Secrets Behind The Tree

Chapter n°4: Blurred Links

Tomorrow morning we woke up early ,it was The D-Day ....destiny will decide if or not we will reach Vertigo ,its our only hope the plan is simple : go to the the basement ,navigate through the map Solomon brought, get tools and supplements get back upstair without getting noticed ,hide our findings and wait till the purge day when the exit gates gets open and break through the locked backdoor so we can sneak passing by the orchard and reach the exit gates and run ....

We decided to start before lunch time so the guards numbers will dramatically decrease ..

"It's time.." Said Solomon "let's go"
Solomon was on the lead me and Amelia followed him downstairs where is the lobby , there ,the road is split into 4 different ways the first leads to the staff rooms the second to the outside(where is the orchard ) the third to the infirmaries and the last ..to our destination ..the basements ,we looked around so we can check that nobody followed or saw us ,we opened the metallic door slowly and felt the cold wind coming up with a weird smell then we headed down ..most of the lights were switched off then we reached the end of the stairs and saw a red light upside a huge door "S-clearance only" written on it. The door wasn't locked it had just a small rounded lever, me and Solomon combined our strength to open it then we headed in ,there was a huge corridor with multiple cells divided in it in the end of it two splitting ways with 2 panels , one of them had " Tool Section " marked on it the other panel was scraped and the words weren't readable then Amelia told us that she went to the storage room once and found that to take the tools and medical supplies that it contains we must input a code that code was "6166" I proposed to them that we should split up , j wanted to know where does the other lead to so I convinced Amelia and Solomon to bring the tools so I can go the other way after that , the first who got up here wait for the other's return , Amelia told me to be careful and that she never went that way , I smiled at her with a reassuring look on my face but the fear that I had was far greater then they thought ..but my curiosity hadn't any limits . So I walked that way after few minutes I noticed a door and a weird smell of rotten flesh was coming out ..this smell was truly familiar but I couldn't remember , I saw a light coming out and I heard someone talking so I putted my ear on the door and heard these words " ..ahh..stop moving you filthy orphan ... Oh my god you're struggling  more than a fish out of water...." I tried to peek then I saw naked bloody legs quivering and suddenly a loud scream and the sound of a spinning saw when I could finally see clearly...my vision expanded with fear when I saw a grey long bearded man laughing while he's spilling blood everywhere and my headaches came back like the day when I first found myself laying on a bed in this orphanage then blurred visions started scrolling in my eyes ..I never left  that place ..they lied to me they didn't found me in the woods .. , the victim stopped moving and his arm fell out of the table ..I was frozen head to toe I ....I couldn't move when I felt a hand touching my back and an other one holding my mouth ..it was Amelia and her face flooded with tears ,she was shaking her head as she tried to said "NO let's get out now" we headed back the rendez-vous point and saw Solomon there with a filled up bag ,so I knew the job was done the he spoke

"What did you find there Payne?"

I tried not to look horrified by what I saw and answered " This orphanage is just a cover to what lies beneath..a dead end *literally* ..everyone who's stays here will end up dead .."

His face expressions started to disappear as he he heard me speaking the he added " there are 4 days left before the purge day , all that matters is that we must survive during this period "

We got back upstairs without being caught or noticed the we hid the bag of tools then we blended with the others as nothing happened .

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It was night time me and Amelia found a way to climb upstairs and reach the roof of the orphanage while we left Solomon talking with other guys and laughing with them , when we got there , we took a place on the ground and laid there , we were pondering the stars and the dark clouds passing by and I said " funny how life is strange and always full of surprises .."

"I usually never get good surprises but you...Marcus Payne are the best surprise I got in this place .. I never thought I'd have someone like you beside me I like how destiny is playing with us "

" ooh destiny right , some would say we control our destiny but the truth is that control is an illusion ..." Then I added "but sometimes you need an illusion to take control ...and you Amelia you are my illusion ...."

Then she turned to me and with her her grey eyes and red soft lips she gave me a smile and got up on her knees and opened her arms wide and asked me
"What if , we were free , what if we met in different circumstances how would treat me ?"

" well I don't really know but that doesn't make much difference cause I liked you since I first saw you ..umm..I would probably have a house ...situated in the woods with a cat, yes I love cats hah , and I would invite you to come so I can guide you through these woods and visit every magical spot I know "

"that would be awesome " she said while she totally got up and started spinning like she was dancing with a ghost ..I stared at her and smiled then I saw a bright star on the sky on told her " I'll name it Amelia " so if someday we could get out of here I would always remember you....

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