The Former Days

Chapter 8 - Fragmentation

This mysterious person started interrogating me, asking me questions why I was looking for Abceline and who I was. I explained that I wanted to give justice the queen and king, and used a faux name, Cecille Archambeau. I heard that the name was common here, and seemed to work.

It has been two days since they started interrogating me, it also has been two days since I have eaten or had a drink. “If you guys don’t give me water and bread, or something, I will die!” I can live for at least one more day without water. I am not very hopeful.

They finally gave me something to eat and drink. The other person down in this dungeon thing, also was fed and watered. Day two of interrogation, and it seems that the people who kidn*pped me aren't Abceline. They kept asking me if I have caught Abceline yet, like they want to find them too. I am pretty sure Abceline is the most wanted group in France right now.

They have started to treat me better, also the other guy. I am getting three balanced measles every other day, I am pretty sure they are wealthy for that to happen. I am also getting water everyday which is also great. I still don’t know who they are, I am sure that they aren’t Abceline, but I don't know who they are. For all I know they could be another terrorist group.

“What’s your name?” I yelled across the room, it’s about time that I learned the name of my roomie.

“Able,” he yelled back, it’s a strange name for this time period, but I guess it is fine. I said that his name was weird, and he got embarrassed. I could tell because his face got red, and his eyes went wider. My name was also weird for this time period, so I am in no position to judge. Still, that name sounds like it could go into Abceline. But mine does too, with the ‘ne’ part of Abceline, ‘Nora Eady’.

“What’s your last name?” I asked, if my name matches two letters, then his might as well.

“Bache” He answers. So, his name does match ‘ab’, that’s a little disheartening. Well with that thinking then there are two more people, with the initials, ‘li’ and ‘ce’. But, I don’t know how Able and I correlate.

They turned on the lights inside the dungeon today, and by lights I mean they unblocked the windows and lit candles. It’s daytime, and it’s also not even a dungeon. It looks a lot like a one-room schoolhouse, a medieval one-room schoolhouse. I wasn’t very good at school, I don’t miss the posters that say, “open a world of possibility,” and, “what you do today can improve all your tomorrows.”

I think it was kinda risky to open the window in daylight, I wouldn’t have, but I am not them. I still haven’t seen anyone's face, except Able’s, they are always wearing mask things, very secretive. “So... Able, you were looking for Abceline as well, no?”

“That is correct.”

“Did you notice that mine and your last and first names, correlate with letters in the word, Abceline” I doubted that he identified this detail, since I am the detective and he is not. I don’t even think that there are any detectives in this time period.

“Yeah actually I did. If this is true then, there are two other people who could be in this building.” He replied. I was inherently surprised, I guess he was particularly smart. I need to find a safe place in which I can contact the present. I definitely can’t do it here, I don’t want Able to know anything. Especially since we are linked in some way.

It has been a day, I can tell because they have kept the window open this whole time. “I have been thinking and I want to tell you something.” Able said promptly,

“Ok, what is then?” Why in the world do people pause? I have noticed for quite a long time now.

“I am from the future.”