Chapter 8| We Call 'em Blades

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I stared

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I stared. Just stared at the long metal that was placed in a pattern.  Rust caked the large things.  The beeping coming from the grey cylinder devise came out uncontrollably fast.  So I ran.  Ran where the beeping led me to.

"Lily!" Thomas's voice rang out.  I jumped, my heart beating an extra beat.

"Jesus Thomas," I breathed, holding my chest.  Behind him was Minho drenched in sweat, along with Thomas who were both breathing hard. 

"Your shucking fast," Minho said between breaths.  I smiled at his compliment until I saw the crusted blood that had dripped from Thomas's ear in the glade.  I frowned, my face darkening as I spun on my heel and continued as if they weren't there.

"What is this place?" Thomas whispered causing me to jump again.  I hadn't realized they both snuck up behind me.

"We call 'em blades," Minho answered while looking around.  I slowed into a fast walk ignoring Thomas and Minho.  A faint whispering sounded from everywhere.  I looked around in pure panic.

"Shut up guys," I whispered harshly.  They both snapped their mouths shut.  With my eyes wide, my breathing quickened.

"Hey, she ok?" Minho eyed me weird.  I covered my ears as the whispering multiplied.  Thomas had said something but the cement walls started closing in on me.  The room was shrinking. My lungs felt like they weren't getting enough air.  Something was squeezing the life out of me.  Suddenly I couldn't stand on my feet anymore before darkness swallowed me.

"Stephan!  What's going on?" I screamed over the shouts and protests of angry people who crowded around a train.  But who next to me was Thomas.  Who was Stephan?

"Alana? Stephan? Look at me," A weird feeling settled in my stomach as I answered to what a loving women with brown hair and brown eyes looked down at us called me.

"I love you two so much," tears streamed down her face.  Everything looked big around me before I noticed that I was small.  I looked at Thomas and he was so small, but a lot taller than I was.

"Stephan, take care of your sister!" She yelled as men roughly grabbed Thomas and I, "Stephan don't let anything happen to your sister!  She's just a baby!"

"Mommy," Thomas screamed.  The scream faded before I was swallowed in darkness once again.

"Lily?" Thomas shook my shoulders, "hey, Lily?" The gentle voice made my eyes fly open while sucking in a breath.

"How long was I out?" I sputtered as my eyes darted around taking in my surroundings. Minho was standing in the same spot he was while Thomas was kneeling next to me.

"Um... for like a second?" Minho gave me a concerned look.

"Oh ok," I jumped back up and grabbed the metal cylinder.

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