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Much, much later, I woke up. Someone had come in to check on me.

I didn't see their face, 'cause a blindfold was slipped over my eyes.

I felt a sharp prick in my arm as a needle was inserted. I waited for numbness to take me over. It would be a relief from the pain.

There was no dulling of my senses. No way. They weren't giving me the one thing that they wanted to give to me.

After the blindfold was lifted, the person left. I still had an IV in my arm. The medicine was in a little bag. Maybe they were actually feeding me.

If I didn't pass out or die, (not that I'd know about either if they happened), then, they must be feeding me. So they must want me to survive at least.

Finally, I decided that they weren't going to kill me. I waited and kinda tried to not think at all. I finally felt tired again, I let myself sleep. It didn't matter; I had to sleep at some point.

When I woke up, I wasn't alone anymore. There was another person asleep in the room. I couldn't see who it was but I heard a quiet breathing.

My heart sped up, I didn't know who it was, but they would be either a friend or an enemy.

If they were an enemy, then I had resolved now to kill.

I wasn't a naturally violent person. If by some "luck" I had been born "normal" I would just be a sarcastic, smart-ass, teenager. But no such luck. I wasn't normal and wouldn't ever be. I was just angry, sarcastic, pissed, smart-ass, flying Max.

If the person was a friend, then I would cry. NOT. I was out of tears. Even if I had any tears left in me, crying helped nothing.

If I didn't cry, I would plan a way to escape. That would be helpful.

Max, my voice said. It never, ever knew when to help.

You know what? I told it, You need to go the hell away, comprende?

Max, I told you that going after the Flock would kill them, it said almost smugly.

Is that what you wanted to tell me?! I shouted in my head, "I told you so"' ! You just wanna be like "Ha-ha, sucks for you. You didn't listen to that little talking VOICE- IN YOUR HEAD- now your little sister, your little girl is DEAD. I told you so, if only you had listened."

Max, Max, Max, the Voice chided, Please try to control your anger.

"Don't you tell me to calm down!"

"Chill, Max," it said.

Then, I froze, the voice hadn't spoken those last words. I turned m head around in its bindings. "Wh- Who said that," I was appalled that my words shook in surprise.

"Me," a voice barked.

"Total?" I coughed.

"Who else?" he chortled.

"Why-are-you-here?" I asked.

"They put us in pairs. You and me. Akila and Gazzy. Nudge and Iggy. Fang and Angel."

"Angel?" I choked on her name.

"Yeah," he barked, "They cuffed us together. Obviously not you and me. They separated us so that we wouldn't escape. Hey Max? "

"What?"

"Is the food here any good? The food we got sucked."

I rolled my eyes, only Total could think about food now, "When did they take you here?" I ignored his question.

"Hour ago?" he asked himself.

"You saw all of the others an hour ago," I clarified.

"Yeah, but seriously, chill. Why are you so worked up?" Total's eye roll was something that you could hear.

I froze; Angel couldn't have been killed a half day ago if Total had seen her an hour ago. "Were you ever separated since you were captured?" I needed to know if the message was faked.

"Nah," Total said, "They never did get us apart. We wouldn't let 'em."

My heart leaped, then the message was a fake.

Then, my voice had to ruin it all. Max. They waited until they were separated, Angel was picked off then. And her partner.

It took me a minute to think through that. You mean Fang!? I coughed to hide my gasp.

Yes. The Voice confirmed.

I hissed, this time I wasn't taking death as a fact until I saw the bodies. It would destroy me if they kept "killing" everyone I loved. I needed real proof that they were alive.

I would not let this get to me. As Angel had said, it was all a game. I could play too.

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