Annie

Crack. Crick. Crack.

I hear the crystal breaking in front of me and someone yelling at me. That´s impossible, I think to myself. They can´t break it. I have been already three weeks like this. I can´t let them capture me, I can´t get out without someone killing me for what I've done. All the deaths that shouldn´t happen. All I've done, because of him.

I can hear the voice of my father in my head. Treat the whole world as your enemy. I´m sorry I trained you so hard. Last favor. And then I hear another voice.

"Get out you coward!" she yells "Come out and pay for what you´ve done!" it´s Zoe.

As soon as she can she´ll start making experiments on me unless I get to escape. The thing is, I won´t be able to escape. I´m hundreds of feet underground and there is probably a group of people ready to kill me if I try to do something.

Crack.

I feel air coming in the crystal and a collective gasp outside. The crystal is shattering because I'm becoming weaker and weaker. I try to hold it some more time before it breaks open and I am surrounded by angry soldiers willing to kill me for killing their friends, family, and neighbors. Crack. I can´t hold it any longer. I let myself go limb and all the crystal starts to turn to vapor, from the top to the bottom. I feel air and screams. I feel sick and weak.

The crystal finishes evaporating and I fall to the ground hard and gasp for air. I breathe hard and cough as I turn to fetal position on the floor. I hear my name being called. Not with rage and anger, but a worried voice. I don´t see who it is, I still have my eyes shut closed. I shiver and cough more, trying to breathe properly, but I am hundreds of feet below, there is no fresh air here.

I hear struggles and a thump. Someone falls to the ground and groans but from what I can hear, he is still trying to approach me. Suddenly no air fills my lungs and I can´t breathe. I turn to face up and grab my throat thinking it will help me breathe, but I can´t. I shot my eyes open when I hear him.

"She can´t breathe! Help her!" Armin. He still wants to help me, after all I've done, he still helps me. I desperately look towards him with wild eyes, pleading for help. The guards are still holding him back but he kicks and moves, trying to break free. He head-butts one guard and kicks the other and they let him go. He stands in front of me to see the crowd and says "She´s important! She can´t die!" He crouches over me but they take him back again.

I feel sick and roll over myself so I'm facing the floor again. I support myself with my hands and knees and throw up. I feel dizzy again but manage to crawl to someone´s feet. I fall on myself and the person I crawled to crouches and holds my neck. She tilts my head up and I see into deep brown eyes full of rage and amusement.

"She won´t die, I won´t kill her" Zoe, she says loud enough for everyone to listen and then whispers "I´m going to devour you instead"

I widen my eyes and gather up enough strength to head-butt her and she winces and rubs her forehead. Then I feel something going into my neck, a needle, and I fall asleep immediately.

I wake up to someone slapping me hard. I try to raise my hands to my face, but when I do, I can´t. I look to the side and see my left hand is right beside my neck. I turn to see the other side and my right hand is also beside my neck and my arms are bent beside me. I´m stuck to the floor in a dark room. I start breathing hard and when I look up I see Zoe is crouching over me with each leg to each side of my body. She´s smiling with a maniac look in her face, amusement to see me struggling. I try to break free and move my head and body to get her off of me, but she doesn´t even blink. I keep struggling until she holds me steady with one hand on my chin. She holds up a needle and I struggle even more kicking my legs to nothing.

She laughs and says "for all the deaths you caused" she presses my face harder "I´m gonna make you suffer"