The white room

...Eight months later

White. The walls, the floor, even the ceiling is bright white. You contemplate your life. You realize you really hate the color white. Also, you have not handled authority figures well of late.

Homeland security questioned you for several days asking you to 'play ball' and tell them about the secret bio weapons lab. Unmoved you had simply repeated your story.

When they gave up and passed you on to the locals, they charged you with twenty counts of homicide. You said some unflattering things to the officers. It did not go well.

When you were in court you certainly should not have stood up and told the judge you saved the world you should get a medal.

Alas, all those things happened. Now you sit in a **** induced haze contemplating what went wrong. The worst part is, you don't even know if you saved your friends or your brother.

The lights go out. That is you cue for bed. You sit. You glance at the window and see two glowing red orbs. Adrenaline kicks in and you focus. Outside your window is Gwen.

Gwen's eyes glow red. She looks at you and in a sibilant voice says, "I'm coming to rescue you Jack. Don't be afraid, soon you'll be truly free."

She disappears from the window. As you stride toward it you remember you are on the second floor. You reach the window and see Gwen crawling down like some evil lizard.

Being a hero hasn't gotten you very far. Part of you wants to give in and join Gwen. It's pretty much that, or make a daring escape.