This just popped into my head and I had to write it. So please review and let me know what you think! Any constructive criticism is appreciated!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, Kathy Reichs does.
Prologue:
My eyes stared at the man in front of me, but I couldn't concentrate on him; all I could think about were the nasty-looking instruments on the cart next to him. Even thinking about what he was planning to do with them made me sick. They had talked about it before, thinking none of us could hear them. We wouldn't have been able to, not without our flares.
That was before we tried to escape. Mostly, it was a success. For Ben, Hi, Shelton, and Coop, that is. Not me.
I hadn't wanted to do it, but it wasn't going as planned. There had been too many of them closing in on us.
It was either me or all of us. No-brainer. I couldn't let them get caught again, especially since I was the one who got them into this mess at the first place.
I won't ever forget the looks on their faces and the thoughts in their heads as I stepped forward, towards the men with guns who weren't afraid to use them if necessary. Hurt, anger, fear, confusion. And, maybe, a little pride, though that could have just been my imagination.
Go, I had yelled. Go.
I almost added I'll see you soon, I promise! to the end. But the Virals weren't dumb, and neither was I. We all knew we'd never see each other again.
The scientist picked up a mask from the cart and tried to shove it over my face, startling me back to the present. I twisted my head away, but considering I was tied down, it was impossible to actually move away, making it easy for him to grab my head.
He managed to shove it over my mouth and nose. I held my breath as long as I could, but eventually I couldn't anymore and took a breath.
Everything went black.
