My Rebirth as an alien Queen

Episode 32-Going home

Barb could read the panic look on my face as I cursed and tried to think of a way out without causing any scene with the guys who seem to be waiting for us to leave, smirking dangerously and mischievously allowing a cold shrill to run down my spine.

“I can take them out if you want” Barb offered but I shook my head.

“Our purpose is to try as much as possible not to draw any attention to ourselves and I think we already did that to have a roof over our head for one night, here’s my plan…Barb, I can switch forms by just looking at the person or thing I want to take the form too, it’s strange because when Hero was a defender that came to earth he could only change form when he touched the person he wanted to take his form, that way he would be able to replicate the DNA of whoever he touched, I don’t know why it’s different with me but I see it as a very good thing so, I want you to take the emergency stairs at the other said and I’ll take the hallway on the right to confuse them…but I’ll quickly change form while you run and use the main entrance and go wait for me at the subway-

“I don’t think it’s a very good idea to separate from you Claire?” Barb showed her concerns but it wasn’t the time to argue over this, the group staring at us and waiting for us to make our way to the entrance or anywhere, in particular, was growing impatient because we were already done checking out.

“Barb, I have powers too, I can take care of myself…so, just do as I…please” I pleaded and Barb gave me a smile before she nodded and I watched her leave while I stood staring at the group with a smile playing at the corner of my lips. It took them a few minutes to notice what was going on and that was because I started to head towards the direction of the hallway leading to another part of the building, I saw them at the corner of my shoulders that they had all stood and was coming for me so, I ran as fast as I could until I get deeper into the hallway, I removed the long jacket over my dress and let down my hair as I stepped softly with my flats trying to look for the perfect person to look like amidst the people passing, then I brushed shoulders with a man in his early 30’s maybe, he was looked offended by my action and I quickly offered him an apology and ran to a corner as my body started to change to look like the guys.

“Hey, you can’t just leave…” Apparently, he was someone that doesn’t let something off so easily then he tried getting closer but the hurried and impending steps of the boys had him turning to give them his attention.

“Boys! This isn’t a playground” He sounded annoyed and it appears to me that the man must be from the security department of the hotel.

“Sorry sir, we are in a hurry right now and need to catch up with a woman, she stole something from us” A familiar voice from the g**g came and I clenched my fist thinking of what to do, I have to change before this security man pointed to them I was at the corner.

“What exactly did she steal from you?” The man questioned them while I was still figuring out a way to get out of the tight situation I was in, then a thought occurred to me…I saw an elevator down the end of the hallway I was in, I had my back pressed against the wall and I was too close to them, I could hardly move without them noticing…I had to come up with another plan, escaping to the elevator my eye was watching at the far end of the corner was a terrible idea, but then a guy in a similar colour suits to the man I had to take his form appeared from the elevator and frown on seeing me squeezed tight against the corner of the hallways.

“Rick what are you doing?” The man questioned almost laughing at me and just right then, the original Rick moved to the hallway I was in and passed by me to attend to the man who had called me but had a wide look of shock on his face, I quickly use this distraction to appear to the guys who were slowly getting pissed by the look on their faces.

“To be honest, I saw a woman taking that elevator at the end of the next hallway, she seems to be in a hurry, I think she was heading up,” I told the g**g and most of them caused out loud and they storm into the hallway Rick and his friends were chatting about seeing a replica of him bypassing him.

I hastily moved down the hallway that led back to the hotel lounge but brushed shoulders with a woman in a corporate dressing heading the opposite ways as me, to take her form.

“Sorry” I immediately apologised but hastily headed her way, my transformation finished just in time before I appeared at the lounge, then started to head back out towards the entrance. I sighed feeling safe and completely free for a while but then I felt someone’s hand on my shoulders.

“I thought you were leaving for the bathroom,” The strange man said eyeing my dress warily, even I was eying it...sometimes I had changes with the person’s dressing, sometimes I don’t…I end up in my own clothes.

“How did you change so fast?” He asked sounding pretty amazed but then I saw the g**g rushed out from the end of the lounge and race to the entrance probably to catch up with me.

“I’m sorry, I have to get a cold d**g; I’m not feeling too well” With that said, I let his hands fall off my shoulders and quickly hasten my way outside then catch a cab heading straight for the subway while I saw the clueless boys looking around for me, I smirked and tell the driver to the subway. The moment I stepped out of the cab, I saw Barb waiting and looking around for me like a loyal dog to her master. She gave me a robotic kind of smile, the smile with no emotions at all before we moved to the station ready to book our tickets.

“I guess you did manage out there on your own” Barb said and I wondered if she was complimenting me or not.

“Thanks…I guess” I had a slight frown on my face announcing my doubt and uncertainty.

“We should go now,” I told her after we got out tickets ready, ready to leave for my house…I heaved a heavy sigh feeling nervous all of a sudden, probably because I knew I was going home to meet my family after a long time, I tried not to make it get to me and just hope for the best, but I start to get uneasy as the train moved Illinois, I was freaking nervous so much that I started to shake my feet nervously.

“I think you’re very nervous right now Claire” Barb noticed moving her eyes from my legs to my face.

“Obviously, I’m seeing my parent after three or four years maybe…I really don’t know to feel about it Claire” I complained as I tried to calm my raging nerves.

“I think you should calm down and feel how happy they are going to be that you were not dead” On the contrary, Barb did have a point, they were so sad with the thought that I was gone, they’ll probably be very happy to see me. I started to relax after that and soon I was dozing off feeling calm at Barb’s assurance and when I woke up, I was in Barb’s arms.

“What the f**k Barb!” I rushed off his hands as people kept staring at us as we get closer to the taxi which I guess Barb was leading us to.

“Why did you have to carry me Barb? I’m perfectly fine, you could have just woke me up” I complained but Barb said nothing as she just kept staring at me with a blank expression while I rush over to the cab and state my father’s old address for him, but before getting in I looked around and realised the world was back to its feet, the last time I saw Jefferson, it was in ruins…corpses were littered on the ground, buildings were destroyed and streets were empty, but it all looked right now that the apocalypse never happened, I take a sharp breath and get in so Barb could join me…then the driver slowly head towards our old house, I kept praying my parents haven’t moved yet because that might lead to a big disaster as I don’t know where they’ll be but since dad and mom work here in the research institute of Jefferson, I doubt they’d have moved yet, after 30mins drive we arrived in front of our house.

I climbed down and paid for the cab after Barb joined me, then we both headed towards our driveway. I stood for a couple of minutes admiring the redecoration of our single-family detached home. My stomach growled loudly and I recalled I hadn’t had anything since I woke up that morning and it was already six in the evening. I decided to endure a little more until I’m reunited with my family. I inhaled and exhaled multiple times before pressing on the doorbell.

“Charlie, go get the door!” I heard my mom’s voice rang in a distance and I felt my heart accelerating then suddenly going stiff, then I started to get dizzy.

“Barb” I called weakly as I slowly passed out from starvation.

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