Excape

The van stopped as certain men whom you can't see their faces got down from the van.

"Are they set?" says one of the strange men in the dark.

"We have all that the lady requested but then, they will keep having Changed, you know, like time-something, Chortling! the other replied.

"I feel bad for them, all because of one Bitch's mindset of creating a portal to the future, who does she think she is, Albert Einstein" the other continued while pushing the stuff inside.

"So bad! The war has begun. Hey, you count to see if they are up to the number ''one man who seems to be the leader!

After a few minutes of counting, the man came running to the leader, all this was in the darkness, it seems there was trouble.

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"Number 124 is missing!" says the man, panting heavily.

"Mike! A successful project! How can he cope with the symptoms? Whispered the shattered leader.

*A MONTH LATER *

The door squeaked, it was quiet all the way and I only heard the car moving.

Suddenly, I could hear long chitties all the way, gosh they are such a parrot in a narrow room, it seems like doctors cause I could smell all kinds of chemicals and medicine.

I was being dragged into a room, I can't see the room, though only darkness was all to see.

He said"is that her!", I wondered what it meant exactly... could they be kidnappers.

I'm still waiting for an answer.

"You should wake up!" lashed out at an old man in that place.

"Well, what I'm I doing here, why aren't I at home, what, when did I come here, what of work," I said, shaking in fear.

"Hey, young man, oh it's just as the news broadcasted, young men are into drugs but how can you do drugs early this morning under this magnificent sun!" the old-looking man with many wrinkles on his face said.

"Mike, You can get up now," says Dr. Lisa, a Friend of mine for ages.

I thought you were trying to gain some knowledge. It's been a month and a day that you were looking so miserable, how come you were talking bullshit while I hypnotized you! I mean which old man? says Doctor Lisa who looks extremely furious.

"Friend, were you able to find where I was and how I got out?

It was a dream right, a nightmare" I said as I thought she knew now, I didn't think straight since I heard I was talking to an old man. Chortling

Doctor Lisa took her iPad to see the information about the patients, she looked down and could hear her saying breathe in and out... I knew there would be war.

Mike, you should take things seriously, who will constantly dream of such a horrible nightmare? Lisa said angrily.

You are having your internship. It's not as if you are a real doctor, I was just your practical tool, Lisa. I said in a jovial way.

Mike, on a more serious note.

What if it wasn't a dream but a reality?

Besides, how can you dream of such?

And how are your ears? she said.

(Drinking).

Would you stop drinking it loudly, you know how sensitive my ears are nowadays, and you ... I calmly said.

(Holding ears)

Then it wasn't a dream.

You had these sensitive ears in your so-called dream.

(Sighs heavily). she continued asking with a worried face.

You have nothing to worry about, I'm fit and strong.. Since you are religious, this could be a manifestation of God. I said while laughing so maniacally.

She took out water from the refrigerator and served it to me. I could really see how she was worried about me. I was wounded if I could tell her that, I might see her again when she's old. I clearly remembered I was with some people before I blacked out after I found myself here. I've been going into the future to say it like that, I can black out after having a certain ring and then I skip many days before realizing.

I'm wired, right?

Next three Days, The year 2023

The weather was so cozy, nice, and refreshing...Making Mike have a stroll by the walk side comes a guy. Hey Mike, it's been years since we saw you say a fat guy in a black hoodie looking like poop. What is all this, I barely don't remember what I am and where I am going.

Mike replied, "Nodle, could you spare me some time, I'm starving over here."

Nodle tapped Mike's back as he walked him home...

"Mike, your house feels like it's been empty for decades, have you gotten any sexy hot bitch that keeps you from home, I knew it," concluded Nodle.

Mike suddenly heard a vibrating sound from the ears and a long-distance echo coming from Nodle asking if he was okay.

"Man, what's wrong with you, should I take you to the hospital?". Mike fell.

The sound buzzing went down like a magic spin in a twinkle of an eye, I found myself in the emergency room of a hospital.

"He just opened his eyes," says my girlfriend, Evy.

To describe her, she's an amazing Angel, so hot and sexy-I don't know how we started dating but I know she's mine.

I could feel her breathing and hear how fast her heart was beating...I got good ears.

Evy came to me panting heavily, sweating...

Hey, are you okay?

How do you feel, Mike?

You got us worried, she said.

Were you swimming, babe? You are all soaking wet.. where's Nodle? Those around me thought I was spewing nonsense.

Do you not remember anything?

(Scoffs)

Nodle passed away last year...

On the day of our engagement, Evy said with a puppy eye.

(I'm suddenly scared, God woke me up from this nightmare.)

(Smirks).

You gotta be kidding me, Nodle brought me to this hospital. When I was at home I suddenly couldn't breathe and heard a high-pitched sound in my ears and here telling me the guy who saved me is dead.

How could you, Evy?

A man in a

Mike, calm down. Just relax!

Everything is alright, Nodle is fine.

Evy, can I talk with you?

She sighed!

Why is that man treating me like a mad person, his voice, his voice?

Why does his voice sound familiar? The voice really seems very

The nurse assigned to me replied:

(Smiles)

Everyone says the same, Doctor Ken has such a distinguished voice.

Does everyone see me to be a lunatic, there's definitely something going on that I have no idea about.

What a lunatic, how could she be my nurse?

But what's taking them long?

I moved the screen to see Evy and Doctor Ken talking but inaudible, I can't really hear them talking.

Evy shakes the doctor's hand and returns to Mike.

You have such a wonderful wife, she's overprotective too.

She's been watching over you for three days of being in a coma.

(Smiles, injecting) the nurse complimented my so-called wife.

While she was injecting a certain medication into my drip, my wife acknowledged and shouted at her.

"What are you injecting into my husband's drip?"

(Anger tone).

"Husband, wife Over protection, coma?

(Whispering)

Why does everything move fast, when did I get married to that bitch, and how come I was in a coma.

Last time I remembered I was doing my internship as a Cardiologist.

(Lost in thought).

Evy continued showing much care "Honey, can you see me? You will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow... I'm going to get us something to eat"

(Pegs Mike's cheek)

Don't keep long!

I'm missing you now, I can't wait to get home with you.

Laughs

So we stayed alone.

Evy whisper's my already spoilt ears,

"Only you and I and of course the bed"

I felt so suffocated there when Evy excused herself.

I'm going crazy, my body is vibrating because of you... the nurse can't I be discharged today, please? I said.

You will get discharged from the hospital tomorrow, Mr. Mike.

(Smiles).

I smiled at the nurse when she told me I will be discharged soon, she isn't bad such a lovely baby girl to be in a uniform with that body.

In the hospital lady's washroom...

Evy constantly washes her face leaving the water flowing, shaking in fear as she's been threatened... Gasping for air as if she's been caught up by asthma, she looks desperate and pale.

Evy who was standing in the washroom mirror to feel herself suddenly hear something but has no idea it will happen that time...

How long would I keep this up?

(High pitch sounds from her ears)

Ouchh!

(Screaming with pain, the pitch went high)

(Continues to splash water on her face).

The woman smiled and looked happy to see such a lady enjoying herself in the hospital washroom. She asked Evy if she was okay and if nothing was going on.

Yeah, I'm okay... I'm just surprised and happy my husband came out of the coma.

(Nervously chuckling), Evy happily shares her happiness with the lady without realizing who she was.

Soon the lady stood there like a statue, turned her head to the left and right, then her voice changed into...

Robotic tone

"Then you better treat your husband well and stop him from puking his nose into everything.

He was spared once but not again", woman 11 kept repeating over and over.

You could see Evy breathing heavily and gasping for breath.

Okay... I have everything under control. He doesn't remember anything, so please let us be. Evy bravely said to the woman.

There's nothing you can do, you science pigs.

It's quite funny and enjoyable to see you stressed out.. should I kill him for you that might pay off a little. she continues.

Just leave, I will keep him under control. I promise just don't harm him.

Heart pounding faster

Sighs loudly. Evy said with confidence.

GIGGLING, See ya! Evy. Says the woman 11.

Mike was moved from the emergency room to the VIP ward, where he could get his privacy stated by his wife.

A piece of suspense music plays changing his mood of Mike, triggering his fear of not knowing how things are working... Lost in thought, remembering the time he spent with Nodle, emotionally troubled to hear a friend he saw a few hours, been dead.

He lands in tears of how a friend he met yesterday just passed away from a pitch of noise.

"Everything seems suspicious enunciated Mike. His loving wife, Evy walked in with smiles brightening her face.

She thought"Does he find these suspicious?", she continued by saying"Mike, I requested for a doctor to examine you since you have undergone emergency treatment."

Mike lying on the bed staring at Evy mysteriously-wiped the tears flowing from his eyes as if he has been chopping onions.

Doctor Natasha knocked on the door, and asked if she could come in...

I laughed with pain and let out" why not, I'm just a poor patient on a sickbed."

She laughed back and came inside to my bed and checked my forehead...

Evy stands to see what she's up to.

"Gosh ! You doctors and your work she exclaimed".

She continued with the question: how long have you been experiencing this noise?

Is it something serious, does he need an emergency? Asked Evy who was panting out of fear, thinking I will be sent to the operation theatre.

Doctor Natasha explained further to understand Evy... "He's suffering from, Tinnitus can be caused by several things, including broken or damaged hair cells in the part of the ear that receives sound (cochlea); changes in how blood moves through nearby blood vessels (carotid artery); problems with the joint of the jaw bone, that's the temporomandibular joint. I broke out of laughter, making Natasha and Evy wonder, then I broke out of laughter again and said "Natasha, she has no idea of what you are blubbering about, gosh, she's not into the medical field". I pulled her by my side and comforted her that I'm okay as the doctor said it was Tinnitus. She hugged me with much affection but that didn't get my suspicion away, I kept wondering if the one the person talked about was my wife, the thoughts of how loving, kind-hearted, and warm person she is.

The days passed with longer days and shorter nights, and I was discharged from the hospital sooner than the medical practitioners imagined. They were all overwhelmed by my speediest recovery. After we got home, Evy and I got to our house. I decided to stay home for a while. That's what I told Evy just to let her know I'm keeping things cool and thus my behavior at the hospital was sort of a traumatic event. That morning, she informed me of visiting her parents' house and will be in the next day, thankfully it was on weekdays when I could get my suspicions settled. I escorted her safely to get the cab until she set off. I remained at home for a while and phoned Doctor Lisa.

As she answered the phone she was excited to hear my voice and begged not to be able to visit me while admitted to the hospital." Hey, buddy, so sorry. My schedule was packed, you know what I mean right" happily enunciated by Lisa. We had a small conversation and then set the journey to the hospital where Doctor Lisa works.

The office of Lisa was like a hotel room, with full air-conditioning, beautiful flowers in their vases given fresh air, and nice colors to fit mental health, everything was exactly on point. I was moving from one place to the other to feel the room. She made me lie down and asked me to follow the movement of the coined necklace as it moved left, right, left, right, straight, left. I continuously went with the flow. I went deep into my memory, "They were laughing as if they were having a good time, I wondered if it's their hobby, hearing them clinking their glasses".

She asked, ``what's their hobby, what are they doing, try to see them, remember they might see you are peeping on them just be careful". I sigh and exhale loudly and it seems I'm being blindfolded, the door squeaked, it was quiet all the way and I only heard the car moving.

Suddenly, I could hear long chitties all the way, gosh they are such a parrot in a narrow room, I murmured, it seemed like the place was surrounded by scientists cause I could smell all kinds of chemicals and medicine. My heart was pounding very fast, I was silent for a minute, feeling chills.

Lisa tapped my chest continuously saying I should get out of there and that it was all a dream. I opened my teary eyes, and she smiled and said"what a crybaby". I had no idea what had happened cause all I remember was having a nightmare on this cozy morning... Lisa then pulled her chair to face me and said"Hey bro! What if it's something that happened, there's no way you got into an accident- I mean you got into it but you aren't even sure of how it happened, you said you visited me three days ago, to be frank, I thought you are a lunatic but to how you didn't complain of treating you and you didn't even remember how Nodle died is a mystery" I chortled, shook my head, Lisa can't you tell that I'm a total lunatic, gosh! No one believed me but you do- I was told I got into an accident and healed mysteriously. I stood, walked to the window side, and murmured the weather is so cozy, Sigh!

Life is complicated just like a poem.

"You ought to find the meaning of all when you have no idea at all.

You get the beginning wrong the end might be a mess too or the end might be correct". "Are you saying a poem in this situation" says Lisa -I replied by saying"well, it's just that I'm inside a puzzle and need to take measures initiating from how and when I got kidnapped".

He couldn't get over the morning nightmare he had. Looking stressed, dehydrated, and sweating profusely as if he has been punished hardly.

When Mike arrived home, he saw the front view lights turned on and the window opened, the cloud looks much cloudy and waiting for the rain to fall, he was scared thinking it was his wife, Evy. whiles waiting for the rain...

The thunder stroke got him into a sudden flashback, he stood there for a minute...then called his friend Lisa.

**Phone conversation**

Why are you calling suddenly we just met, hello Mike, is there an issue? said Lisa, who was trembling all over thinking I'm in certain trouble.

Hey Lisa, I'm doing really well, I just wanted to call you-Do you actually believe me Lisa, or want to make a fool of it? I didn't want to believe or trust anyone else...I felt anyone could be lying to me.

**End of phone conversation**

I wanted to hear your voice, let's talk another time...Evy will be home soon concluded Mike.

He went straight to his matrimonial bed, he removed his top and could see all kinds of needle marks on his body...he stood up to take a shower there and then he had a serious headache. He could hear a lady whispering-so you were the perfect tool or should I say the trial machine, she laughed loudly but Mike could only hear it echoing...he decided to ask her why this was happening to him.

The lady was just laughing"hey boy, did you think they left you to run out of their sight, no right, the moment you start feeling dizziness and Tinnitus,bammn! you will be dead, they will need to pick your body cells to study it..... Mike who looked confused didn't understand any, right after the lady finished blabbering he fell to the bed.

Waking up the next day, seeing Evy in her apron, her bronze hair tied at the back, wearing natural makeup, wearing a bright smile...Mike couldn't stop admiring her. "I'm in a fairy tale dream, you looking stunning Evy," said Mike. Evy was just smiling and enjoying the praises given by Mike. "I decided to look special and to serve you in bed, no other idea, she smirks".

**Lisa is still at the hospital cause she's on a nightshift but came in the morning just for Mike.. she's been in the office for three hours since the nightshift started-the night weather looked peaceful and innocent, with the breeze so fresh that could wash away one's sorrow. She opened a small cubicle in the office to scribble on a board, trying to sort out the cause of Mike's Tinnitus.

"Mike has never been into an accident enough to get him Tinnitus, he got missing while as an intern, I'm the only one who remembers him getting missing along with other interns, she exclaimed, bingo! I just need to find out where he was before he got kidnapped and how she is involved in it "she puts a red pin on the picture of Mike's wife, Evy. She continued "to make such a discovery I need Mike and I got to pretend ".

A nurse knocked on the door and came through"Doc, someone is in the waiting room, she says she has an appointment with you". Let her come in replied Lisa, who was confused as to who the person is, she quickly covers the board and left that room to her main office... She was sitting at her desk when the chair keeps swinging around, and to her surprise it was Evy.

Evy pulled the chair and sat on it, staring at Lisa with a steamy face. she let it out" so it's simple, what are you trying to find...just stop whatever you are up to and let Mike live in this existence, you know what Lisa...I'm done bye, she scoffed." What at all is going in, could all our claims be true?

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Mike still recovering per the doctor's note, he might get tinnitus at any time...Evy left a note on the dining table stating she will be on night today. He grabbed a cup of coffee, sipped, and yawned-the day surely feel great, I could get a new novel to read since I have nowhere to go. The doorbell ranged..."yes who's there, oh gosh I wasn't expecting anyone", he takes the remote and turned on the television, he went ahead to ask who was at the door. "Hey, fool just let me in" she yelled back. Mike asked Lisa in and then she followed him to the garage... "Here looks messy and scary, can I ask you a question, Mike she insisted". He nodded into agreeing to answer her questions. "Why do you pretend to not know what's going on, I know you don't find this ringing scary as if used to". He was mute for a minute, cleared a small portion that shows a door to a certain room and it looks like it hasn't been used for years, Mike turned a deaf ear to Lisa, whiles she was bugging him with questions.

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Evy has arrived at her company, oops, she's a businesswoman and an heir to a banking Company thus she's working as a manager to test her strength and whether she can rule over the company or not.

She gets an unknown call, answered the call but didn't talk as she waited to hear from the person who called but then there was no noise from the person's background, everything surrounding was so quiet.

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Aren't you going to answer my question, and what the hell goes on in this room... Hey bro! lashed out, Lisa.

Shh!, looks around, I'm being watched until I figure out how and when I need to look like a fool to adjust in this world.

Tell me what happened on the day you were kidnapped.

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Let me tell you what I can remember, I'm working up to remembering every little detail, cause I'm damn sick and tired to see needle marks on my body and having tinnitus.

"Everybody get outside, all medical officers should vacate the building there's been a fire outbreak at the doctor's floor, we warning you'll. I repeat all doctors on the floor should vacate the building".

I was in the bathroom easing myself, feeling peace...I heard of the announcement and tried to run off with Jim and Noah. The fire extinguisher was used and everything was blurry, hearing Jim whimpering Knocked me from my long sleep, only to find ourselves in a van,

Yes, it was a van, it wasn't one but loads of them... They noticed that I was awake after being intoxicated, then I was blindfolded, the journey was quite a while. Sighs! If my calculations were right it seems the van was moving in circles, no, no-it's what I thought, I wouldn't know cause I was blindfolded. Jim was exhaling heavily and asking for water he kept saying, "water, water, someone should get me water, I'm dying" but no son born of a bitch came to his rescue. I was stumping in the car to get their attention that my friend was dying as for Noah I couldn't hear him... The moving van stopped, and they were shouting "separate them, we need to classify them according to age, not occupation"(sobbing).

Lisa places her finger on his mouth and comforted him"This isn't the time to talk about your suffering let's get the truth and save Noah and Jim"

What makes you think they are still alive? What if something bad has happened to them? You see Lisa, I am not happy that I came out alone, thus am suspicious of anyone around me. She nods her head and sympathizes with him-all will end soon concluded Lisa. Evy will be home soon... Lisa went quiet for a while but didn't inform him about Evy coming to her.

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Evy looks at her time and ends the meeting with her workers" it's lunchtime, let's end here" she smiled at them. I will be getting off soon I need to check on my husband, wait... Could you clear my schedule for tomorrow asks her secretary, and the secretary nodded.

She walks to the office window and stares outside and got lost in thought" Will Mike find the truth, is he pretending to not know?".