Chapter 14: Back Home/The Task
Ah yes, we're finally back home. Arkwood Pond. Water Tower. Back where I belong. Just the... uh... one, two, uh... four of us? Me, Cynthia, Samanth... Rich... yeah, four of us. That was weird. Anyway, all four of us are back in my office here. Well, I guess Richard was in here the whole time, but yeah. Also, I don't know if Samantha's been here before, but she's behaving as though she has.
Anyway, uh... Richard! Yes! We've got to give him the implant. Right in the bellybutton. I always managed to avoid getting one of these and now I'm about to install one into someone else. Weird. Actually, this whole week's been weird. I mean, I haven't seen normal in a long time, and I'm aware I'm not too normal myself, but this whole week has just been something else in particular. Seriously though, like, just strange.
"Will you stop rambling and just stick the [censored] thing in my husband's bellybutton already? I'd love to get home."
Crap, that was all out loud. Right on then, let's go.
It's just that really this whole thing is just... knock, knock!
Of course I opened the door.
"I know you need some coffee right about now." CG's on the ball with this.
I drink the coffee and... Man that's good stuff. Double portion of Maple Syrup. I love that in my coffee. Whoowee! Let's go.
I get out the lancet device, stick it to his bellybutton, and pull the snap. Snap!
"Do you feel any different?" I ask Richard.
"Who are you? Where am I? What the heck?" I'm a little concerned for Richard.
"Honey, do you know who I am?" Cynthia looked deeply concerned.
"Seriously, what the heck is going on? Like, what happened? I don't know who most of you are, or where I am, and I'm really wondering what has hapened because my wife is asking me if I know her like I was in an accident or something. What the heck?"
Cynthia started beaming. "It's all okay. Let's get you back home. You'll feel just fine once you're home."
"What? No, I need answers!" Richard began to protest.
"AT. HOME." Cynthia was firm about this.
"Okay, fine then. I'm not letting this go though."
Cynthia and Richard left for home. That just leaves me, Samantha, and CG.
"Did you do it?" CG asked Samantha.
"Not yet. I'm about to now though. Hey," Samantha looked at me, "you wanna some with me? I've got something for you to [redacted]."
"Sure thing!" I hopped up out of my chair and followed Samantha out. I do wonder what she meant when [redacted]. I'm sure I'm about to find out.
Yeah, I wonder about that redacted stuff too. I wonder if we'll ever find out what's about that. I've never had to cover a story with so many redactions before. Or any at all, come to think of it. Weird.
Oh yeah, lets join in to next parts of the story and hopefully figure out what's going on with that.