Scarlet hallways

Prologue 1

" One is enough, two is unnecessary. "

~ Gwen

I felt my body shivering on the uncomfortable bed I was laying on when I hear the morning announcement of today. I didn't wanted to go out, I just didn't felt like it. I was really tired, but that was no excuse I could use to skip this month's 'Research Exam'. The only thing I was waiting now, before I wanted to open my eyes, was the second announcement. The one where they call out for the candidate of the exam.

I could feel the sun shining brightly on my morning face. I felt uneasy by it, but it took me warm. It at least did a better job than my own blanket. Hearing the morning birds was something I had a love/hate relation with. Sometimes I would smile hearing them. Other times they kept me from falling back to sleep.

I then heard the speaker going all rusty as it was probably getting tested by someone for the second announcement. I took a deep breath and exhaled before I heard Fredericks familiar voice. " Gwen, It's time. I know you're awake ".

That was mine announcement for today. It was time, again. I opened my eyes to face the ceiling of my room. I took a deep breath from my nose and inhale my rooms scent. The scent of home. The scent of family. The scent of ...

" Ugh, fuck my live ", I said out loud and that was my own alarm to wake up. I pulled the blacked off of my body and slowly stood up from my bed. For a moment, I checked my window to look at the bright morning sky. After having satisfied my face for some vitamin D, I walked to the sunlight and closed it with my dirty curtains. I changed my clothes and checked myself for a brief second on the mirror. I didn't liked it to watch myself on the mirror for too long, it depressed me. I looked at my, short messy, scarlet colored hair at last and went out of my room.

While walking through the long corridor to the room were the exams took place, I only looked at my shoes. I didn't wanted to face all the security cameras with my not properly cleaned face. I just did a little bit of make-up and went out. I didn't even think about if it was done well or not. I just wanted to hide my face for the person that was going to be on watch for the exam. Unfortunately, it was not going to be old gramps Frederick. He is getting worse every day I heard from the others. I hoped that my prayers would reach him on his bed. So it was going to be someone else this time. I was a little curious on how he was looking. Would he be just like old gramps, or did he inherit his face from his mother?

The last door opened and I tilted my face a little up to see where I was walking in the room. Whiteout hesitation I immediately took my seat on the chair. Except for the pen with which I was going to take the test with, the table was empty. How unthoughtful.

I grabbed the pen with my right hand and clicked on it twice to see if it was working or not. I was surprised, it did work. I put the pen back on a different spot and looked around the room. Everything was the same as ever. You had the 'better' chair on the other side of the table were the examiner would put his freaking ass on. The window up on my right which lightened up the room instead of a lamp. And the invisible window on my left. The window or 'mirror' were I couldn't see who was sitting behind it in a different room. But of course they could see me. Knowing I couldn't inspect their faces. Fucking chickens.

But there was one thing they didn't knew. And that was the position I had to make with my head to directly face the person on the chair on the other side. Of course I didn't know if someone was sitting there, but I could easily stare at them to make them a little bit paranoid.

After staring at the mirror for a while the door, on the other side of the room in which I didn't came from, opened up. A really tall dark skin toned guy came out. He wore his usual suit with his gun belt on and took his place where he usually stood while I made the exams. It was the guard Michael. And he didn't even greeted me. That wasn't really kind. But I didn't made a big deal out of it, since I was the one that would normally make the first step.