Chapter 14
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Two days. It has been two days since Mira entered the room. Mark could finally move without the pain of electricity coursing through his body. His body still hurt from all the other beating he took plus all of his muscles were sore from being electrocuted. Maddy had taken to pacing while waiting, that was normally what Mark would have done but he needed to relax and not strain any muscles. Light shines through door, it lands on Marks bruised face, and he lays his head against the wall enjoying the sun that is hitting his face.
"How do we know she will follow through with her deal?" Maddy throws her arms up in the air. She stops in the sun light.
"We don't, but it's all we have." Mark gestures for her to sit down. Maddy slides down the wall right next to him.
"I'm scared" she turns and looks at Mark. "What if she does not do what she says" Mark raises his hand up and caresses her cheek.
"They will let you go if they want their stuff." Maddy lays her head down on his shoulder.
"What about you, there was nothing about you in the deal?" Maddy intertwine her fingers with his.
"That would have been a deal breaker and you know that. It was hard enough for her to agree to let you go let alone both of us."
"I don't want to lose you." Maddy snuggles into Mark.
"Hey, No one said anything about losing anyone here." He uses is finger to tip her head up to his eyes. "I am not giving up that easy." Maddy gives a small smile before snuggling into Mark.
"You better not" she mumbles into his chest. Mark wraps both arms around her body. They both sit there enjoying the sun that is hitting their faces. They both dosed off because Mark woke up when he heard footsteps along the wooden path. He could see splashes of orange and pink at the horizon. A shadowed figure comes to the door. The setting sun outlines the figure as it steps through the door. Mark goes to move the still sleeping Maddy.
"No need to wake her up. I just came here to tell you we are leaving in the morning. I hope your strength is up." She lets out a small chuckle and lights the lantern in the corner of the room. "Rest up" Mira walks out the door closing the flap behind her. The sun has practically slipped beneath the horizon anyway. Mark adjusts his position and drifts back off to sleep. When Mark wakes up he can see the rays of sunlight peaking though the canvas door. He looks down at Maddy who is lying on his chest. Mark begins to try and think of a way out of this, how he could somehow make it back to Terra Nova alive. Maddy shifting brought him out of his thoughts. He could hear footsteps moving about. The flap was pulled back and Carter entered the room.
"Time to get my sleeping beauties" Carter sneered dropping a plate of food and some water off. "We leave in an hour." Maddy stirs awake, only to see Carter leaving the room. She looks up at Mark.
"What was that about?" She asks sleepily.
"We leave in an hour." Maddy stretches and moves off of Mark. Mark stands up and stretches, his whole body still aches from all the beating and sleeping on hard surfaces or sitting up. He knows they are both wishing for beds right now. Even the very uncomfortable cots would be much better than this. They have just been lucky with the temperatures. It can get really cold at night and he figures no one would have thrown them a blanket. Maddy hands him some of the fruit and they both sit on the floor.
"Ugh what I would give for a real meal." Maddy says munching on the fruit.
"It's better than nothing" Mark tries to smile at her.
"I know" She hands Mark the last piece. Carter walks into the room.
"Get up!" Mark stands up and extends a hand to Maddy and helps her up. Carter hands Maddy a rope through the bar. "Tie his hands, tight." Maddy takes the rope and looks a Mark who gives her a reassuring nod and places his hands behind his back waiting for Maddy to tie them. After she finishes she looks at Carter. He opens the door and points at Maddy. "You run or fight, he dies" Carter points at Mark. "And it you run or fight, she dies" he points at Maddy "Got it?" He makes sure Marks rope is tight enough. Mark winces as Carter pulls it tighter against his newly healing skin. He gives smile "perfect, now walk." He points ahead towards the door, Maddy fall in step beside Mark and walks out the door. Mira and two other men join Carter. They pull Maddy away from Mark and place them both in separate rovers before driving off. After a 30 min drive they stop at a clearing in the woods. Mark and Maddy are pulled from the back and rovers and brought to the center of the clearing.
"This is where it all happens" Mira says "You go and get our stuff and we let Maddy go, simple right, If we see any movement of Terra Nova's troops she dies" She gestures to Carter and he walks up and unties Marks hands who rubs his wrists. "Terra Nova is that way" she points north "You have 40 minutes it's about a 12 minute run so I suggest you get going." Maddy looks as if she is ready to run towards him if it were not for the 2 men holding her by her arms. Mark looks at Maddy's face one last time before turning to leave. He runs into the woods heading the way Mira said looking for any indicators of where he was and how to get back.
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