With every couple of steps, Becker looked to his right to check on Ramona. She seemed perfectly happy walking along the concrete passages, not knowing where she was going, she hadn't spoke since she had inquired about the sun. Suddenly she spoke in a horse whisper to Becker so Danny and Emily could not hear her, "Do you want to know where she is?"
"Where who is?" answered Becker in the same whisper.
"I think you know perfectly well who, the person who you have been looking for, for 17 years!" as she spoke she looked behind her as if she expected something to attempt to drag her. Becker couldn't believe his ears; he was finally going to see his sisters after 17 years! All those wasted years he spent waiting. How much of human life is lost in waiting? (Just thought I would throw in my favourite Indiana Jones quote :D)
"Can, can, can you show me to her?" he asked his voice no more than a mouse's whisper.
"Yes, yes of course" answered Ramona immediately. "Come with me!" and with that she turned round a corner and lead Becker down a narrow passages way.
"What about Emily and Danny?" asked Becker fore he feared the safety of his closest friends more than anything.
"They will be ok" said Ramona shunting the thought off at once.
Becker followed her first along the thin passage- it took Becker a while to notice that the walls where covered in paintings; of dogs, trees, cats, animals, lakes and rivers and they were all signed with the same initials 'C R', Becker could not think who C R could b so he asked Ramona "Who, drew these paintings? Who's CR?" Ramona did not answer but Becker continued following her round corners and through doors. Suddenly they were confronted by a big golden door.
"Go on in" said Ramona. Becker had his hand on the door about the push its strong wood and open the marvellous thing, but then he noticed something craved into the wall; Curiosity killed the cat. He stopped, Becker had changed his mind, and no way was he going in there! That was until he heard shouts and screams coming from inside- the shouts and screams of his friends he treasured so dearly.
Without a second thought he pushed open the door and was suddenly face to face with six tied up people; Matt, Jess, Connor, Abby, Emily and Danny. He turned round to face Ramona but she was gone! And the door had shut. "RAMONA!" screamed Becker.
"I'm here Becker, I am so sorry, I didn't know" came a voice from behind Becker. A wave of happiness came over Becker as he looked down at Ramona; he knew what he must do.
"Ramona, I know I haven't known you for very long but, well I know you haven't anywhere to go when we get out of here, I was wondering, if you want to come and live with me in my flat, just until you get a job and earn a living that is."
"Oh yes please" said Ramona looking up into Becker's eyes, he own gleaming with tears of happiness.
"Excuse me" said Conner wriggling in his ropes "while you two are having a moment, we are still all tied up!"
"Oh yeah, sorry" said Ramona and Becker at the same time, as they started untying the tight ropes bounded around their friends.
When all the ropes had been successfully untied Jess popped the question they had all been thinking; "so, ummm how do we get out?"
Ramona smiled "well first we unlock that door" she pointed at the one in front of them "and then I lead the way to the main door and we escape"
"Ok" Jess said smiling, then her smile faded as suddenly as it had appeared "but how are we supposed to get through the two doors?"
"Jess, give me a grip or hair clip or something!" exclaimed Connor, Jess passed him one of the many grips in her hair and Connor started picking the lock.
"Connor love," said Abby "I know you are cleaver, but really? Picking locks?"
"I have seen them do it in the movies all the time" Connor stopped, "nearly there…" all of a sudden to lock clicked making everyone jump. "Yippy!" shouted Connor.
"Follow me!" said Ramona as she ran out the door, everyone followed apart from Becker and Jess, Jess whom hadn't moved from the hunched sitting position she was in.
"Wait" shouted Becker round the door and he heard to sound of feet running stopping, "Jess what's wrong?"
"It's, it's my ankle, I don't know what happened, it really hurt every time I move" she stopped talking momentarily and started again, "Becker, go without me, I'll slow you down!"
"No" said Becker "never" and with that he picked Jess up, like you would and baby and cradled her small frame in his arms for a second, then ran to join the others. They ran round corner after corner, passage after passage until they reached the huge door that could only be the door that leads to safety. He placed Jess' feet on the ground. 'No' thought Becker 'this is too easy' as if to answer his thought, none other than Yoturrrio appeared out of nowhere.
"Ramona, you were supposed to bring them to me!" bellowed Yoturrrio, everyone turned to stare at Ramona, who was now crying silently. "You" he pointed at Becker "you have caused me the most trouble and for that you will pay" Yoturrrio whispered a few words of pure gibberish and out of his hands shot a beam of light- it could only have been some sort of curse! The first one missed but then he aimed another well aimed curse at Becker, but it did not hit Becker- it hit Ramona, she dived in front of it- she had saved Becker's life! Ramona collapsed, Becker picked her up but there was no time for morning because Yoturrrio continued aiming curses at them, the beams of purple light hitting everything. Becker thought it was all over until one of the stronger beams hit the door and it swung open!
Becker just stood where he was, rooted to the spot as everyone ran out of the prison, including Ramona who jumped out of his arms and with all the rest of her energy stumbled out. He knew he would die anyway but suddenly out of the shadows came a girl, Becker knew who it was immediately, but he did not know how he knew, maybe he recognised her eyes or maybe her fly away hair but all he knew was this person was Chloe! She launched herself at Yoturrrio and one of his curses hit the ceiling and it started to fall- the building was collapsing!
"Go Becker! Run" shouted Chloe as she prevented him from escaping by holding him down "I love you Becker, this is my last good bye, now please go!"
"No, I will not leave without you!" screamed Becker over the sound of huge clumps of the ceiling falling to earth.
"GO Becker, that is my dying wish, please, just leave me" Suddenly Connor came running into the building and dragged the shaking Becker out of it.
"Becker" shouted Ramona as the last bits of the prison gave way and the rubble settled; Becker had thought Chloe was dead for 17 yet never gave up hope, but now he knew she was, she was, he couldn't bring himself to say or even think the horrible word, he turned back to Ramona.
"Yes Ramona" said Becker kneeling at her side as she lay on the emerald grass.
"Thank you, you showed me what it is like outside the confined walls of the prison"
"Hush" said Becker picking her limp frame up and cradling it in his arms. "Don't waste your energy talking"
"But I have to tell you something" she stopped and took a deep breath "I am Yoturrrio and Chloe's daughter"
Becker pretended not to hear as he hushed her again, "imagine it, you and me sharing a flat, popcorn every night and movies and pizza and chocolate and sweets and..." Becker stopped as he looked down at the limp figure of Ramona- she was not breathing yet she had a smile on her still face. That would be how she would stay- the smiling mystery.
Do you know how it feels to have to leave a place with so many questions in your head that will never be answered? Well that is how Becker felt as he walked away from the prison that changed his life!
Then end!