I felt a soft tap on my shoulder.
Opening my
eyes I found myself face to face with Zack. Time to escape. His hand signals
said.
I nodded and silently slid off my bunk.
Together we worked quickly
waking up the others.
Within minutes we were out of our barracks. Zack and I
quickly took down the guards.
Holding the guards gun in my hand I took my
place in the lead. Zack was just behind me following him were Syl, Max, Krit,
Brin and Tinga.
I crouched down as we came to a corner poking my head around
the corner I found it clear.
Handsingaling go I started foreword with the
other's following me. Suddenly sirens began to blare. We had been
discovered!
We all took off at a run almost instantaneously.
Rounding a
corner I came face to face with Lydecker.
There was the sound of a gunshot
though it sounded very far away. Pain raced through my body extending from my
heart. I dropped the gun and heard it clatter loudly on the floor.
With a
dull thud I collapsed on the floor. Peering down at me I saw Max's frightened
face.
My mouth formed a word: Escape. Then I lost consciousness.
I woke with a jerk sweating.
The scar on my chest just above my heart itched in reminder of that night.
That night. I hoped the other's had escaped. I knew Brin had been recaptured I had seen her around.
Brainwashed.
She acted more like a toy soldier than a human being.
The damage I had gotten from the bullet going into my body just above my heart had been severe. I had needed a heart transplant.
I felt sorry for the poor X5 soldier who had died for me to have a working heart.
The only mark to show that I had been shot was a small perfectly round hole shaped scar on my chest.
Though the scars on my soul went far deeper than that.
Someday.
Someday very soon.
I will escape and I will join my brother's and sisters. I promised myself.
Then closing my eyes I went to sleep dreaming of Freedom.
Freedom from Manticore. Freedom to be myself not just some mindless soldier. Yes, someday I would be Free. Zack, Max, Tinga, Krit, Syl, Zane, Ben I will be with you soon.
Very soon.
