Lisa gently touched his face. "You are very brave Joshua", she said. "Thank you," he paused then pledged his allegiance. "My Queen," he whispered as he bowed slightly, before running out to fight with Erica and the others in the resistance.
Lisa was a taken back by the powerful surge of emotions she began to feel. She felt happy and sick at the same time. She was always wary of Joshua, but now she wanted nothing more than to be with him. Her knees felt weak, she wanted to cry, knowing that his end was near. He would not survive this.
Was this the emotion that Tyler spoke so much about? If it was it was a cruel emotion, one that she wished she never felt. She found him and now she was going to lose him. It was too much to bear.
"No wonder mother warned us about this." She cursed these new feelings she had, but took them back when she thought about him, the way he looked at her, the sound of his voice. For the first time in her life she prayed. "Please if there is some way…." as she headed back to her mother.
Fifteen minutes later, a guard came in the room. Lisa closed her eyes. 'Here it comes' she thought, 'be strong.'