Prisoner- Chapter 49

They took my two flock members away with smug grins.

Then Jeb came to the door and stared out at me with a look that I couldn't place in his eyes. I hated him more than ever, right now.

I kept my eyes locked with his. I couldn't bring myself to look away.

I felt someone walk up behind me and grab my arm.

"Max, let's go." Fang said trying to pull me away from the door.

I stayed where I was pulling my arm out of his grip, never taking my eyes away from Jeb's. I felt like I was frozen to that spot.

"Max." Fang said trying pull my eyes away from Jeb's.

"Max." Angel called behind me.

"Max, we have to go." Fang said grabbing my arm once again, a little harder this time.

I tried to pull my arm from his grip only to have him tighten his hand around my arm.

I finally pulled my eyes away from Jeb's to look at Fang's grip on my arm.

"Let go." I said trying to pry his fingers from my arm.

"Come on." He said pulling me away from the door while Angel and Gazzy walked along looking at Fang and I stunned.

He pulled me into the trees then released my arm while I gaped at him.

"What are you doing?" I whispered harshly at him.

"What am I doing?" He asked looking at me like I was crazy. "You're the one who was just having a staring contest with Jeb. What did you think you were doing just standing there?"

"I don't know." I said truthfully. "I couldn't bring myself to look away."

Then my brain was haunted with the image of Nudge pounding on the glass door looking at me with desperate eyes, pleading with me to help her.

I saw Iggy being surrounded by erasers then dragged away from Nudge, then Nudge getting pulled away from the glass door too.

Then Jeb came into my mind and I felt frozen all over again. There was something about the way he was looking at me that made me feel help less, like he was taunting me. He knew I'd come back for Nudge and Iggy and he was daring me to make my move.

"We have to get them back." I said in a choked whisper.

I was holding back tears, repressing the images of Iggy and Nudge that haunted my brain. I had failed them and now it was up to me to get them back.

"How do we get in if it's locked down?" Gazzy asked probably knowing the answer already.

"We don't." Fang said looking at me.

I turned to meet his gaze with a questioning glance.

"We don't." He repeated. "Nothing gets in or out when Itex is in lockdown."

"We can't just leave them." I said furrowing my brow and shaking my head.

"No, we wait." Fang explained.

"Wait?" Angel asked looking up at Fang and I with questioning eyes.

"Jeb knows we'll try to save Iggy and Nudge." I said knowing where Fang was going with his statement. "Eventually they'll override the lockdown and that's when we'll go break out Iggy and Nudge."

"How are we gonna do that without getting caught?" Gazzy asked looking confused.

"I don't know yet, Gazzy." I said ruffling his blond hair. "But we'll think of something."

He seemed to be pleased with that answer and started to talk to Angel who was looking at Fang expectantly.

I was confused by the way she was looking at him at first, but then realized Total was still in Fang's backpack. I walked behind Fang and pulled the dog out and handed him to Angel. She gave him a tight squeeze and he licked he face happily.

I was able to manage a small smile when Angel looked up at me with a big grin.

I saw Fang walk a few feet away from the four of us and decided to go stand by him.

"When do you think they'll override the lockdown?" I asked staring at the Itex building.

"Anytime." He stated simply.

"We were so close." I said shaking my head, fighting back tears.

He looked at me obviously hearing my voice waver from the threatening tears.

"Thanks for before." I said swallowing the lump in my throat and successfully keeping back the tears.

Fang gave me a questioning glance.

"Knocking me out of the doorway." I said with a subtle nod. "I didn't expect the door to come down so soon."

"It wouldn't be a normal day if I didn't have to save you." He said with a smug tone and a smirk.

I swatted him on the arm as a small smile formed on my lips.

"Max!" Angel called to me.

"Yeah?" I asked turning to look at her.

"The doors just went up." Gazzy said carrying Total over to Fang.

"Let's go." I said walking toward the Itex building. And once again, I didn't have a plan.

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