See You, See Me

Chapter 2: See You, See Me

It was finally time to say our farewell. Our parents decided to leave at the initial stop due to their views on picking favourites.

"If we follow either, it won't be fair.  We can't follow you to the ship", my mom said while smiling sadly.

My sister was in Zone 1, which meant separate ships, therefore the reason why they didn't want to see us to our respective ships. We moved together not saying anything to ourselves following the directions on our track cards until we reached the ship base. It was finally time to say goodbye.

Awkwardness set in with me knowing I'd not be the one to break the silence. I smiled at her to which she reciprocated just before she turned in the direction of Zona1's ship. I watched as she jogged away from me topping at a point where she looked at me and waved. She knew I'd be watching and I'll miss her the most. 

We were close friends right from the beginning, not only because we were twins but because our parents made sure of that. Mel had a lot of issues from the start, from weird to creepy to frightening dreams. She had always suffered from this because our parents weren't well to do enough to get her checked. It started just around the time our powers got restrained, after which, she had been extremely concerned and disturbed. She used to describe several things she saw in her dreams. To me and I must say, it was out of this world. I never had dreams, but I loved the stories she told. They were great

The ship was eerie quiet when I got in, and everyone stared at each other not saying a word. I sat next to a pale male and a slimy female sat beside me once I had settled down. I could tell their clans as there were only 4, and the details for each clan was evident, pale meant they were from insects while slimy from aquatic areas. The last clan, plasma, was given their name due to their ability to take any shape they wanted but the slimy glow always ratted them out. It was only then I noticed there was no other person from my clan, although I might have judged wrongly.

My clan mates, the mixed, were always close to each other. We were quite small because most left our province for better lands and money, but we still knew ourselves. The lot of us were mostly at construction sites or preparing for the inevitable. It made us be at the brim of extinction.

A loud siren brought me out of my thoughts and caught everyone's attention.

"This is your Captain speaking...", he started as I zoned out again this time thinking of what to expect from Zona.

"Mel... Mel... Melchy!!!", I heard as I started to gain consciousness. I was being shaken by the pale boy who then pointed at the attendant who looked at me with annoyance. She was taking the final attendance before departure with a big screen which clearly showed my face. Muttering a small thanks to the boy, I went to meet her to sign the card. 

By the time I got back to my seat

"She was going to mark you absent", the boy said. " By the way, I'm ...", he continued as I noticed the lights turning dimmer each second. The girl by my side snapped her fingers at me, which jolted me out of what I had seen.

By this time the whole ship was noisy with chattering everywhere. The girl stared at me questioningly as I realized I had ignored him. I immediately apologised to him, and she offered to switch seats which I happily did.

The attendant had finished calling the names and left us as the announcement came that we were about to leave. 

"The ship for zone 6 had just departed, and now it is our turn", I heard the girl say. I immediately confirmed all the safety and fun packs given to us in a capsule tablet.  A few minutes later the ship was airborne with the occupants jubilating.

The ship had several areas for various things. I was in the sitting area, while the majority occupied the fun areas. I looked at all of them and studied them as much. Names never really mattered to me because I would forget anyway. The two people by my side chatted animatedly, while I wondered whether I should engage them or not.

I was always extroverted within my clan, as it was never something to question. People never bothered another, as engagement only came when in need, for meetups, or during a celebration, and that system worked well. Other clans had problems conversing with ours due to our mixed definition. It was never evident which clan dominated in an individual unless it was mentioned. I never even knew most of my heritage, but I believed it was all three from my planet. 

The flight was said to be for 3 hours, and 1 hour into it I was tired and decided to engage what I found out.

The ship was a great expanse of space, it was as though it was a city hall converted into a spaceship. There were several themed areas with instruments to keep us all occupied. Cameras were placed in the least strategic places, and people went about their activities without any bother.   

We were 124 on the ship, which was based on the number that was displayed on the screen. Ten people on their own, including me,  the rest had joined several groups and were chatting or engaging the fun items. Most using the gaming facilities were hot-headed and very competitive. Those among them who weren't playing among them were louder as they watched and supported their already formed gang. The majority chatted among themselves on a topic I didn't know. The others were either playing physical games or mind games. 

Almost everyone was preoccupied, and only a few were aware of their surroundings. Some took small periods to glance around while some just engaged like their lived depended on it.

The scenarios in front of me were perfect, almost too perfect. It was definitely like a scripted act and bothersome. It didn't do justice to that which was still on my mind constantly.

The one thing that kept bothering me was I could've sworn I heard my sister's voice faintly with the dimming of the lights, and now it resumed. 

A few minutes later, a bang was heard.  It wasn't the one that came with something good. 

--------------------End of Chapter 2

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