Borrowed time

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MILO

"Hmh I'm always right," Ophelia says I can tell she's fighting to stay awake so I lean over and kiss her forehead, and say "go to sleep princess you need your rest for our plan."

I can't sleep I'm not sure if we can trust Bella I mean we did just meet her. But without her, we are screwed I wonder what she told Ophelia to make her trust her so quickly. I really can't imagine losing her because some girl told our plan to her father.

It's the hardest decision I have ever had to make. I know it won't be long until one of our times runs out and one of us isn't spared. And it sure as hell won't be Ophelia so I'm going to do everything in my power to get us both out of here.

I won't hesitate to die for her, Ophelia will get out of this hell hole even if it's not with me. I have to tell Bella and soon our time is ticking and we are living on borrowed time. I need to sleep I need all my strength if I want this plan to work because if I fail there will be two innocent lives stolen.

I eventually succumb to the darkness putting my thoughts to rest. I have to tell Bella I have no other choice it's the only way we will escape alive.

I'm awoken by Ophelia gently shaking me, I wanted to be woken up like this every morning till my last. I notice something when I come out of my death sleep, it's a smell, of eggs, bacon, and grits. The two bubble eggs are sitting on a small hill of grits with the bacon making a smile right under the eggs. My stomach ached to eat everything I saw in mere seconds we hadn't eaten much since we were taken ten days ago.

I'm confused though why is there now this delicious-looking meal. "Who made it? Where did it come from? Is it poisoned? And lastly why now?" I ask rubbing my eyes still half asleep.

"Bella made it she brought it because we haven't eaten." Ophelia chuckles a little and says, "and no it's not poised." Bella laughs a little bridging my attention to her. She's wearing a black tank top crop top, blue jean shorts, a belt, and her curly black hair is in a messy bun at the top of her head.

She looks nice she gives me a little hello wave and hands me a bowl of food

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She looks nice she gives me a little hello wave and hands me a bowl of food. I inhale all the food in less than three minutes it was so good Ophelia finished shortly after me. I know that it's now or never and I clear my throat getting Bella and Ophelia's attention who were talking.

Ophelia

Milo clears his throat catching my and Bella's attention we turn towards me and I can tell Milo has something on his mind. He grabs the back of his neck looking at Bella "u-um Bella I um have something to ask you but first, we can trust you? Right?"

Bella looks at my beaten face and back at Milo, her face is weary like she knows what Milo is about to ask.

"Yes, I promise whatever tell me stays in this room." She gives Milo a sympathetic look.

"Well, we need your help but it's dangerous and I don't know what will happen if we get caught." Milo, says hesitantly I know exactly what he is going to ask her I'm hopeful that she will help us.

Bella

"Well, we need your help but it's dangerous and I don't know what will happen if we get caught," Milo says nervously I have no idea what he is about to ask me. I know that it could change everything "okay, what is it you need help with?"

"We um..well..I...we have a plan but we need someone on the inside who can help us we want to leave. I know it's a lot to ask but will you help us?"

Of course, I want to help but if they do manage to escape with both of their lives. What if someone finds out I helped them?

"I'm in, I can help but we have to be careful these people have orders to shoot if you are seen leaving this room."

Milo

"I'm in, I can help but we have to be careful these people have orders to shoot if you are seen leaving this room." SHOOT!? Did Jack give his minions orders to shoot his own daughter? This man is insane!

Then I processed that Bella said she will help us, I see Ophelia's worried face turn to pure excitement. "R-really? You will? Thank you! Thank you! You will be the reason we will escape." Ophelia says in excitement

"Thank you, Bella, we owe you everything!" I get up to give her an aperitive hug when all of sudden she pulls away and gets serious. "Don't thank me yet we still have no good plan and you haven't escaped yet."

She's right we really don't have a good plan, she looks down at her wrist which has an Apple Watch on it. She looks frantic when she says "I have to go, but I will be back tomorrow morning and we will start coming up with a good plan."

I shake my head and head to the bathroom to freshen up for the day, I have a feeling we have a load of hectic days ahead of us.

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