Chapter 9 : The Escape

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"Ok, but we will need to be quick." He reached down and unclasp his belt. He folded it in two and placed it in his mouth. She took a deep breath and focus on the tiny object in his neck. He started to bite down on the belt.

"I'm sorry.." She said and the object flew out of his neck, on the floor. He dropped the belt on the floor and started walking towards the tiny object. He crouched and held it between his fingers. Blood started to stain his collard.

"Who knew something so small could cause so much
trouble?" He looked at her.

"Thank you." He smiled.

"There they are!" A man's voice screamed

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"There they are!" A man's voice screamed. She jumped. "Stop! Freeze!"

"Run!" He said. He grabbed her hand and started running. They quickly made their way up the stairs.

"lock it down, lock it down!" She heard in the distance. They made it back into the corridors.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going." A man said while stopping in front of them. There were three facing them, and two behind them. It was over. She felt her heart sink. She felt tears in her eyes. She looked at him. She wanted to see his eyes one last time. She would definitely never see him again after this.

"At least we tried." She said between breaths, with a forced smile. She was terrified. He looked away and looked at the guards facing them.

"Against the wall. Both of you! Now." The guard said. They were all holding objects with electricity coming out of them. The sound. She hated it. She wanted to turn around, to place herself against the wall.

"No...Don't be scared. You don't have to be scared. Not anymore." He smiled. He turned around, and raise his arm. The two guards went flying by the wall, breaking the tiles. They both fell unconscious. She looked at him, in shock. He turned around and sent the two other guards flying against the opposite wall. The third guard stopped and raised his hands.

"Look away," He said. She turned around, her breathing getting heavier. She heard bones snapping. What was going on?? There was a silence, and he grabbed her hand. "Come," he said before they walked into a closet. He closed the door behind them. "You will wait here, and not move. I'm going to find us a way out."

"W-wait.." She said. "How..?" He grabbed her hand, gently turning it so that her palms facing upwards. Her tattoo was visible: 020.

"Like said...We are very alike...You and I," He rolled up his sleeve, revealing his tattoo 001. "You were the last one to be added to this project. And I was the first..." He leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. She kissed him back. He stopped and looked her in the eyes. "Stay here, and do not move." He repeated before turning around and walking away. He shut the door. She waited a few minutes. Then, an alarm started wailing. She opened the door and could hear static screams coming from one of the guard's two-way radios.

She slowly walked towards the bedrooms of the other children. Her lips quivered, and blood was everywhere. Guards, with their bones broken, with blood all over the walls, and floor. The children were screaming, and banging on their bedroom doors. She continues to walk through the facility, trying to not look at the bodies. A door was open, and she saw "Papa" laying down, and Ten. He was unconscious but didn't look hurt. Papa had blood running out of his forehead. She heard distant screaming and turned around. She started to walk in that direction. Where was he? What happened? The doors were opened, but none of the children were there. Only the guards were harmed or killed. She heard more distant screaming, coming from the Rainbow Room. She opened the doors and froze. He was there. Blood everywhere again. How..? How could someone be able to kill like this? The bones of the guards were strangely twisted. She couldn't look. She could never kill. His white uniform was now stained in splatters of blood.

"I asked you to wait... He said. He looked at her again, but he looked completely different. His eyes were bloodshot. He looked like a monster. She couldn't look at him anymore. Her vision was blurry, and tears were streaming down her face, and neck. He walked towards her. "Don't cry, princess... You'll understand in the future." He said while caressing the side of her face. What if he was going to hurt her next?

"They didn't cry when they tortured your parents. Or when they tortured you for a year. He clenched his jaw. He lifted her chin, forcing her to look him in the eyes. "Why do you cry for them Twenty... After everything, they did to you... Hmm?" He said with a soft voice. He was right, as much as she didn't want him to be.

"You think you need them, but you don't... You don't" He said. "Oh...but I know you're just scared. It's going to be okay." He leaned in closer, caressing her cheek. She sobbed. "I was scared once too." She looked away from him. She took a few breaths before looking up at him again. "I know Princess...But it had to be done. They were going to chase us... Until they found us and brought us back here." Her lips formed a down-turned smile and she nodded.

"I want you to look at the floor while we are in the corridors okay...? You're only going to look up once I tell you," He said while offering his hand.

"Y-yes.." She replied while taking it and looking down.

"Good girl..." He said. "It's over soon..." He whispered. He opened the doors of the Rainbow Room for one last time, and they started walking towards the way out. She never looked up. She didn't know how she could forgive him or forget what she saw. She felt a strange sensation, almost like her brain became foggy. She stopped crying, and her anxiety left. She was numb. Completely numb. She wondered if she made the right choice. They went up a few stairs, and he stopped in front of a door.

"You can look up now." He said. "Are you ready?"

"Yes..." She replied. He opened the door.


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