Lifeless [ #wattys2016]

lifeless

I elbowed the guard in the stomach. Whilst he doubled over in agony I took his gun from him making sure to hurt him further in the process for good measure. I looked over to see Fred fighting the guard that had him handcuffed. I saw the rest of my team fighting back; they actually listened to me. A little swell of pride blossomed in my chest. I then turned to where Tara was, in the glass cylinder lifeless. She wasn't moving anymore it's like she had given up . I couldn't breathe , breathe , breathe.  My heart constricted with so much pain.

She isn't moving and if she isn't moving and she's in water then she's...She's drowning. I gulped.

Tara is drowning.

The air  suddenly sucked out of my body . Tara could potentially die. Blood rushed to my brain. My fingers dropped the gun and the loud bang was the only sound heard. my hands shook uncontrollably. my eyes began to get fuzzy and blurry from where my mind couldn't digest the news.

"Aiden!" I heard a faint shout of my name

"What are you doing!"

"Why are you just standing still?" it was Fred but I wasn't listening to him

I marched to where  Ava and the short haired man where standing anger rolling off me like waves. By now I was just by the table my hand inching closer to the flower. My other hand clenched in a tight fist ready to swing.

My eyes locked onto Ava's so intensely  she averted her gaze. The love I once had for her was thinning by the second. How could she do this? I thought Tara meant something to her. I then grabbed the short haired man and looked at him with disgust. " Now you listen and listen good. You are going to free Tara from that glass cylinder right now or else I will beat you to a pulp  and I swear to you I'll make it look like an accident."  My tone holding no room for arguments and left him a stuttering .  I wasn't going to let go until I heard the answer I was looking for.

Crash. It must have  come from across the room. I dropped the man on the floor with a  thump and whipped my head round fast.  Justin? (Where had he come from?)  glass was  sprinkled all  around him like snowflakes with Tara lying in his arms like a fallen angel. I looked back at Ava and the man to see one was shocked and the other gulping for air like a fish. I ran back to where Justin was standing not caring about the cries coming from behind me. I slowed down to a halt inhaling the air.  I  looked to Justin's face to see if there was any sign that she was okay. I prayed in my head that everything would be okay and that the answer I wanted to receive was the answer I would get. But his face only showed , worry , sadness and pain. No I thought. I reached out for  her but stopped mid way. Touching her made it more real. Touching her meant that my mind wasn't playing tricks on me like it did in my cell. Abandoning the thought as quickly as it came I held her in my arms like she was a precious jewel and cradled her.

She was no longer the vibrant girl I had gotten used to seeing each day. With her plump pink lips and wild curly hair like a lions Maine. And her brown chocolate skin always glowing even when the sun wasn't out. No instead her lips were the shade of  the ocean, her hair was limp like a weed consuming a flower. She was cold no sort of heat radiating off her. Only a miracle could help now.

I tried shaking her but she wasn't responding. Oh gosh I thought. My eyes were starting to blur, my breathing increased. I started shaking her more forcefully thinking that would help. I put my head where her heart was to check for any beating , no response. My breathing went up. I was a shaky mess I was going mad. Till I felt a hand stop me. it was Fred he shook his head and gently tried to help me up. I shook out of his grasp not wanting to be separated from Tara.

"Fred she isn't moving or breathing." My voice a whisper but I was still looking at Tara

"It will be okay man." was his reply but even he didn't sound sure

whipping  hair from  out of her face . I  whispered hoping that she could hear me. "Tara... it's me Aiden. You need to wake up okay? There isn't a team if you're not a part of it." I said trying to be strong for the both of us

"You can't die on me! I can't lose you. Not like this. You still have so much ahead of you. You can't let death take you away from the world. You can't let death take you away from me." I said more urgently

I saw Fred come back and with a stretcher and put Tara on it and taking her away. I immediately got up to accompany her when I realised that I still have unfinished business here. I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw it was Justin.

"Go I'll take care of here, right now she needs you." He said caringly

I looked at him in the eyes and I didn't have to say anything for him to know how grateful I was to him. I then walked to the entrance where I saw the others walking to, whilst Justin and his men were  fighting the guards. I felt for Tara's flower in my pocket and I thought everything is  has to be okay.

on the other hand Ava. I can't leave her here in this dingy place. But I know she can't stay with us. Her betrayal was a blow and I don't know how we can recover just yet. She looked so frightened. Like the girl we saw in the woods. The girl who wouldn't speak or get close to anyone. I couldn't just leave her. The man had deserted her and left her to fend for herself. I guess he knows his plan isn't going to well.

I quickly scooped her up into my arms and fled the scene. Soon I was ducking and dodging hits, bullets and any other things that could hurt us. I quickly got into the speeding 4x4 car with the door already open. And made sure to buckle Ava in before jumping in and yelling go go go! to the driver.

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authors note:

hey guys I am back. after so long. hope you have liked the previous chapter and I hope you enjoy this one as well.

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