The guard looked toward the Prison. "Lockdown, the guards inside are dead."
"Damn it!" Lincoln kicked the fence. He ran toward the part where he could see in the yard. "SARA? MICHAEL? SARA? MICHAEL?"
The men waalked toward Michael. "So Sara is it?" he nodded toward his men. "Take him!" THey grabbed Michael holding him down as he struggled to get back to sara. She crouched in the corner her purse in her hand. "So? HOw bout you come with me and-"
"Get away from me!" He bent down. She could smell the stench on his breath. He cupped his hand around her neck bringing her to the level of his eyes.
"NO! LEAVE HER ALONE!" Michael couldnt get anywhere. The men had him in to big of a grasp. Sara was turning colours now.
"YOU GONNA BACK TALK ME. JUST LIKE HIM? THATS IT." he let go of her throughing her to another guy. "LOCK THEM UP" he turned
to Michael. "TONIGHT, YOUR GOING TO FIGHT. AND SHES GOING TO WATCH YOU DIE!" Sara froze, and Michael watched her turn
in to shock. "TAKE THEM AWAY!" The men hauled them out of the room. Luckily no other inmates had made it to the hallway.
No one else needed to know there was a woman in here. They shoved Michael in first. Catching himself as he fell to the floor.
He turned around just in time to catch Sara. Her purse falling to her side. "See ya Scofeild!" he turned and walked away.
Sara sat up. Michael sat on the floor beside her. She got up slowly. Letting her purse fall. She went and grasped the wall.
She bent over her hand on her knee. She tried to hold herself together, but it was hard when you were literaly in hell.
Michael watched her break down. He took her hand bringing her to the crappy bed. He sat down and she sat next to him. He
pulled her into his chest. "Sara...im sorry!"
She grabbed his shirt pulling him closer. "its not...your ...fault"
She leaned her face into his shirt. Tears falling on his dirty sweater. He held her close watching the gate.
"Bruce, you gotta get down here NOW! There gonna die in there!" Lincoln had one hand held onto the fence. He could see the yard, but couldnt see Michael or Sara.
"Fine Lincoln, SONA you said. Im on the next flight to Panama. I should be there in less than 6 hours."
"HURRY!" Lincoln hung up the phone. Slaming his hands against the fence. "MICHAEL? SARA?" No one could hear him. And nobody cared.
Michael was now sitting on the floor. Sara limp in his arms. She had a strong grip on his sweater for some one who was asleep.
He looked up to see Bellick, and Mahone standing at the gate. They bothed looked to Sara and then met Michaels angry eyes.
"How she doin?"
"What do you care?"
Bellick just laughed and then walked away shouting back "I dont!" Mahone stood there still. Looking at Sara. He could only image what Michael wasgoing through, what sara was going through as well. Especially if it was him in the situation with...pam.
"Michael..." he said it quietly. Then looked both ways. He motioned for him to come to the gate. Michael stood placing Sara on the bed. "Word is around here...you fighting to the deaths. And word is...i know a way out! Its through the front, but its going to be tricky-"
Michael shook his head. "What if something happens, what about Sara?"
Mahone leaned in closer. "If you lose that fight, she has to stay with the head boss, if you win, you both die! Either way,
something bad happens! This is our only option Scofeild. And im willing to help, as long as you GET ME OUT OF HERE!"
Michael looked back to Sara. He walked over to her. He stroked her hair and kisser her head. He whispered only for her to here "We'll be out soon enough!" He turned back to Mahone. "Im in! What do we do? And when is this going down!"
"Today!"
Mahone had gone into the cell. The two sat on the floor. Mahone in front of Michael, he sat at Saras side. His head to her back. They had leaned in close. Mahone drew the hallway in rough copy wiht the shank he had. Michael looekd over it. Then thought a plan. "The boss sends two of his men to change every hour. I've been watching them walk past. They change at the end of this hall. Away from the main entrance. But we be too sure. SOme one is going to have to distract them, we need someone in there way when they go to switch. If we can get someone on our side with a bargain for life, we can get out without them seeing us! Its risky, but its all we've got!"
Mahone listened. Slowly he nodded his head. "That means, i have work to do! Ill be back in one hour to give you the news,
the next hour is when this is going to happen. That means it will be 6 hours ahead of the fight. We'll be out in time"
The two stood, and shook. Then mahone left making sure noone was watching.
Michael sat at Saras feet. Watching her breath. He saw the scratches, of what those men had done to her. Lincoln never told him what happened, she never was appose to talking about it. ANd he wasnt going to force. He just needed to get her out. He inched closer to her, he sat by her side and stroked her cheek. He watched as her eyes fluttered. She flipped over facing him, but still lieing down. They chatter in whisperes. "Im so sorry, Sara for everything i have put through, but tonight, were getting out of here. ANd Mahone is on our side."
She brought her hand to his face. Then put hers atop of his on her cheek. She smiled. "Its okay Michael, things happen. This thing... its not particularly what i want. But stuff happens. Hell happens. ANd there is no way to fight it, but i believe you when you say were going to get out of here. I promise you, i will never you, as long as you dont hurt yourself for what fate has given us. I love what we have, but just dont..."
He smiled. Putting a hand on her side. She sat up and hugged him. "Sara, i promise, it wont always be like this. IT will be better. I love you"
She pulled back looking at him. The intensity of his eyes burned. "Scofeild, you really need to come up with a better line"
they both laughed, "but i love you to"
Lincoln paced the dirty ground. Making dust around him. His fingers running along the fence. His fustration over taking him.
He walekd to the guard. "CANT YOU DO ANYTHING?"
"Sir, i dont know who you are, but you need to come down. We've shut off all the water ruits, but there always a step ahead of us. Nothing will happen, ive talk to your brother. He doesnt seem like the one to get himself into trouble. Everything will be just fine."
He sighed. "How long do you think this will last? This whole riot thing?"
THe guard looked at him. Then looked at his watch. "3 days i'd say, they have supplies, dont know how they get them, but they have them. And they use them. Plus its the only real time, they have fun with the fighting. The murders!" they both shuddered!
SOrry for any mistakes.
