Escape from the ordinary

Safehold

Safe.... It was a new feeling. Was that even what this was? Was this what its like to feel safe? I'm warm and cozy. My limbs buzz and I feel light headed, in a good way. The foreign feeling is nice. Nice? Was that even a word to describe the buzzy bliss I was going through? I don't know why or how I got this feeling of safety, but I know I want to keep it. I feel an extra buzzing sensation on my arms and I feel  more warmth shooting through me where the buzzing was. I didn't even know if I was standing anymore, I felt like I was floating.
      I could feel my mind starting to slip as I am engulfed  in this sensation. It feels so good, I want to embrace it, but somethings holding me back. I want to stay with this blissful feeling, I don't want it to go away. A voice echoes,

you don't want this...

'How would you know what I want!' I think to myself.

Because, I know you... The voices response shocked me.

'Did I say it out loud?' I think.

No...

' How can you hear my thoughts?' I think.

Because... I am you...

What? I tried to speak but my mouth felt like it was full of sand and concrete.  The warmth let my body, the feeling of bliss...gone. I was cold so cold. This wasn't right I want my warmth. I want the feeling I had just experienced. Why was this happening? The voice speaks again.

You need to wake up now Angel... Their waiting for you....

I try to call out, to scream. But I can't, my voice is gone, no sound comes out. I wanted to ask who? And what was going on. Then I feel warm again. Not the same warmth as before. This one was better, it doesn't feel like a dream, I don't have the weird buzzing, this warmth felt natural, this one felt real.
        I could feel a cold breeze ruffle my long hair, sending chills up my spine. My eyes flutter open, I am greeted by rubies starring at me, these jewels are laced with worry and fear. I blink a few times and rub my blue eyes. I am still warm. Then all at once I'm cold, I see the pair of rubies, slowly pull away from me, and I look the figure up and down. I feel a tingling in the back of my head as I remember, Ashton. This pair of ruby red eyes belong to Ashton. He slowly stands and I realized what position we were in. He was kneeling over me. Why? I haven't the slightest clue.
I look around and see that were still in the forest they had brought us to die in. Why were we even still alive? And what happened? I see that everyone is still huddled around the table area. No one seems to notice that I'm on the ground, and if they did then no one bothered to keep looking. I see a guardian walk towards us rifle in hand. Ashton and Ella don't seem to notice, Ella is clinging to Ashton's left arm and his right is extended towards me. I take him up an his offer to help me up, as I stand I survey the area. There are about 60 guardians here, counting the one coming towards us.
     The guardian, passed us and hoped on the table in the middle of the crowd of kids. Another guardian on the side hands him a mega phone, the one on the table pulls it to his lips and beings to speak. His voice is deep and sounds like sand paper. " Get back in the bus you disgusting waste of resources..." He paused to take a breath "  I have been informed the mess has not been taken care of so if you were on bus 3 your going to be split into groups and put on different buses..." Everyone nods. The mess he was referring to the guardian that Ella had killed. Most of the other guardians had no clue what he was talking about, and by the looks of it he didn't know either, there were only 6 guardians who witnessed the horrific event that took palace. And it seems they didn't inform everyone of what happened.
     The man continued with his announcement " I'm going to call role and as soon as I'm done you better move your filthy..." The megaphone failed for a brief moment, but based on the way his mouth move he only said one word. The megaphone came back and carried his voice through the crowd " and get on that..." The megaphone cut out again, he didn't seem to notice or he just didn't care. It was one word again. " bus!" He finished. And started calling role.
   When he called my name, I answered like I always do, with an unenthusiastic "here..." Everyone answers the same as me. With a simple 'here..' Before he moves on. So far no ones missing, I highly doubt anyone would even think of running and if they did they would bed killed on the spot. That reminds me... What are we still alive? Before I could question my self any further, he calls on Ashton.
    "Ashton Jackson." He calls out.  " here!" Ashton calls out. The man glances up from his clip board, to look at the crowd. After a second he looks back and continues.
"Ella Jackson."
     Everyone who was on the same bus as us stiffens and stays perfectly still, faces pale and eyes wide with fear. Everyone else looks around in confusion, they were wondering why some of the others had just froze. They had no idea what was going on.
    It was quite. No one made a sound, for what felt like forever. Everyone was now tense wondering why no one was speaking up. Then a small voice can be heard, it sounds sweet and innocent almost like an angels, " here!" Ella says at last. I can see the color returning to everyone's faces as they visibly relax. The guardian on the table mumbles something under his breath and continues role. Once he's done he yells "get to your busses and buckle up were...
   

we're going to safehold