Chapter 7

Molly Sandrian

I was very surprised when Jaider showed up offering me a place to live on my own. I also didn’t expect the freedom that came with it, either. Granted, it wasn’t fair to Betty and Amy, who were still being kept under lock and key, but I tried to make the most of it. I took the time to walk around the village, and I was surprised by how efficient everything ran. I hadn’t seen much while kept in captivity, but now I was learning more about daily Revian life. It was a simple way of living combined with a highly advanced technology.

The Revians appeared to live in harmony with nature, and I spent a lot of time observing the plant life as well. No matter how much I saw the trees and flowers, they never ceased to amaze me, especially how big everything grew. And it wasn’t just the height and size of the flowers, but the trees must have towered at least 300 ft. I’m sure there are many more amazing things to see beyond, but most of my time was spent wandering in and out of the forest path around the village.

When I wasn’t learning about the plant life, I was meeting other humans. I had made some new friends with the women already assigned a mate for offspring. Most said they had been here for many years, and I heard many telling’s of their own unique abduction stories. When they learned I had just recently arrived from Earth, they asked me about current events and other information from our planet back home.

All of them had the same outlook toward the Revians, though. They loved them, and they were very happy to be here where they have found love and happiness amongst these giant beings. There wasn’t one human female I came across begging to go back to Earth, which I found to be very fascinating.

We then talked about the mating, and I was able to meet several of their cute little babies. After being with Jaider, it made me think if I was with a child by him. Was it possible? I tried not to think about it too often, as I had no idea what was going to happen to me, but the more I thought about it, the more it grew in my mind.

What if I was with his child? What then?

In that moment, I realized that maybe I would be okay with not returning to Earth anymore. I would be okay living my life on this strange and beautiful planet with Jaider and our baby.

…if he wanted me.

We could raise our child together, and be a family.

I found myself fantasizing more and more about it as I sat alone in my new home. All the while I thought Jaider might come and visit me, but he never did. And alone I sat, dreaming and wondering about my future…

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Days went by and I still hadn’t seen Jaider anywhere. I was a bit confused by it all, but I also knew they were launching a raid on the Compier base any day now. I had hoped to see him before he left, as I knew it was going to be dangerous, and I didn’t want him to get hurt, but I also couldn’t forget about Emma and her safety as well.

My brain was going around in circles, so I decided to distract myself by going for a walk in the forest like I usual do. I was thinking about Jaider when I overheard a familiar female voice talking to an unseen stranger.

“That human female named Molly,” I heard the voice say. “I want you to get rid of her. I don’t care what you have to do, just take her away from the village,” she said.

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up in fear, so I hid amongst the plants, continuing to listen to their conversation.

For a brief moment I was able to peek through the bush and get a glimpse of the female speaking. She was Revian, one I had seen before talking to Jaider, and she was continuing to speak awful and violent things about me.

I felt panicked in that moment, but I didn’t move. I couldn’t. I waited for her to finish, and when she finally left the path, I stayed in the bushes for a long time as I tried to compose myself and steady my breathing.

Finally, I stood up and ran off. I felt like I had no one to turn to. I quickly ran to Jaider’s, but he wasn’t at his home, so I ran back to my new living quarters and locked myself in there. I spent the next two days not leaving the house, scared and alone, but on the third day, I realized there was someone I could turn to.

I could ask Jaider’s father for help. He was the one who wanted me to marry his son, so if I told him what I heard in the forest, perhaps he would believe me and protect me.

I left my home that morning ready to find my way to the Captain. I was scared to death to make the journey out in the open, but I had to get there. As I trotted along, suddenly everything went black. In an instant, a cloak was put over my head, and I began to scream loudly.

“Help! Help! Let me go!” I screamed repeatedly, but it was futile. I hadn’t the strength to escape them, and it seemed no one could see or hear me. Within seconds, I felt that all too familiar jolt of a ship starting its engine, and my heart plummeted.

“Please let me go. I don’t know who you are or why you’re doing this, but please let me return me to the village,” I said, trying to plead with whoever had taken me. My abductor remained silent, and I didn’t know what else to do.

In that moment, I realized just how much I cared for Jaider, and the pain I felt that I might never see him again began to overtake me. I felt so many emotions, so much pain, because I was deeply in love with him, and I was finally admitting it to myself.

I should’ve told him I loved him when I had the chance, but I was too much of a coward to say it. I feared he would never reciprocate that love in return, and now I would regret it to my death.

The ship ran fast for a couple of hours, but it didn’t feel like we ever left to go into space. The motor stopped its humming until it slowed to a stop. I assumed we were still on the planet. Suddenly a pair of arms picks me up from my seat and carry’s me out of the ship, the cloth still on my head.

I concentrated on my other senses, hoping I could hear or smell something to give me an idea of where we could be. I heard a lot of commotion and speaking in a strange accent, accompanied by a lisping sound of sorts. I inhaled deeply through my nose, and the scent of the air triggered something familiar. It was the same smell from the trees of the Torik Forest, where Jaider and I had gone together on his mission.

Could it be near the area where Jaider and I made love? It seemed impossible, but regardless, the smell was so intense and exact that I knew I had to be right.

I was put on the cold hard floor before the cloth on my head was finally taken off. I blinked rapidly as my eyes adjusted to the dim light of the evening, and when it finally did, I couldn’t believe what I saw.