Hypothermia | Uniform 26

Freezing would be an understatement to how Kiara felt. Three hours had passed since she had been doused in water and left in cold stone room. The only marker of time would be the visit she received every hour where she was asked about Matthews whereabouts. Each time she replied that she wouldn’t tell them anything. The smirk she received as the door was closed let her know how much her suffering entertained the government workers.

Kiara was sure that the fourth hour was coming up based on how much time she thought had passed but she wasn’t sure if she could trust her own judgement anymore. Her thoughts and movements were becoming more sluggish with each passing moments and her skin began taking on a dangerous blue hue. She wanted nothing more than to close her eyes and let sleep overtake her but a small part of her kept shouting for her to fight her sudden fatigue and survive for a little bit more until they saved her to torture another day.

She was beginning to fear that she would lose the battle with her body when the door opened again. The woman who had led her torture sessions previously walked in. She stood in front of Kiara and spoke slowly, as if knowing that Kiara needed more time than usual to understand what she was being told.

“I hear hypothermia is quite a peaceful way to die. Certainly, not the fastest but quite painless. You don’t even feel death nearing, only a tiredness slowly creeping closer with each passing second. At one point your mind begins drifting, you can no longer control your thoughts. I wonder how well you’ll keep your secrets when this happens. When you start seeing talking birds and your loved ones make appearances, will you let anything slip? I guess you’ll find out soon. If you wake up tomorrow we’ve saved you. If not, you will have told us the information we want. Of course, we could bring you back just for the fun, but you’ll never know if that’s the case.” Despite her clouded mind, Kiara knew that the lady was telling the truth, and Kiara knew that she wouldn’t be able to keep the secret of Matthew’s location for long under these circumstances, but she might be able to delay the reveal. With a glare, Kiara spat out her reply at the lady.

“Fine I’ll tell you, but I will only speak to the 1-star who betrayed us.”

So Kiara’s might be meeting Altair soon! What will she tell him? Why is he helping the government? Hope you enjoyed this instalment and remember to subscribe to receive notifications for each post!

A Death Foretold | Uniform 25

The room exploded in bursts of shock and outrage as the council members stood up screaming. Their faces red as they each began shouting to be heard. The once collected council now acted more like a group squabbling children than respected political advisors. Matthew slammed his hands onto the table between them and the room fell deathly silent once more.

“I know this seems crazy, but it is our only option. We don’t have the manpower or the resources to take down the government if all we are doing is trying to limit their supplies. Guards are being posted at every important storage facility around the country as we speak and even if we were somehow able to get past them, another storage facility would be built and filled within a few weeks. We can’t cripple them from the bottom. We have to take out their leaders and let the rest of the government spin out of control.” The council was divided by the end of Matthew’s argument. Some agreed with him that killing the president would be the quickest and most direct way to ensure their revolutionary plans became successful. Most council members however, still believed Matthew’s idea to be ridiculous. A council member who had not been convinced by Matthew’s viewpoint stood, faced Matthew, and spoke.

“Each day people join our cause across the nation. Soon our numbers will be equal to those the national army has. Surely when this happens we will be able to overpower the government without resorting to such drastic and dangerous methods. Think about it. If we fail to kill him, the president will stop entertaining our revolts and send all of his troops to destroy us.” The council members turned to Matthew again, wondering if he had any plans to ensure their success or if their chances of failure were as high as they feared.

“I know that there is a lot at stake if we aren’t successful, but It is only a matter of time before president Payne’s patience wears thin. He could send his armies to our doors any day to kill us and the day he stops finding amusement in our revolting, he will. We have lost so many people to the revolution already and each day it continues we lose more. Brothers, sisters, friends, neighbours, parents, children, everyone has lost someone to the fighting. Is it not worth it to try? If it means a possible end to the deaths and fighting, do we not owe it to our people to do it?”

Hey! So the last few days have been a bit hectic so my posting schedule wasn’t possible but everything should be back to normal and I should be able to post something every day again. Anyways, how do you guys think Matthew plans to have the President killed? The next post will be from Kiara’s P.O.V. so if you haven’t read punishment be sure to do so!

Punishment | Uniform 24

“Where is Matthew Sinclair?” These words woke Kiara every day since her capture followed by some punishment for her lack of cooperation. Today they had opted for dousing her in cold water. Kiara did not know how they managed to move her each morning but assumed that they had used a muted version of the sedative that kept her unconscious when she was first brought in.

“How should I know?” Her answer remained the same every day and she had no idea why they thought getting wet would make her change her answer. Yesterday she had been hooked up to 6 clamps attached to different sized batteries. Each unsatisfying answer made a flip switch and a wave of searing pain would shoot through Kiara. If she could go through that without breaking Matthew’s trust, then being wet would be easy.

“Humans are so fragile did you know?” As Kiara was pulled out of the tub the lady who had first interrogated Kiara spoke.  Seeing that Kiara wasn’t going to respond the lady continued.

“We can’t survive in conditions beyond our bodies’ comfort zones for long. If we push ourselves too hard we might pass out. If we don’t have enough to eat we might die. There are a number of reasons why our bodies might shut down. We might have had too little to drink, or not slept enough. It might even be for reasons as simple as being too hot or cold.” At this point one of the two men who had submerged Kiara in the water opened a window. A cold breeze whispered gently across Kiara’s damp skin. Goosebumps rose and her pulse quickened as she realised what they planned to do.

“It is so funny how large an impact something as simple as turning down a person’s body temperature can have.” The lady moved closer to Kiara and whispered into her ear.

“In a few hours, when you are begging for sleep and the death that will surely come with it I will decide whether to grant your wish. Who knows, maybe I will flip a coin to decide. Regardless of how it is done I want you to remember this in a few hours and realise how little I care about whether you live or die, and how insignificant I find your pitiful life.”

Hey guys! So it looks like Kiara might be in trouble. Will she get out if it somehow? The uploads the next couple of days should be a little more diverse in terms of categories they fit in rather than just being short stories. That said, Uniform will still be updated at least every other day. Remember to follow if to get notifications regarding posts! Especially now that updates might not be daily.

The Plan | Uniform 23

Matthew didn’t know who to trust. Altair had been the person to open his eyes to the governments oppression of the 1-stars and now Altair was working with the government. Each person that Matthew spoke to could be another government spy and Matthew had no way of knowing where each person’s loyalty was with certainty. The few people that he spoke to was his council, made up of seven 1-stars hand-picked by Kiara. If nothing else, he trusted her to know who he could trust. Even so, he was wary of the information he shared with them.

The distrust he showed the 1-stars was detrimental to the revolution and many raids in the past few days had been unsuccessful as a result. When information reached Matthew, he was reluctant to share it with his council. Each time he decided to include someone else in his planning he remembered seeing Kiara being led out of the granary by soldiers, Altair close behind. Matthew knew that he needed to trust his advisors or the revolution would fail. Reluctantly, he called a council meeting.

When Matthew walked into the makeshift meeting room he saw his council sitting around a table on mismatched and worn-out chairs. They each wore matching expressions: a mixture of trepidation and hope. They wondered if Matthew would finally heed their council. Matthew say in the empty chair at the head of the table and looked at each councilmember’s face. A thick silence stretched across the room as the council waited with bated breath for Matthew to speak.

“The last few days have dealt powerful blows against our people and our cause. We are losing too much by raiding and attacking insignificant government buildings. It’s time to increase our resistance. Make sure that people around the nation know of the revolution. We are going to need as much support as possible if this is going to work.”

“I’m sorry Matthew, but I’m not sure I understand, what is it you are planning to do?

“We are going to kill president Payne.”

So they are planning to assassinate the president! How do they plan on doing this? What is happening with Kiara at the moment and will she escape captivity somehow? So this story gets longer and more elaborate the more I think about it and I’m not sure when it will end anymore… but I hope that you’re all enjoying it! If you haven’t then follow the blog to get update notifications! Next post will be up tomorrow!

Interrogation | Uniform 22

Kiara woke up handcuffed to a metal desk in a cold, grey room. She looked around and saw two small cameras in opposite corners of the room and was surprised to see that there was no door anywhere in sight. She wondered how they had brought her in. One wall seemed to be made of an opaque glass and Kiara guessed that people were watching her from the other side of it. She steeled her jaw and stared at the glass, resolute and unwavering. A minute or so later, a part of the wall retracted before sliding to the side. Kiara turned from the glass wall to see a woman walk into the room. The woman sat in front of Kiara on a chair on the opposite side of the table.

“Kiara Westwood, second in command to Matthew Sinclair, resident medic at 1-star facility 2, ex-heart-surgeon at Pinecrest hospital. It says here you were on your way to becoming the leading heart-surgeon in the country but were excommunicated due to complications.” The smirk on her face when she drawled the word excommunicated showed Kiara that contrary to her tired tone, the lady enjoyed Kiara’s suffering.

“Our file on you has grown considerably large during your sedation the past few days. I must say when I first heard that you were taken in place of mister Sinclair I was quite angry. Over the past 48 hours however, I have grown positively elated. We have sent new spies to infiltrate your hopeless revolution and it seems that without you, mister Sinclair has no idea how to control the 1-stars. Failed raids have led to the incarceration of over 40 1-stars yesterday alone.” The ladies voice grew positively gleeful by the end of her explanation. Kiara refused to believe the ladies words but a part of her knew how large a part she had played in planning the raids and feared that there might be some truth to the ladies’ words. She knew however, that if there were any truth to the slanderous words, Matthew would soon overcome them and the revolution would once again be in full effect.

Hey! So this post took a little longer to post because I was planning the rest of the story after changing it. I’ve planned most of it by now and the rest of the uploads should go up on schedule! What do you guys think? Is Kiara’s interrogator telling the truth about Matthew? Hope you enjoyed this instalment in Uniform and come back tomorrow to read the next part!

Q and A With Me!

So yesterday I asked my Instagram followers to send me questions about myself and anything specific they wanted to know. Anyways, here are my answers to some of the questions…

I love your hair haha! 😂😊😉 I wanted to ask you: Why are you in London? How did you get to know beautiful Lottie? 🤗Thank you, thank you! I’m in London now to study at university (though that could just be a cover so that I can stay in London and go to the West End…). I’m studying a course called ‘Cultural & Creative Industries’ at City, University of London.And I met Lottie at a musical theatre class/group that we go to on Sunday’s. Our first day together was actually pretty great! We went to theatre cafĂŠ with another friend (Rhiannon) and when she had to leave Lottie and I went to China Town and stayed out until midnight before we finally decided to go home 😂😂

Is your hair natural?

Yes. Yes it is.

Who is the most amazing person you know?

Hmmm…

 Who took this amazing photo?

The incomparable Lottie!

Do you have a problem with people who don’t know grammar rules?

😂 I don’t have a problem with people not knowing grammar rules as much as people posting things that are clearly not edited…

 What do I do with my vouchers after 7pm? 😭😭

You can come in the next day and they will still be valid! I think…! Also, “this is not the theatre… It’s just a cafĂŠ where you can get coffee…”

What’s your favourite musical?

Wicked! Although The Lion King probably has the best opening number I’ve ever seen.

Did you just recently move to London like Lottie?

No I’ve been here for about a year now.

Where are you from?

I am Danish Colombian 🇩🇰🇨🇴

How many languages do you speak?

Four: Danish, English, Russian, Spanish

If you didn’t have to sleep what would you do with the extra time ?

This is going to sound boring but I’d read… I mean I already stay up until 5 am reading on a normal day so whats a few more hours. If I were more productive then maybe I’d learn a new language…

What’s your favorite book?

Ummmm… That’s a hard one… I really like Frankenstein (which we had to read in school and I enjoyed a lot… surprisingly), I love The Help, really enjoyed Divergent (the book not the series). I’ve probably missed a few but they’ll come up in posts at some point

What’s the most annoying question people ask you ? (Is it ‘can I touch your hair?’ (Sorry is this stereotypical lol))

😂 It’s actually ‘is your hair real/natural’ (Which was answered earlier).

What’s the best thing that happened to you last week ?

I met Kristin Chenoweth!!! That was incredible! She is so nice and made time to talk to everyone that came to see her and it was just amazing!

What question would you most like the answer to ?

Why did Molly Weasley decide that it was best to run through the barrier if you are scared…? What if someone was on the other side? Do wizards not mind being crashed into by an 11-year-old pushing a huge luggage cart?!?! Seriously… the whole slamming into the barrier situation in The Chamber of Secrets could have been avoided Harry and Ron had just walked calmly like normal people…

Sorry I’m very passionate about this scene…

Wait, you’re Danish? I thought you were Dutch…?

OMG 😂😂😂 So for those of you who don’t know my high school principal said that I was Dutch Colombian… At my graduation… When she was giving me my diploma… After 11 years studying there (she was there for the last six)… right after I had given a speech… While my family was watching (either in person or through live stream if they weren’t in the country)… We even have an annual parade where students walk with their country groups and wave flags and stuff and I always had to run to be Danish and Colombian 😂😂😂!!

What are you going as for Halloween this year?

That’s a surprise!

Who do you think will die in the next Jane the Virgin episode (S4E3)?

I wanna say Luisa…

Can Michael un-die already?

OMG Please!!!!! Do it narrator!!! You have the power!!!

What you like most for the breakfast?

Arepas!!!!!!!!! You have not lived until you have tried one!!!

Who is your fave Harry Potter character & which movie is your fave?

Probably Dobby or Hermione. Although I love book Luna and book Ginny (not that luna isn’t amazing in the movies but there’s so much more about her in the books).

My favourite movie is The Philosopher’s Stone because that’s when it all began.

Is there food that you don’t like at all?

I don’t like most cheeses… Unless they are melted. Then it’s different 😂

Why don’t you make a youtube cover/original songs channel?

Someday!

I think that’s all the questions… Anyways if you want to go to the original source of questions its here (Click on the word here…). Did any of the answers surprise you? Be sure to comment any more questions if  you have them and follow the blog for notifications on the next post!

The end with I’ll ask you guys a question: 

If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy?

Betrayal | Uniform 21

“Stop shooting.” Kiara told them as she picked up Paul’s gun and slotted it through the gap in the boxes. With a small push, she sent the gun across the floor towards the soldiers. Their second gun soon followed.

“Move the boxes.” The group looked at her strangely but followed her orders. She stepped between the boxes with her arms raised and spoke to the soldiers.

“My name is Kiara Westwood, I am the leader of this task force. You asked for Matthew, but he never joined us on this mission. He deemed it too dangerous with the recent rise in government security after our recent raids. Take me prisoner in his place if you wish, but spare my team.”

“Do you reckon she’s telling the truth?” One of the soldiers asked to the others. A wiry man stepped out from between them. Kiara recognised him as a 1-star who had recently joined the cause and was staying in their warehouse.

“She’s Matthew’s second in command. I doubt that they would both be on a mission, especially with the increased government security. I think she’s telling the truth, but she might be just as valuable to us as Matthew. She’s his link to the 1-stars. He doesn’t know enough about how they are run or how to control them without her.” Kiara ground her teeth with each piece of information the 1-star shared with the soldiers. When he finished a guard at the front signalled to her and three guards stepped up to restrain her. Kiara followed them, calm and unresisting. When they were down the hall four gunshots sounded. Tears sprang into her eyes, but she didn’t turn. She didn’t look back. She knew her team was dead.

Matthew nearly broke down when he saw Kiara being led out. He had run from the window and hidden in a forested area by the granary, unable to leave his team and Kiara behind. He couldn’t escape without knowing his team’s fate. He watched as the soldiers poured out, hoping that the rest of his team would be with them. His hope was lost as the last soldier left the building. He watched the soldiers climb into their trucks and prepare to leave. Suddenly, his heart rate shot up and a silent gasp flew from his mouth when he saw someone who he recognised talking with the last group of soldiers. A single name left his lips.

“Altair?”

So what do you think about Altair’s return? Was anyone expecting that? What do you guys think will happen to Kiara now? Follow me to get notifications on the next posts and comment any thoughts or ideas regarding the story. I’d love to hear them!!!