Broken Brakes 1-2

Chapter 1

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RAY MOND'S STORY

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1- THE AFTERLIFE

He shivered and opened his eyes. He couldn't see anything.

Darkness.

He could smell plastic, silicone and glue. With his left hand he searched for something, anything, that could tell him where he was. A chair, a table nearby...

Nothing.

Just cold steel underneath him. He moved his legs; then, the right arm. He touched his face.He recognized the deep wound on his left cheek.He caressed the soft silk and velvet of his clothes. He didn't feel any pain, so at last he sat and tried to stand up. A dizziness came over him. A terrible buzzing in his ears. He closed his eyes again and took a deep breath...

Laila's voice came to his mind. He could hear perfectly her clear voice calling him

'Ray!'

Chapter 2

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From the depths of his mind, he brought back the memories of 'Golden Ages' and happy 'There afters'. Green lawns, exuberant rain forests, passionate embraces and lasting long kisses. And with these images, darkness came forward as well. War, blood, death, nightmares and fear.

He sought among all these experiences, one that could bring him back to reality...

None!

What was he doing here ? Where was 'Here' ? He can't remember properly. He only knows he's Ray Mond for sure.

He heard Laila again. 'Ray!... Dear!'

Laila.....

An explosion of light blinded him. An explosion of sound made his body tremble. The door had opened with a terrific 'Bang!' A tall man and woman,wearing long black robes, stood on the threshold. Their void stares fixed somewhere above his head.

Before he could say anything, still trembling from the shock, the woman came swiftly by his side and pressed his temples with a cold metallic devise.

And he fell into oblivion once again.