Twelve

'Grab her' Helen said upon noticing that Abby was escaping.

The soldier took 3 big strides and grabbed Abby by her collar.

'Told you she would try to escape. And she knows better than to escape don't you Abby?'

Abby's eyes widened in alarm.

'No Helen. Please'.

'Well ok, but only because that punishment was for when you first disobeyed me' Helen said and drew her gun out from her pocket.

She whirled round to face the ARC and fired off a shot. Abby winced at the noise and found herself wishing she hadn't as it hurt her to do so.

'Argh!' Connor cried out in agony, as a bullet hit him in the leg.

'Connor' Abby screamed.

Helen turned around to face Abby and smiled 'your fault'.

Abby had really had enough of Helen with her constant 'I know more than you and you will obey me way', she decided that she needed to do something and fast.

'Connor, let me look at it' Danny said as Connor's face got paler 'come on'.

Connor reluctantly let go of his leg but kept his eyes on Helen and Abby. Abby smiled and winked at him. He knew that look on Abby's face. She had a plan, and her plans usually involved him.

'Yeah I guess you're right Helen. It's my fault you decided to bribe me. It's my fault you told me your plans. It's my fault you shot Connor' Abby said.

'You'd better shut up Abby or' Helen trailed off and whispered something in Abby's ear.

Abby however kept her face composed and yawned. 'After all this time I've know you, do you really believe that something like that will scare me? I grew up 'walking into doors' as my foster father said he always told my teachers I was clumsy. 6 months ago, they died in a car crash I was in but don't remember much, after all I've been in do you really believe that I will get scared by something as small as that? You don't even scare me Helen'.

Connor didn't know what Abby was getting at but he certainly wanted to comfort her. It sounded to Connor like Abby was saying that when she was a kid she'd been abused, poor Abby.

'I don't suppose I do after what you've been through, if I'd known he would do that to you then I would never of left you in their care. I am sorry' Helen sighed her eyes briefly full of sorrow but swiftly returned to anger. She grabbed Abby from the clone's arms.

Yes Abby thought my plan is working.

Connor and most of the ARC were baffled; Abby was talking down at Helen and Helen was sorry for what had happened to Abby.

Connor sighed but he still didn't know what Abby needed him for.

Helen lifted Abby into the air and dangled her over the railings.

'You taunt me no more Abby'.

'Helen, I was merely stating the facts' Abby smiled.

What was Abby doing? All the ARC looked at her. She had no fear in her eyes and she looked like she was bored of Helen. Which wasn't hard but there was something other than that there as well, was it understanding or was it deeper? The ARC were puzzled, especially when Abby smiled.

'Thanks' Connor said as Becker put a syringe into his leg enabling him to stand up.

'What facts?'

'That', Abby took a deep breath; which anyone would think was because she in pain. But she wasn't in pain anymore. She had hours to live and her adrenaline was seeing to the pain.

She only breathed in because she knew the only outcome of what she was about to say was . So she finished what she started and said 'that it is all my fault. Mum'.