I am in a different room when I wake up. I am laying in bed with no more wires connected to me. Jayden sat asleep in the chair beside me. I can see the golden weave wrapping around it. I reached out to touch it when I noticed the bracelet on my arm. I lightly touch it. I have gone from one prison to another. I lay there looking blankly at the ceiling.
Stirring from his sleep Jayden says " You're awake. How do you feel?"
I just stare at him. There is no point in saying anything. No one will listen to me. Something shifts in his expression. It's like he actually cares. He was about to say something when the door swung open. Standing there was my father.
Turning to him I asked " Why?"
"Why? What?" He asked
" Why pretend to rescue me just to move me." I asked
" I really did rescue you." Jayden said
" Then why is my father here?" I asked
The man sat down and said " I am not your father. "
He explained that he is my fathers twin brother. He did what he could to help. He eventually lost me. He apologized for not saving me when he had the chance.
" So what is going to happen now?" I asked
" We want you to join us." Jayden said.
" You have what we need to fight." Harry said " We don't have a weaver on our side."
I just stared at them trying to get them to tell me more.They sat there and explained everything to me. The goal of the resistance is to give control back to the people. One of the people inside heard about me and they have been keeping an eye on me.
" We did not know how to approach you about it." He said lowering his head. " You were already going through so much. The last thing I wanted was to scare you."
"Then I stole from you." I said
"Yes, And you saved me." He said " It's all thanks to the mix up at SleepCore."
"So where do we go from here?"
"Where do you want to go Isabella?" He asked
No one has ever asked me that. I have always just gone where I had to go. " I want to stop them. I don't want anyone to go through what I had to go through."
"I am glad." He said.
Throughout my recovery Jayden stayed with me explaining what they were doing. It is like he is making sure that I am not in the dark anymore. I still struggle when I see Harry. He is respecting my boundaries which is new for me. When I worked for the organization I was always meeting with people who did not care. I would only know what details that I needed to know. And even then I did not know the whole story.
Spending time with Jayden has actually felt nice. He has answered all the questions that I have had. He is not as big of an asshole as I thought he was. He still has those moments. One day while we were eating Harry came up to us and asked if I wanted to join today's meeting.
The meeting started out like any other meeting that I have been a part of. I was introduced to the core members.
" We have learned that they are about to have a press conference to announce a new project. But their actual goal is to get to the ones that can not afford to hire them" Harry said.
"Do we have anyone that can infiltrate and stop them?" Someone asked
" Why stop them?" I asked
They turned to look at me. " Let them make the announcement but we get to one or two reporters. We have them as specific questions. Get normal people to start questioning them." I continued.
"I don't understand." Harry said
" From what I have been told you have been fighting the government and sleepcore for years. Going head to head with them is not going to work. It hasn't worked yet." I said answering some questions before they are even asked " We need common peoples help. If we can get citizens to question then we can slowly have them unravel at the seams."
Jayden said " We need to go after the weakest link. People will follow each other. If we can get enough people to support us then they will start to rebel."
"So how do we go about it?" Someone asked
" We come up with a list of questions that need to be asked. We need to make Victor squirm." Replied " We will then have a waver insert the questions into several different reporters so they do not come from just one person."
"Can someone actually do that?" someone asked
" What do you mean?" I asked
"The only thing that most weavers can do is make people sleep. I have never heard of one altering a mind." They replied
" So what do we do?" Harry asked
"Isabella can do it." Jayden said
" I'm sorry?" I asked
" I have seen you do things that others can not. I have faith in you." He said
" This is Isabella." Harry said " It is now or never. Are you with us or not."
I have been thinking about this moment while I was recovering. While I do not want to get involved I keep thinking about Katie. I brought her into this whole mess. She, like many others, is suffering. If I can't take action for me then I should take action for others.
"Alright." I said " I will need help though."
" I will go." Jayden said
"Great." Harry said " We will come up with the questions while You and Jayden do what yall need to do."
The rest of the meeting was just them giving updates on what they have been working on. After we got out Jayden asked me to go somewhere with him. We drove to Elysian in silence. After talking to the receptionist we were escorted to an elevator in the back.
" Where are we going?" I asked
" Now you ask." He laughed, " We are going to find our way in."
" I can get us in." I said
" You will need to save your power. I will get us in and you can do all the hard work."
Why Elysian screamed luxury, the basement screamed homeless.
" Welcome to the underground." He said
" The underground?" I asked
" How can you not know about the underground?" He asked
" I was given all the information I needed from the goverment." I replied
We traveled through the underground in silence. It was so damp and dark. People are huddled around barrels that are on fire. I followed Jayden as he weaved his way through. He knew exactly where he was going. An elderly woman stood off to the side sitting under a tarp. She looks a lot like JAyden. Her face lit up as she saw him.
They hugged and she said " My little Jay. What are you doing here."
"Nana, we need your help." He said
She grabbed my face and asked " Who is this sweet thing?"
"That is Isabella." He said
"Please call me Izzy." I replied
She let go of my face and said " Follow me."
We followed her from the underground all the way to the top of Elysian. As we rode the elevator me and Jayden explained what happened and what we needed.
"So he did decide to throw in with the government. What are you needing from me?" She asked
"We need passes to get into the press conference they are going to hold." Jayden said
"Concider it done." She said
I excused myself while they continued to talk catching up with each other. I wandered down to the beach. The sun is just starting to set making the beach look even more magical.
The water is cold against my feet as I walk. My thoughts wondered as I thought about everything that has happened. I agreed to help the rebellion but is it the right course of action? What are they going to do when the government has been taken down? While I do not agree with the government nor do I want others to go through what I did. When is it enough? There is always going to be someone that disagrees with you.
"Hey Isabella." Jayden called from behind me.
I turned to see him jogging towards me. Out of breath he asked " Are you okay?"
" I honestly don't know." I said being honest for once. " All of this is new for me and I don't know how to react."
" Do what is right for you." He said
" I don't know what is right for me. I have always done what everyone told me to do." I said
He did not say anything he pulled me into a hug. I don't remember the last time I had one. I just cried.