Chapter 4:

The diary of Mio

R.E.M.


Figures, posters and various stuffed animals adorn Mio's bright and fluffy room. The atmosphere is pleasant and comforting, in the corner was the desk, spacious and full of neat books. There was the girl, very thoughtful about the meeting what had taken place a few months ago. The things that were said there left her a little upset, but so far she has been able to handle it. Mio opens one of the drawers of the new desk and sees a notebook, the diary she had intended to continue but for which she had no time.

"It might be a good time to pick it up," think, so grab a pen and started writing.

"Today I fell a little dismayed. Threats are real and lurking. At the time of entering the laboratory I expected to live the life of a student as I see in some of my favourites series, do what I like, learn a lot and why not, even find love. Yet that life has become a little strange, a kind of survival plot where we don't know who will be next.

Many times during every days I have wondered if it is worth staying in that place, I refused to believe that something like this was happening and I was still there, with half of my concentration at work and the other looking for the answers that were denied us.

I haven't said a word to my parents about this, I think they wouldn't hesitate as a much as I would and tell me to stay as far away from that lab as I could, but what guarantees do I have that will keep me safe? I can't leave them when I've been treated so nicely.

All I can do is move on and get to the bottom of this, all together. After the meeting where we were all together I thought maybe it would be a scary situation that would stop soon... but in a few days I'd realize wouldn't"