The rain spewed out and onto my umbrella and splashed in little sprays around me. My boots splashed in every puddle I walked in. Every person I passed had on a long black trench coat and bright white tennis shoes which where protected from the rain with a navy blue umbrella. 'Something is wrong.' I thought to myself. 'Why is everyone wearing the same thing?' I asked myself. I felt like the odd one out in my bright red rain coat, gray skinny jeans, black and white galoshes and pink with yellow polka dotted umbrella. A man ran straight into me and I moved out of the way. No "Excuse me." escaped his lips. Just a stern face and he kept on going. I got to my destination and ran inside. The lights where dim and flickering. I ran up to flights of stairs and unlocked my apartment door. There was the usual still quietness. But some how today. It seemed oh I dont know quieter. I took of my shoes and jacket. Changed my long sleeved shirt to a gray tank-top, stripped my damp jeans then put on a pair of short blue plaid boxers. Still silent. A loud shot outside broke the silence. I heard a gruff voice tell me to get down and on insticnt I hit the ground. Half a second later a bullet came whizzing by where I had just been standing. I didn't scream I didn't breathe. I saw shadows moving after that. The voice told me to get up and run to the bathroom. Once again on instinct I ran. The man was close behind and he shut the door behind him. He turned to me took of his dark jacket that covered half of his face. "My name is Derrik. I understand that you have been in South America for quiet some time. While you where there you missed quite a lot. A man named Warner Slivinok has killed all of the government officialls. The United States is in chaos. You are one of the only people left without the nano. The nano that changes your way of thinking. We need you. We are the Believers a group of adults that have not been plaqued with the nanos. "What?" I asked. "Sorry, I know this is a lot of information in such short time." Said Derrik then we heard a banging on the door. "Grab my hand!" Derrik shouted. I did as told and he jumped out the third story of my apartment building. I shouted a silent scream and took of running the direction Derrik quickly told me to go in. I was cold and wet. Not a very pleasent comboation. But none the less I ran faster then ever before because all I heard behind me where footsteps and gunshots. We ran into a dark old warehouse. "What's going on why are they shooting as us?" I asked. "Because we have resisted. Hid whatever you want to call it. But we did we resisted the nanos." He relplied hastilly, as we ran up the old metal stairs and onto rocky metal halls. I didn't look down because I don't want to become afraid of heights. We got to the top of the building and he told me to jump. With reflex I hesitated and he grabbed my wrist, pulling me down with him as we desended rapidly. Bullets wizzed out of the shattered windows and barley missed hitting me. We are going to die, we are going to die. My concious screamed at me. Whatever his name is told me to hold onto his back and then we pulled upward. Wind blew in my hair and I relized we were on a latter attached to a helicopter. Derrik started to climb up the latter with me on his back. I didn't scream I just closed my eyes. The wind slapped my rosy cheeks and before I knew it we where inside the large helicopter. There where two other men and a woman there besides me and Derrik. "Hello!" Shouted the woman. I was in sock so I stayed silent. "My name is Paige and this is Mason and Brett." The rest or the ride was silent despite the sounds of the helicopter. When we got to there headquarters/lair/whatever else you wanna call it Derrik told me to follow them. We walked into a large room about the size of a gym and then the woman named Paige motioned me through another door to a smaller room. There I was instructed to sit down and wait. Derrik sat next to me as the others went back through the door we came through. "Now I know you must have some questions so please ask them now." Said Derrik. I had about a million questions but I said the most obvious one first. "What happed?" The with more detail, "I mean I know your tole me back at my apartment but I belive the is more, is there not?" "Yes, there is so much more but I cannot go into greater detail with you just yet." He answered. "Ok, then where are we?"I asked as a second question. "We are in an underground building that the government has to knowledge of.

"Ehhem." A lady in black spandex from her feet to her shoulders said to catch our attention. "Her room is ready." Shea said. "Oh of course uhm.. will you show her to her room please Ashleigh?" Asked Derrik. "Or course sir." Said Ashleigh. "Follow me." She said without waiting for me. I walked hurridly to catch up to her. It was fairly warm in this building but I shivered form my wet clothes. "Here we are." Said Ashleigh while unlocking a door. She handed me a key out of her pocket and said, "This is your key." She pointed towards my closet and bathroom. "You have a full warbrobe in your closet. your kitchen is furnished with food. I hope you find your room to your likeing. Paige will be here to get to in 4 hours, I suggest a hot bath and to eat something." Finished Ashleigh. "Thank you." And with that she left me in my room. I went to the door looked in both directions. Ashleigh was walking left and then I closed the door and locked it. After that I went to the bathroom. I immedietly started running a bath. Then I looked in the mirror, I looked like hell. I felt nauses, on the counter lie a note next to a new high tech looking cell phone.


This is for you to keep in touch. All of the numbers in this phone are references of people in our group. This is your bathroom. You will notice that we have everything prepared for you. This may seem strange but we are trying to help you. I'm sorry if any of this has been an inconvinence for you.


I put the note down and then opened the first droor. Odly I saw make-up. "Ok?" I said to myself. I stopped the water and undressed, the water was warm and it made me feel less nauses. I looked on the shelves above the bath and found bodywash, shampoo, and conditioner. I grabbed a razer off the lower shelf and then washed my hair and shaved my legs. I got out of my bath and wrapped a towl around myself. I walked out into my room and into my closet. There wehre no colors except dark blue and grey blue. Everything else was either black or white. I grabbed a pait of black leather shorts and a white tank. My stomache growled and I felt very thirsty. I walked around the kitchen and opened a cabniet It was stocked wiht loads of healthy food. I looked in the fridge. Took out a bottle of water and an apple sauce cup. After I ate I went and sat on my bed.

Next, I examined my room. It reminded me of a hotel suite only bigger. I went back to my bathroom and then I saw a door. Curiously I opened it. It lead to a room that looked like a living room. Then I heard vocies. It sounded like Derrik and another man. I walked to where the voices where. And saw a long hall way with one singular door at the end. The door began to open. Something seemed a little off. I don't know how but I had this horrible feeling in my stomach. But I froze. The man that was talking to Derrik came out the door first. When he saw me he turned straight around and whispered something to Derrik. Derrik looked forward at me and then whispered something else back. Then he began walking towards me whiile the other man went back through the other door. As soon as the door shut he said, "Hello Selena." "Uhm hi, sorry." I said. "Sorry for what? Oh comming through that door. No I'm sorry Ashleigh should have told you. We share htis living room. Every other room gets to. It's just I wasn't used to sharing it so it was a surprise." Said Derrik. "Ok. Uhm I'm kinda confused." I replied. "About what?" He asked. "Uhm about this." I answered. "I know what you mean I was new once to. Ok well I've already told you whats happened. Hoe about I tell what's going to happen?" He said. "Ok." "Well," He began, "In about an hour Paige will take you to Mr.Collaman and he will give you a very large packet to read. Trust me it makes everything much clearer.