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Chapter 19

"You are free to go." Moriarty said as he watched Marley struggle to stand up. "I'll be seeing you later Marley." Moriarty smiled and then leaned against the wall, watching Marley.

Marley slowly opened the door and walked out into the hallway. Marley then headed towards where Nan was. She needed to warn her.

Why bother telling Nan? She's fine.

She isn't going to be. Moriarty is going to kill me but if Nan is with me, he is going to end up having to kill Nan.

Moriarty smiled and looked towards Picasso. "That went pretty well, didn't it? I mean, I thought she was going to say Nan was dying in her dreams but when she said she was, it was Christmas! I don't have to break her by having her watch Nan die. She is in a corner! She will let herself die to save Nan, just like Sherlock." Moriarty laughed In delight.

"When are we going to kill her?" Picasso asked.

"When the time is right. Let her say her goodbyes."

Marley walked towards the hospital wing, one to talk to Nan but to also see if she could get some morphine. Her back hurt as well as her head. Marley turned the corner to see Nan walking towards her.

"Hey Marley!" Nan made her way towards her. "Where are you going?"

"Uh, actually I was going to tell..." Marley was cut off.

"We have that physical evaluation in an hour. I was just heading to get ready. Shouldn't you be going as well. You are in my group." Nan looked at her waiting for an answer. "Wait. Don't tell me that you forgot?" Nan lowered her voice. "This is really important to you Marley. If you fail this, it will give them a reason to get rid of you. You understand that, don't you?"

That bastard! He did that on purpose, putting me in Nan's group for this physical fitness. He set me up to fail by making me know the severity of this test as well as think about Nan's safety. They will make sure that I stay with her.

"Yeah. I'm going but I really..."

"Okay. Cool." Nan started walking towards her room where she roomed with Heidi.

Marley walked towards her room, hoping that the guard was waiting for her. As she turned the corner, she saw the guard standing there. Marley walked up as the guard silently unlocked the door and opened it. Marley looked at him and then walked in, having the door shut nicely behind her.

Maybe you should be sleep deprived more often. No shoving or door slamming really does go a long way.

Marley walked to her little locker and saw her PT clothes: a white T-shirt that said INTELLIGENCE in block letters and black shorts with INTEL printed on the bottom left part of her shorts. She put on her white socks and her white running shoes. Her hair was pulled into a bun and then she walked to her door, knocking on it, knowing the guard was still outside. The door was opened as Marley slowly walked out of her room. She waited as the guard closed and locked the door before she started walking to the PT room, the guard following her.

The PT room was a wooded area that was lit with fluorescent light. During the day, there were little windows that let in some light but at night, the fluorescent lights barely lit up the pathway. Luckily, it was midday so there wasn't the difficulty seeing. Marley stood at the door waiting for everyone to walk up. Her heart pounded in her chest but not because of this test. She didn't care about this test. It would just give Moriarty a reason to hurt her without hurting Nan. No, she was nervous about seeing Nan. She needed to stay away from her in order to keep her safe.

Marley heard multiple footsteps walking down the hallway towards the PT room in a relaxed pace.

Just listen to them. So calm; without a worry in the world. Not worried that their best friend will be killed if they get anywhere close to her. Lucky bastards.