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looked right at Jade and she at
the vampire. Their eyes met for only a fraction of a second and the
vampire smiled. Jade’s heart leapt, but Kat didn't appear to notice
any of this. Jade was both afraid and excited as she made haste
back to her room.

    Jade didn’t sleep another wink. She was too
worried about what she'd witnessed. In fact, she couldn’t wait for
Trent to wake up so they could leave this place. She crept to her
door and opened it in hopes of not disturbing anyone.
    “ Good morning, sunshine,” Kat
said.
    Jade leaped back from the door, surprised by
the unexpected intrusion.
    What time is it?
    She scanned her room for signs of the time
but found none. She peeked past Kat, hoping to see a hint of the
time, maybe sun rays poking through. They were far too secluded for
anything like that.
    “ It’s almost noon, if that is what you
were wondering.”
    Jade gasped audibly. Noon? How can it be noon? It must
have been around midnight when Jade spied Kat up top, and now it
was already noon? She hadn’t slept a wink and yet somehow had lost
time. That wasn’t probable.
    “ I need to see Trent.”
    Kat hummed. “I’m afraid that isn’t
possible.”
    Jade's cheeks flushed, and she felt more
trapped than ever. Yet she didn’t want to give up the facts of what
she'd observed the night before.
    She knows. Why hide it if she already
knows?
    But Jade didn’t know that for sure.
The vampire might not have said anything. What would be the point of that? Why wouldn’t the vampire say
something?
    She considered this, thinking of the
most obvious of answers. Maybe she wants
to deceive them and saying anything about me would cause
mistrust . Jade nodded to herself. No. Maybe the vampire just wants me, to drain me
dry.
    “ Wait, did you say it wasn’t possible
to see Trent?”
    Kat nodded, a grin finding her small face.
“He’s gone out.”
    Now Jade reddened with agitation. “Out? Out
where?”
    Kat smiled, gingerly avoiding the question
to some degree. “All will be explained soon.” She scooted to the
side, ushering Jade through the door with her hands. “For now, you
can get ready for your day. Dr. Michaels wishes to spend some time
with you.”
    Kat produced a fresh white towel from behind
her back.
    Jade took it with a huff and went out into
the hall. Kat followed, closing the door behind her and leading the
way to the showers.
    There, Jade would ready for her day with
many thoughts pressing. Where had Trent gone? What did the doctor
want with her? What about Kat and that vampire? And how had the
entire morning passed her by without her knowing it?

    After her shower, Jade was led to a
conference room far below. The walls were lined with various
charts and graphs, likely war data and strategies for future
use. In the center of the room was a long wooden table. Several
chairs surrounded it. At each end rested a plate full of fruit.
Jade presumed one of these was for her. She sat in the seat closest
to her.   The doctor walked in, appearing a little grayer
this morning. It was obvious he too had lost some sleep and Jade
couldn’t help but wonder how much of that might have had to do with
the fact she'd missed time.
    "My dear Jade. How are we this morning?”
    Jade nodded, grabbed an apple and bit into
it. The sweet juices of the fruit surged into her mouth and she
couldn’t help but let out an audible hum.
    “ Quite good, isn’t it?”
    Jade nodded again.
    “ It is the labor of hard work and
hydroponics.”
    She had heard of hydroponics before. She
knew very little about the process, but she had a general idea of
how to grow produce without soil, using all the latest technology.
But where would they find the space to grow such things?
    “ I’m afraid this facility is far
larger than you could ever imagine, dear.” He smiled coyly. “There
are several stories still underground that stretch out for miles.
Many tunnels. Many unknowns. And far too many dangers.”
    “ Dangers?”
    The doctor’s