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Past Orphan
A.N: Tell me what you think, please!
"Tonight. We leave tonight!"
"You little piece of shit!" The Handler yelled as he recovered from the taser shock. The "piece of shit" in question was Eve and she didn't look scared. Max watched in slow motion as he pulled out a gun and got ready to aim at her sister, but quickly doubled over when Zack kicked him in the lower stomach, that was when they all scrambled to escape.
When they reached the long halls, it seemed that Handlers were coming from every which way. "Scatter!" One of her siblings shouted, and they did.
"Tell me 494, do you recognize this girl?" Renfro held up a picture to him, it was Rachel. When he didn't say anything, Renfro slammed the picture on her desk with a resounding thud and smiled a crooked, evil smile. "Well I guess the question should be, did you know her." When his eyes grew wide at that her smile was bigger, more evil. "She went buh-bye. Take him, fix him." He fought against the Handlers as they dragged him out of the office and down the tiled halls and wooden stairs. By time they reached the basement or Re-Indoctrination Room, he was exhausted, bloody and bruised, but still fighting. The Handlers just laughed as he struggled against his bonds when they successfully chained him to a cold, wet cement wall. The room was dark, but he could see their eyes almost glow with their evil intentions. The ones in the book of Manticore, and the ones in their own book.
"You're nuts!" He was scolded as he returned to his bunk for the night. Under his shirt where more files, almost all of the ones he needed.
"Why are you risking it?" She asked.
"To live," he said simply before turning over and going to sleep. Tomorrow was another day to survive and win.
"In breaking news, Manticore Orphanage has been put under investigation. Reports came out late last night when a raid by federal agents swarmed the grounds of the old orphanage. We'll go to Logan Cale for more information. Logan?"
"Yes, one of the oldest orphanages in America has been taken over and under the control of federal agents. There is speculation of what has lead to this event many un-answered questions. What I do know is that more than 1,200, underage children were removed from the premises while an unknown amount of teens and young adults, wards of the orphanage, were also removed. Both groups were taken to un-known places until further notice. Following the removal of children several works were escorted from the premises in federal agent cars and taken to holding cells in an unknown location. Until we know more, back to you."
She stood still and stared at the television before her. Not sure what to think of the report. A lonesome tear slipped down her cheek as the memories began to assault her.
ORPHANAGE: TORTURED, MURDERED AND EXPERIEMENTED ON WARDS IN CARE
"Breaking news: human remains were found on the land of Manticore Orphanage. The total found, as of now, is well over 200. All of the remains are of young children from toddlers to around the age of 10. Cadaver dogs were let loose on the property this morning and excavation began shortly after wards..."
"Today the trial begins in the case of Manticore Orphanage employees, known as "Handlers" who have been accused of not only torturing and committing illegal and unethical experiments, but also murder of more than 2,000 children who were kept as wards at the orphanage. As been reported previously, the director of the Orphanage,Dr. Elizabeth Renfro who has been dubbed "Madam X" was shot and killed when resisting arrest and attacked federal agents on the night of September 28th. Information from her personal files at her office at the orphanage and her own home hold a lot of incriminating evidence that will be used in today's trial..."
It's over, or maybe it was the beginning. He wasn't sure. Kicking some loose dirt on the ground, he stared at the old building in front of him. No longer was it his prison, no longer would live tomorrow to survive and win. He was free from the the walls of Manticore Orphanage, but fare from free from his memories and knowledge of the place. Spitting on the over grown grass he took one last look of the building before walking away to his bike and leaving the past behind.
It was gone, the thing she had been running from for so long was gone. Now it was time to heal.