Sanctuary
Part 9
Once she heard the bedroom door close Melanie carefully pulled herself to a standing position and opened the door. After making sure that Zack was gone she slowly moved into the living room. She fell onto the sofa and almost immediately fell asleep.
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Melanie suddenly bolts upright on the sofa. She turns and places her feet on the floor allowing her head to drop down onto her hands. "Could it be?" she thought, as she allowed herself to remember the day that changed everything.
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The children sat at the tables eating silently. All of them wore simple gray gowns.
"Attention!" snapped Lydecker as he walked into the mess hall. All the children immediately stopped eating and stood as a unit.
"331619241758 step forward" he barked.
A young girl immediately stepped forward.
"You are to report to Block 16" ordered Lydecker.
A look of terror crossed the girl's face. She quickly quelled it but not before Lydecker saw it and looked at her with disgust. Turning to the guards behind him he said, "See that she gets there. One way or another." He then marched out of the mess hall.
A young guard stepped forward and took the girl's arm. As she turned she noticed that the name on his uniform was Jacobson. "Lets do this the easy way," he said.
The girl looked away from the guard and made eye contact with the boy who had been sitting across from her at the table. The boy ever so slightly shook his head. Pretending that she didn't see the slight movement she turned back to the guard. "Okay" she said, "I won't fight."
"Good choice," he said, "You may be defective but at least you're not stupid. Lets go."
As they began to walk away the boy suddenly moved forward. Before any of the other guards could react he grabbed Jacobson and tore him away from the girl and she fell to the ground. He broke the guard's arm easily and then kicked his legs out from under him, knocking him to the ground. As the guard fell to his knees the boy put his arms around his head and snapped his neck.
The stunned guards finally reacted and several of them grabbed the boy and tried to wrestle him to the ground. It took four of them to hold him down and he still struggled to get free.
Another guard furious that they had lost control of the situation approached the girl. "Get up you useless piece of crap" he screamed as he kicked at her. The girl deftly rolled and avoided the kick.
As he continued to struggle the boy cried out, "Stop it! She's sick. You'll hurt her."
"Micky, Micky, look at me" the boy screamed as several men started dragging the girl away, "It will be all right Micky. I'll find you Micky. I promise."
The girl looked up with tears in her violet eyes. "Don't worry, Zack," she said,
"I'll be back soon. They'll fix everything and I'll be back."
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Melanie raises her head and looks towards the hall. "Zack," she thought, "Could it be?"
Still deep in thought she gets up and turns on some music. She returns to the couch as the song starts to play.
Sade's "By Your Side" plays:
You think I'd leave your side baby?
You know me better than that
You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees?
I wouldn't do that
Part 9
Once she heard the bedroom door close Melanie carefully pulled herself to a standing position and opened the door. After making sure that Zack was gone she slowly moved into the living room. She fell onto the sofa and almost immediately fell asleep.
****************
Melanie suddenly bolts upright on the sofa. She turns and places her feet on the floor allowing her head to drop down onto her hands. "Could it be?" she thought, as she allowed herself to remember the day that changed everything.
****************
The children sat at the tables eating silently. All of them wore simple gray gowns.
"Attention!" snapped Lydecker as he walked into the mess hall. All the children immediately stopped eating and stood as a unit.
"331619241758 step forward" he barked.
A young girl immediately stepped forward.
"You are to report to Block 16" ordered Lydecker.
A look of terror crossed the girl's face. She quickly quelled it but not before Lydecker saw it and looked at her with disgust. Turning to the guards behind him he said, "See that she gets there. One way or another." He then marched out of the mess hall.
A young guard stepped forward and took the girl's arm. As she turned she noticed that the name on his uniform was Jacobson. "Lets do this the easy way," he said.
The girl looked away from the guard and made eye contact with the boy who had been sitting across from her at the table. The boy ever so slightly shook his head. Pretending that she didn't see the slight movement she turned back to the guard. "Okay" she said, "I won't fight."
"Good choice," he said, "You may be defective but at least you're not stupid. Lets go."
As they began to walk away the boy suddenly moved forward. Before any of the other guards could react he grabbed Jacobson and tore him away from the girl and she fell to the ground. He broke the guard's arm easily and then kicked his legs out from under him, knocking him to the ground. As the guard fell to his knees the boy put his arms around his head and snapped his neck.
The stunned guards finally reacted and several of them grabbed the boy and tried to wrestle him to the ground. It took four of them to hold him down and he still struggled to get free.
Another guard furious that they had lost control of the situation approached the girl. "Get up you useless piece of crap" he screamed as he kicked at her. The girl deftly rolled and avoided the kick.
As he continued to struggle the boy cried out, "Stop it! She's sick. You'll hurt her."
"Micky, Micky, look at me" the boy screamed as several men started dragging the girl away, "It will be all right Micky. I'll find you Micky. I promise."
The girl looked up with tears in her violet eyes. "Don't worry, Zack," she said,
"I'll be back soon. They'll fix everything and I'll be back."
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Melanie raises her head and looks towards the hall. "Zack," she thought, "Could it be?"
Still deep in thought she gets up and turns on some music. She returns to the couch as the song starts to play.
Sade's "By Your Side" plays:
You think I'd leave your side baby?
You know me better than that
You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees?
I wouldn't do that