The Host

Doc started the dissection.

Jared tried to get me to leave the clinic, but I refused to leave. Ian and Jared couldn't get me out, they only had to rely on Kyle. Too bad he was with Sunny.
So, instead, I got to watch Doc work his magic.
At first, I couldn't help anticipating what was going to happen. I was jumpy, I continued to rub my hands on my thighs, even though I was just rubbing part of my leg and the stupid sun dress.
When Doc finally started, I acted like I was calm. Even though I continued to rub my hands on my thighs, I played it cool.
As Doc cut into the side of the neck, Wanda and Melanie...

It was a soul.
The boys had kidnapped a soul.
Did they usually do this?

I began to tap my foot impatiently, stealing peeks at the soul then to Jared, then to Doc.
I wasn't even suppose to be in the clinic.
I didn't like this, what they where about to do with the soul. Lacey and Candy where like that, but they were different. Lacey was because of some Seeker that was attached to Wanda, and Candy was an experiment for Doc.
Could this guy be a Seeker?
I began to chew on my lower lip, looking at the Soul laying on the cot. He was tall and lanky, with red curly hair. He had few freckles, and his skin...

After the long ride back to this place, "this place" being the place that I didn't know the name of, we stopped at some caves. I didn't know what was going on, but I figured it was just so that the Seekers didn't find their Jeep.
We where on foot from then, the humans talked to the soul. How did they do that? I have no clue. I was still suspicious about Melanie, wondering what was up with her neck. I kept my questions to myself, I would wait until they led me to where ever we where heading.
We where walking in caves, it was dark, I could barely see where I was going. I have been in situations...

It took me awhile to understand this all. Jeb, the old man, tried to explain it to me. salut continued to call me "honey" and "sweety". It made me uncomfortable, no one ever called me that. My father didn't even call me that, let alone any of my other relatives. I kept stealing glances at everyone, Kyle, Ian. Kyle and Ian looked a lot alike, they could have been twins, but Kyle was taller and stronger.
I kept peeking at Wanda, I was afraid of her, even though I wanted to hug her. She looked like one of my Friends that I would greet with a hug, but she was a soul. She was my enemy.
We where walking...

Strong hands helped me to my feet, but I punched the guy in the face. He wasn't expecting it, of course. I punched his left cheek once I was standing -- still coughing -- I didn't look at any of the parasites that where about to abduct me. The guy who I had punched in the face chuckled.
He laughed at me.
"Well, this one sure isn't a soul."
What did he mean par that? Of course I wasn't a soul! Where these things trying to trick me? I could feel rage burning through me. Finally, I straightened my back, and prepared to run. Before I could take off, someone noticed it right away, and pulled me back....

I was the last human on Earth.
Besides all of the aliens that had taken over our Earth, even though we where living in it just great. If toi went for a walk in New York, toi would see a bunch of humans with silver thread dangling behind the pupil of their eye. It's because they aren't humans, they aren't what toi would suppose. We where too "violent" for them. No, they where just too "peaceable" for us. It was stupid, why couldn't we just live out lives the way we wanted to? No, he had to abide par their ridiculous laws. No one ever gets in trouble, toi don't have to pay for anything, nothing....

I got bigger and bigger every week. Suddenly I found myself at my 22th week with a small stomach.
Then came that fateful day.
I was asleep in Brandt's arms. He had me close, holding me from my shoulders. I felt something come out like pee and I shot up. Pain wretched through my body and I knew what was happening.
The baby was coming out.
I screamed, knowing that I wasnt due for another five weeks. I screamed louder and louder at the pain. Brandt was gone, going to get Doc. Wanda and Sunny were soon at my side, rubbing my back and rubbing my stomach.
Doc was suddenly there, along with most of the...