Beyond The Forest

What the bunker meant

Jayden would never have guessed that the bunker was here. He wouldn't have thought anything was here.

And yet his incredible friend had proven him wrong once again.

Only Takara would be strong enough to live in this barren  wasteland, alone at that.

By why here?
And why Is she alone?
Does she have any family?
If she did, where were they?

Jayden began to think about all of the things he personally knew about Takara Skian.

It wasn't really a long list.

He knew things about her like her favorite music, hobbies and obviously her full school timetable, as all best friends do, but she had never mentioned her family in any way whatsoever.

He felt like a bad friend.

After a moment of consideration he brought his eyes back into focus taking in his surroundings for one last time, to assure himself of uncertainties.

On the left wall, hung above intricately decorated fireplace, was a large portrait of seven people, none of whom did he recognize.

However, on the mantelpiece was a small photo of Takara and someone else. But not just anyone else. Someone Jayden knew rather well. Ayden. Jayden's older brother. 

How in the living hell did Ayden  know the wonderful Introvert named Takara? As far as Jayden knew, Ayden had never made a friend of a different age in his Life  And Takara was Definitely  out of Ayden's age range. Ayden is twenty years old for crying out loud! 

This only added to the list of questions that Jayden would clearly be writing in his journal later along with where she lives to the 'What I know about Takara' list underneath "not much actually"

"Eh, Jayden, D'où es-tu?  " Takara's voice shatters my mental palace and for a few moments we sit there in silence.

"What?" I finally voiced my confusion to the girl staring at me intently with a gaze that could rival even the most curious of people.

"D'où es-tu?" She says it with such confidence; I'm lost for words. There might also be the fact that I have no clue as to what she said. I'll have to try and translate it later but I don't know if she's even speaking in a language that already exists, it could be a language of her own creation! I haven't a clue in the slightest.

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Sorry about the sudden change to first person