whispering our conversation. I didn't want one or the shop keeper eavesdropping.

"How do I fight back?! I dont know how." I angrily whisper back.

"No megan the problem is your not trying." She says

"And how do you know that? We just met." I say my anger rising. Amy was a blunt creature.

"Because you don't have the attitude of someone fighting back." Amy says

I think about it for a moment, and it was true. I was going along with what these people wanted and just trying to heal.

"How do I make my situation better then? Get back my freedom?" I ask not at all sure how. How was I ever going to win against a whole society of monstrously powerful aliens?

"I'm working on something." Amy said.

"And what's that?" I ask unbelieving her words.

"I stole a pilot book from roge." She hastily whispers, the phrase almost not audible.

I gasp louder then I meant to. One looks over at me from the corner of the shop.

"Do you understand it?" I ask, hope in my voice.

She shakes her head. "Not yet. It's in the mech language but they'll be teaching us that soon." She says.

And just like that my hope dies.

"See Amy it's hopeless. We're never getting home." I say

"Don't say hopeless. Nothings impossible. If you wanna help try to find something useful to me to understand how to fly one of those crafts. " She says with a determined expression on her face.

"I can't read mech." I say

"Look at the pictures megan. Anything on technology." She says. I could do that.

"Anyways we need to change the subject before someone starts paying attention to us." She hisses.

"Just promise me you'll take me with you if you figure it out." I say my voice no longer in hushed tones.

"Same to you." She says

And with that we parted ways. It was the end of our tour of the facility and I was feeling confident in my navigation of it. Not that I needed it, I had one with me, but a human showing me around was more preferable. 'Stole a pilot book.' I thought to myself. Amy had balls. I wondered where mine went. I was finding them again.

"We have one more hour before departure from the facility. Would you like to do an activity?" One asks me.

"No I'd like to explore somemore" I tell her. She nods her head and we take off, convinced we didn't see all of the facility from Amy's tour, i make my way with that intention now. I head to the front entrance of the building, searching every nook and cranny. I was excited when a door lead down a long corridor, a section Amy didn't show me.

"We are not authorized to enter this part of the facility. I must warn you to turn back." One said

"OH hush" I said and pushed forward.

What I found in the corridor was a disappointment, only empty rooms or storage spaces, some of the doors were even locked, sounds of activity coming from behind it. I wondered if it was the security one talked about on the trip.

"Why hello there little human" a voice sounds from behind me. I jump out of my skin, scared half to death. I was busted. The speaker was a mech man, coming up to me in long strides, only taking him seconds to reach me.

"Your not supposed to be in here." He says. The gesture seemed odd for the bulky male, with a smile plastered on his mouth. He was handsome, in there strange way, with dark green hair instead of the usual black.

"I was just exploring the facility." I say cautiously.

"Well let's explore you out of here." He says and moves his arm to the side to usher me out.

"So what's your name little one?" He asks me in a friendly tone.

"Megan" I answer back

"Ah. You wouldn't happen to be prince ailigns mate would you?" He asks

"You know of me?" I asked surprised.

"Everyone knows of you. Your the new princess." He says with a wink.

Princess. I was deffinatly not that.

"I'm not a princess." I say wearily.

"Ok OK. Prince ailigns mate. We have extra security patrols here just for you little miss." He says

"Would you stop calling me little" I grumble.

"But you are little" He laughs again and I smile at him.

We reach the end of the corridor and he holds the exit door open, leaning in on it.

"You never asked me what my name is by the way." He says peering down at me.

"What is it?" I ask

"Artis." He says and smiles at me again. "I'll be keeping an eye out for you little one."

"Do that." I respond with a wink back.

"It's time to head back home now megan." One interjects.

"Better hurry on back to that mate of yours' artis says. I groan and make my way.