Um hi *waves awkwardly* so I decided to fully publish The Human Experiment again since I've gotten many requests and I want my lovely readers to be able to read the entire book. So the year 2023 shall be the year of The Human Experiment :D

I hope you will read my book and feel the sense of suspension, horror, and joy that I felt when I wrote it.

Enjoy!

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Just a few moments pass when the door is opened to reveal Dr. Valkov and Dr. Blinov. The shock is evident on their faces when they see the unconscious guard laying on the floor with blood dripping from his head. But there's also a pleased smile on Dr. Valkov's face.

"Wonderful," he says and focuses his eyes on me. He steps past the guard and stands close to me. "Turn off the machine," he instructs them. I'm barely awake since I lack any energy. Dr. Valkov puts his large hand on my cheek and strokes it with his coarse thumb. I shiver in disgust. It doesn't feel good at all. Not like when Number Two did it and I felt a sense of warmth deep inside me.

"Such a good boy, Number One." I hear his voice in the distance when everything around me blurs. I must have fallen asleep or fainted because I wake up and find myself in my room once again. Thankfully, I'm alone and hopefully, I won't have to see Dr. Valkov or Dr. Blinov anymore today.

I sit up slowly and a strong wave of dizziness hits me. I fall back to the bed, my head throbbing furiously when I remember what happened. I hurt the guard who was laughing at me. I stare at the wall and swallow heavily. I never knew I had such powers, or well, curses really. I thought Number Five was the only one who possessed such a curse, to move objects and control them but I guess – I do too?

I sit up again, this time slower, and only feel slightly dizzy. I guess most of my energy was spent on hurting that guard. I'm happy to find my clothes clean and a tray of food on the floor. I step out of the bed and shiver at the cold floor. I pick up the tray and put it next to me on the bed. I remove the plastic lid and sigh heavily when yet another piece of meat is placed on the plate along with two potatoes and several vegetables. There's also ice cream but pink this time.

I can't help but taste the pink ice cream and moan loudly in satisfaction. It's even better than the white ice cream! How can something so light and fluffy be so good and satisfactory? Just like the other time, I avoid the meat and only eat potatoes and vegetables. I hope I won't get punished for this since Dr. Valkov will probably take it as a great insult that I'm not eating the meat he's providing for me.

After I'm finished and have licked the last of the ice cream from the glass, I cover the plate with the plastic lid and put the tray on the ledge where it belongs. I lie down in bed again and cover myself with the thin cover and decide to search for the minds inside the asylum.

"I hope we have free time today, I miss Number One and Number Four. She's so cute. I don't know what Number One sees in Number Five, she's so cold." I shake my head at Number Three's obvious thoughts. I knew he had a crush on Number Four even though he will never admit it. And Number Five is not cold, she's just reserved because she is afraid. But I hope she will give Number Three a chance to get to know her.

"Please let us have free time today. I feel so alone. I just want to see them or anyone for that matter!" Number Four sure seems anxious today. I hope she's okay...I don't want to speak in her mind and freak her out. It's not like she can give me a response.

"It's so boring! I want to do anything to stop being so bored..." Typical Number Two, even though he spends most of his free time just sitting and staring at us. Maybe he misses us...me...the thought comes involuntarily and leaves me with a red face. Stop it, Number One! Number Two can't possibly like you. He's a boy and so are you – but Number Five said that boys can like boys and I think so too. I exhale loudly and rub my face when a voice speaks through my mind.

"Are you awake?" I sit up straight and curse myself because suddenly the whole room is spinning and I fall back against the mattress and groan in pain. "Is everything okay?"

Number Five? I send her slowly because my head feels like it's going to explode.

"Yes. What is going on with you? Your thoughts seem far away and not as focused as the last time we spoke." she sends me and I can feel her concern through our connection and it feels great to know that she cares for me. Should I tell her? I sigh deeply.

They experimented on me.

"When?" she asks me casually because unfortunately, this is a common thing around here.

I think today? I don't know what happened afterward because I fainted. I tell her and receive a strong feeling of sympathy from her. It makes me shiver.

"I'm sorry, Number One. Can I ask what they did?" I reply with one single word.

Electricity. And I feel the horror pass through our connection, both from me and her.

"I hate them all but that one, it's one of the most horrible things I have experienced. I felt my heart stop once..." I can feel the sadness through her.

I'm sorry. I whisper sadly. No more words pass between us but the emotional contact is still open and we send supportive emotions to each other. And I can feel it helping me just as much as it does to her.

It makes me happy!

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Short chapter update but sometimes they'll be longer and sometimes shorter. If you want to support me as an independent author you can purchase this book on Amazon. I have the link in my profile. Thank you for reading and don't forget to like, comment, and share the book.

Until next time,

xoxo ZenahK.