Mockingbird // 5sauce

21.

21.

[TRIGGERING CONTENT: TORTURE]

The tanned girl screamed out in an agonizing pain as she felt her ankle being twisted, again.
Hot tears streamed down her dirty cheeks from her tired black eyes. Her body drenched in sweat and blood, she cried out for help that would never come.

"C'mon, Miss Yechive, tell me everything." Dr Exeter pressured, sitting on a chair with her emotionless face and piercing green eyes.

"I already told you, I know nothing..." Atiya cried, the intense pain not leaving her body.

Her hands were curled into fists as she grasped tightly on the metal chair she was tied up to. She still wore the same set of clothes she did when she was captured. Her white t-shirt was no longer white, stained with blood and dirt. Her jeans were ripped at the ends and she didn't have shoes anymore.

Her dirty feet touched the cold floor that matched her body heat.
Her right ankle was twisted to the side in a way she didn't even know was possible. There was an evil looking man kneed next to her, his strong, calloused hands gripping on her sprained, now broken, ankle.

Everytime her answers weren't appreciated by Dr Exeter, she told the bald, tattooed man to twist her ankle a little more. He had very muscular arms, tattooed from the shoulder to the wrist, and a surreal strength.
He violently twisted her ankle a little more and Atiya cried loudly.

"Please, stop..." she screamed, in a high pitched voice, the pain getting unbearable. "I don't k-know anything... Please...."

"I don't believe you but okay." Dr Exeter ordered the man to stop which he did as she continued to ask questions. "Tell me, this time truthfully, we know you lied last time, where the Sydney Headquarters are."

"I can't, I..." Atiya struggled to talk as she felt light headed and her vision was blurry.

"Don't let her faint." Dr Exeter demanded, telling the man to pour a bucket of water on her which he did.

Atiya, fearing the pain would grow even worse, gave up and told Dr Exeter were the Headquarters were. She couldn't handle anything anymore as she closed her eyes and felt the darkness take over her. She could faintly hear some whispers in the background as she passed out on the metal chair, her body aching with pain.

[END OF TRIGGERING CONTENT]

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"We should talk to the Revolutionaries in Perth, maybe they can figure something out." Hannah suggested, brushing her blonde hair with her fingers. "They did help Atiya and Maya back then so maybe they'll help again."

"I tried to contact them but it's really difficult to get them to answer because living in Perth means they have to be extremely careful." Hannah gave Kelsey a knowing look and encouraged her to carry on. "Let's try again, I guess..."

After going through a long list of contacts, they finally got Perth's leader of the Revolutionaries email. Hannah and Kelsey elaborated a formal and urgent message, hoping they would answer.
Luckily, almost an hour later they got a reply asking for a video conversation to talk about the situation which both girls gladly accepted.

On the screen of the computer appeared a young, tanned teenager with perfectly done eyebrows.

"I'm Ale, the vice leader of the Perth Revolutionaries and leader of the Chile Revolutionaries. What can I help you with, Sydney people?" they explained, running a hand through their black hair. "Jasey Rae, the leader, is out so I'm in charge now. Talk."

"A few months back two friends of mine contacted you to help hack into the security system in PRL." Kelsey started. "One of them was captured and we need help to rescue her."

"Atiya and Maya?" Ale asked and the girls nodded. "They were nice girls with good ideas and as far as I know, the plan worked successfully. Which one was captured? I'm sure we can arrange something."

"Atiya." Hannah said. "Is there anything you can do? At least to check if she's alive."

"Most of us are professional hackers here. We can figure something out and then, if possible, we'll even go there and save her and all other prisoners we might find." Ale smiled, loving to help other people with same beliefs. "I'll talk to Jasey Rae and then I'll tell you the final decision."

"Thank you so much, Ale, thank you." Kelsey said, her eyes shining with happiness.

They said their goodbyes and Kelsey and Hannah hugged each other. They both pulled away awkwardly since they weren't very close and Kelsey had a hard time trusting Hannah because of who her father was.
However, now Kelsey trusted Hannah. Hannah was calm and quiet but she knew when to act and was a source of secret information since her father trusted her with his work.

Kelsey finally felt hope. Atiya and her were closer than anyone ever noticed or knew and it was hard for her not to know where or how Atiya was. It was stressful and now, thanks to Hannah, there was hope.

+

"You look very beautiful." Calum complimented, looking down to hide his fond expression.

"Thanks." Kelsey smiled, tucking a strand of lilac hair behind her ear. "You, too."

The pair smiled at each other and kept walking, their toes digging into the warm sand. Kelsey took Calum to a beach nearby, something unlikely of her. Beaches were quite romantic in most people's opinions but Kelsey simply found them relaxing and was hoping she could share a more intimate moment with Calum.

Calum would never refuse the chance to meet with the independent soft-looking girl. Everyone could see how in love he was with her. There was just something so mesmerizing about her and Calum found that beautiful.

He loved everything from her prominent spine to her small curves that so perfectly fit in his hands. He loved to caress her soft skin and kiss her delicate lips.
He was in love with her but he was afraid, because everything between them was uncertain.

"Kels?" he murmured, intertwining his long fingers with her small ones. "Do you have feelings for me?"

Kelsey stopped to think. She did have feelings for Calum. Calum was an escape for her, he made her forget her worries and overall made her a better person. Around Calum, she felt unstoppable. She liked that feeling, she liked it a lot.

"I think I do." she quietly answered, as she leaned in to kiss Calum passionately.

They kissed, slowly, for what felt like forever. At that moment, they both felt happy and their worries faded away as they demonstrated their love for each other.

"I do, too." Calum smiled, his eyes closed and his forehead against Kelsey's.

"Good." she sighed happily.

And with their foreheads pressed against each other and the moon rising behind them, the teenagers there created a moment they'd never forget.

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"Can you go get your sister, please?" Mr Mallei sighed at the dinner table as Hannah quietly stood up and went upstairs, calling for Katie's name.m

She checked her room but she wasn't there, neither in the living room. After searching everywhere in the house, she decided to check the bathrooms. She felt nervous, not really understanding why.

She opened the door to the bathroom she and Katie shared and suppressed a scream in horror.

On the cold tiles of the white bathroom floor, now stained with a crimson color, laid Katie's body. Her thighs covered in blood, her body drenched in sweat, her face covered in tears.

"Somebody call an ambulance!" Hannah shouted, checking Katie's pulse. "Somebody help!"

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im so excited to end this you have no idea whats coming

love,

inês