Escape

Max p.o.v

We were to separate.

'No!' I screamed inside my head.

'Safety in numbers' the quote replayed over and over again 'Safety in numbers'

Ben gave me a quick hug around the shoulders wishing it wasn't the last time we would see each other.

Hearing the guards approach we separated and ran to the fence. As I reached it I heard some gunshots and turned just in time to see Ben fall, wounded with a gunshot wound to the chest.

"NO!" I screamed and ran towards him.

Anger pumped through my veins as I punched one of the ten guards unconscious.

'guards…shot…Ben…revenge…guards…shot…Ben…revenge…'were the words that ran through my mind as I fought the guards.

"Ben?" I asked fearfully kneeling beside him, my pulse slowing down.

I smiled faintly recalling how I beat the guards. Two were dead, one of which shot Ben, several with concussions and the rest with broken bones and bruises, all were unconscious.

"Maxie" His faint voice drew me back to reality and to the situation at hand.

"It's okay Ben, I'm here, I won't leave" I sobbed.

Soldiers weren't supposed to cry but I did.

I lay my head on his chest and felt his heart beat slowly ebbing away.

I felt tears run down my face, it felt warm. Slipping my hand into Ben's larger one I wished and prayed that he would be okay.

A sharp pain pricked my neck and darkness enveloped me.

Normal p.o.v

Little did she know that a camera was hidden in the snow recording everything she did.

"It seems like 452 has been holding out on us" Renfro said watching the scene on the computer "She has more skills than 599, possibly even more"

"Perhaps" was all Lydecker could say 'sorry max'