I snuck out the room while the scientists were focusing on Marcus. I messed up! I should have listened to Marcus! He's going to be killed now because of me! I ran down the hall and ducked into a room seven rooms down from Marcus's.
I looked around the room, looking for a place to hide when I spotted a desk and a machine sitting on it. I approached the desk and took a closer look. There was a small screen on it with buttons with numbers on them below it. It looked almost like a calculator. Printed above it was the word: Chains. The chains!
I started quickly looking through papers, looking for anything that could tell me how to work the thing. I looked through them quickly, desperate to find anything that could make the chains let Marcus go.
I began to lose hope in finding what I was looking for when a paper with the word chains on the top of it caught my eye. I picked up and examined it.
CHAINS
1…………………………. 543364… Flame 663066… Open
2…………………………. 526373… Flame 856352… Open
3…………………………. 546745… Open 634275… Flame
4…………………………. 214256… Flame 232566… Open
5…………………………. 740693… Open 863569… Flame
6…………………………. 857465… Open 736575… Flame
7…………………………. 693420… Open 854756… Flame
8…………………………. 634520… Flame 570534… Open
9…………………………. 332454… Flame 743425… Open
10………………………… 645378… 364569…
11………………………… 673627… 254645…
Yes! Yes! Yes! I was practically screaming in my head. This was it! This is what will save Marcus… or kill him if put in wrong. But this is it! I quickly folded up the paper and stuck into my pocket. I walked over to the door, cautiously looking out. It didn't seem like anyone was out there. I began to step out when I heard screams. This wasn't the kind of screaming you would hear from someone who was scared to death. It was agonizing, painful, and horrible. It was unbearable! I shut my eyes and covered my ears, trying to make the screams go away. Trying to make the image of the person who was screaming go away. I knew without even going to see who it was.
Marcus.
I opened my eyes and saw that I was at the window to the basement. I didn't even remember leaving the room but there I was in the basement.
I opened the window and crawled out, running as fast as my six year old could go till I reached my house. I looked around trying to find my mom when I spotted a note. "Working today. See you in the morning." I realized then that I was completely unprotected.
I pulled the paper out of my pocket and felt a small wave of relief was over me; a very small wave. I could use this to get Marcus out of there. I just hope that Marcus is still alive tomorrow when I go to see him.
I smacked myself in the head. What are you talking about Bella?! I yelled at myself. If you wait till tomorrow Marcus may not be alive anymore! I have to go do it now! I ran back to the front door and swung it open, slamming into something.
I'm just not having a good day. I looked towards the door and felt my heart stop.
"Hello Bella." Mr. Meyer smirked.