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Ben
"Ben! Leave her, we've got to go!" Captain Weaver shouted.
"But-" I began, but was cut off.
"Leave her, Ben." Dad said, giving me a sympathetic look. She was shouting and screaming, and it pained me to shut the door.
I sat on the ground of where I slept with Dad and my brothers. I came here as soon as we got back, and I haven't left in three days. Hal came in with food, but I never ate it. I was beyond depressed, I couldn't explain how much guilt I felt.
"Ben?" Hal snapped me back into reality. "You can't just stay in here forever. You need to eat, you need to talk to somebody." He set a plate of mashed potatoes in front of me. "It's a shame that Jo got harnessed, but what are we supposed to do?" I nodded meekly, and took the plate. "After you're done, Weaver wants to talk to you." He got up and left. I was starving, to be honest. I hadn't noticed how hungry I was until I started eating. I finished the whole plate in record time. I took the empty plate and walked out of the room. I got stares from everybody, and many whispers.
"Is that Ben Mason?"
"He's alive?"
"I heard he was going to starve himself."
"Wonder where he's going." I ignored them. Did they really think I'd try suicide?
"Did you hear what Jo said to him?" That one clicked memories. I had so many nightmares of what she had said, and I wonder if she meant it. I guess I'll never know. I walked into the cafeteria, causing everyone to freeze. I put my head down and walked over to the pile of dirty dishes. Matt was the first. On his feet, clapping. Hal and Dad joined him, then Anne, then Lourdes, then even Captain Weaver. Soon, the whole cafeteria was on their feet, applauding and whooping. But they shouldn't be.
"STOP." I yelled. "Just stop." Everyone stopped, confused. I set my plate down and ran out into the woods. There was an old fallen tree, which I sat on. I just sat there, thinking, for who knows how long.
I didn't notice the footsteps behind me.
Jo
Being harnessed.
It's different then most people think. People always told me that once you're harnessed, you're dead. But that's not it. When you're harnessed, you feel lifeless, and I'm sure you look it, too. All you can do is think. You can't move, or talk. Just think. It's weird, not being able to control where you're going or what you're doing. You just walk up to a skitter, it screeches out orders, and you're supposed to just do them.
Ben was all I thought about. It was Ben Ben Ben all day. My grudge soon turned into a pure hate.
Hurt Ben.
Torture Ben.
Kill Ben.
Hal
Ben had run out of the cafeteria, and nobody seemed concerned.
"Nobody's gonna go after him?" I said, looking at Dad.
"Hal, I-" I cut him off.
"No. Nobody's cared about him since Jo. He had to leave her while she was being harnessed. That's not going to be easy! And yet, I'm the only one going in, trying to get him to eat, trying to get him happier, but what have you done? Sat back and watched me? I'm done with it. Done with you being a terrible father!" The look on Dad's face made me instantly regret my words. "I'm sorry, Dad." I whispered under my breath.
"It's fine." He said. I felt horrible, so I just left. What if Ben ended up like Jo? What if we never got either one back? I shook the feeling off, what's the likelihood that could actually happen? I was more worried about Jo, would we ever get her back? Even if we did, it'd be impossible to get the harness off, right?
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