Chapter 6,
We ran, we drove, we walked, we hid and we fought only to survive. We are the longest runaways of the facility. We haven't heard from Jeremiah in weeks so we fear he is caught. 'Do you think you can get me up there?' I ask him. We look at an old cinema. 'Why?' he asks. 'Look up, there is a window open.' He looks up and nods. He holds his hands open and I take a run-up. I jump and clamp myself on the C-sign. I climb up and crawl through the window. I run down to unlock the door for Raymond and together we run upstairs again. 'Wait...' But he is too late. Someone grabs us from behind and screams in French. 'Who are you, who are you?' That voice…it sounds so familiar. I don't answer and use my defense skills to tackle the person and look her in the eyes. 'Mallory?' She blinks before she smiles and yells my name. Raymond kicks the person behind him and holds him tight. 'Raymond, that's Duncan!' I yell. He let him go and looks at me. 'Where is Jeremiah?' I ask. 'He was talking about South Africa or something.' Mallory answers. 'Well just Africa actually.' Jeremiah appears in front of us holding up 5 tickets. 'We have to go.' he says. 'I suggest we'll leave tomorrow.' Duncan suggests. A discussion starts and I only want to get some sleep. 'You know what? We go tomorrow! 'I conclude. Everybody looks at me. 'What? Go to sleep!' I say cranky and curl myself up against a wall. 'Let me be your pillow.' Raymond whispers. I thank him and put my head against his chest. Mallory looks with a sad face and walks away.
When we step into the airport, we look around. Nobody recognizes us and our false passports work perfectly. There were no soldiers and for a small second we all feel save. We enter the plane and sigh. 'It went easier than expected' Mallory says. I nod. 'So, how about you tell me what's going on between you and Raymond?' she asks all of sudden. My eyes widen. 'W-what?' 'Well you heard me.' The plane starts to lift off. 'I don't know, why do you ask?' 'I see how he looks at you Constantine, he never looked at me the same way.' 'Mallory seriously he is not into me, he is just grateful because I saved him several times.' I look at Raymond who sits somewhere else.
It was a long silence. And after a while I want to say something but, before I could, we feel some turbulence. 'Ladies and gentlemen, a strange...' The pilot becomes silent…this can't be good. I look at Jeremiah who disappears and Duncan who changes himself in another passenger. I stand up and someone holds my hand. 'Where are you going?' he whispers. I look in the red eyes of Raymond. 'Well, look around what else?' He lets my hand go and Mallory tries to look away.
'Isn't this a nice reunion?' Please let me be wrong. I turn around as does Mallory and Raymond and we see Trish. 'So how was freedom guys?' She asks with this honeysweet voice. 'Awesome until you came along!' I look angry. 'I missed you too.' She moves her hand and my feet leave the floor. 'Yes I had to train with others but it was worth it, look!' She hits me against the ceiling and let me fall on the floor. She does this three times. Then she pushes me against the cockpit door and it feels like she is strangling me. 'Bitch!' Mallory tries to touch her but suddenly she can't move. 'Oh sorry, I forgot to introduce Jennifer.' a girl stands up with this dead look in her eyes. Jennifer is a special case…she was locked up because she can't control her gift very well. When she concentrates too much on someone…well they freeze till dead. Duncan stands up and hit Jennifer in her neck. She falls in another passengers lap. Slowly everything becomes dark. Really? Is this the irony of life itself? Me being killed by Trish? All of sudden I fall on the ground and I see Jeremiah with a suitcase in his hand above Trish. 'Why isn't anyone noticing this?' Mallory asks with blue lips. 'Probably mirror bomb.' Duncan says and gives his coat to Mallory. 'What is a mirror bomb?' She asks. We all look at her. 'It's a bomb that detonates and splits reality from illusion…it's based on someone's gift' Duncan explained. 'So we are in the illusion now?' He nods. 'Probably all the time 'Raymond concluded. Jeremiah walks to the cockpit. 'How is the pilot doing?' I ask. 'To be honest...it's going to be a bumpy ride…maybe a bit crashing.' He says dryly. 'Move aside, Mallory take the other place, you guys find that mirror bomb and please lock Trish and Jennifer up!' 'Well about Jennifer and Trish…they're dead.' Raymond says. I nod but I am not listening. I was too busy trying to survive.
Our landing exists out of crashing. But we survive and luckily we found the mirror bomb on time. The only passengers were us. We walked already for an hour and got lost. 'We need a place to sleep.' Mallory complained in French. 'Yes we can make a hut.' I suggest. The others look at me like I am an idiot, but my brain already did the work and so did I.
Everybody was already asleep and I was carving my dad in a tree. 'So who is that?' I look up from my creativity. 'My dad' I answer slowly. 'Hm you miss him?' Duncan asks. 'Of course ...I haven't seen him in 13 years….But I think he is dead.' He pats my back. 'You have us…and when we are save we can look him up.' I nod and yawn. 'You seem tired.' he says with a smile. 'Yes just a little bit.' 'Too much using of your gift?' I nod again. 'But I can stay awake a little longer.' I suggest. 'No go to sleep, I can't sleep anymore!' He commands. I nod and walk straight towards the hut. I pass Mallory and Jeremiah who lay in each other's arms. 'Constantine.' Raymond whispers. I walk towards him and let me fall next to him. 'Go to sleep, you did enough!' I nod and close my eyes.
Maybe I start to like Raymond myself…