Prisoner

Last Chances

This cell will be gone soon. No, I will be gone soon. Thats right, the world will go on without me. Doesn't seem possible but then again, I was a very minor part of the world as a whole. A very little part of anything, actually. I can almost hear time ticking away. Tick, tock.

The cell door rattles and opens. I can't see anything, as always, but I know its Mason. Who else would come see me?

"Hi." He says quietly, his head down.

"Hi." I croak. Why is his head down? I'm going to be free!

"Are you scared? It's okay to be afraid." He moves closer. I can feel him looking at me.

"Why? Why would I be scared?" It comes out a whisper. My voice still isn't back to normal. Never will be, I realize.

He appears to be confused.

"You are going to die," He says slowly,"Why wouldn't you be scared?"

"I am going to be free! At last. Free, forever." I am smiling like a lunatic.

"No, I am going to save you." HIs voice sounds so sure.

"Save me from what? Happiness?"

"No, death. Apparently you have a grave misconception about it. Some people believe when you die, thats it. You no longer exist. Some people, believe in a higher being. A God. I happen to be one of those people. Which means I also believe on Hell. Do you know what that means, Alex?"

I shake my head and he continues.

"Hell is a place were their is fire, for all eternity. Dark fire. A dark, black, death, forever."

I feel myself slipping into a mental coma at thoose three little words. My demons.

"Stay with me." Mason comes over and sits next to me. "I also believe in Heaven, Also a place you go for eternity. A good place. A place with golden streets and big houses. And light. Do you want to go to heaven?"

I can't move. I start to shake. Mason wraps his arms around me.

"Shh. I know it's a lot to take in, but if you die to day, I want to see you again someday. Say this with me, or if you don't want to talk, just think it in your head. But you have to mean it, okay? Really mean it."

I am still shaking.

"Just think this please: Dear God, save my life, now and for all eternity and take me to heaven when I die. Amen."

I feel his gaze piercing me. He thinks I didn't hear him. I did hear him. I thought that phrase. I don't think I ment it though. I don't know. I can't think.

"It's okay. " Mason pulls me onto his lap and rocks back and forth. "I am going to try my hardest to get you out of here. Because...I care. I care about you alot. Alot more than I should."

I don't respond but those words, they become my life line.

                                                                                                                  MASON

I don't like the fact that I tried to force my religion on her, but I am so scared. I want some security. I want to know that there is a chance I will see her when I die. I can't think like that. I have to get her out. I have to. I don't know how though. Right now my plan is basicaly to go in right before they execute her and shoot anyone who gets in my way.

I try to calm myself down. Deep calming breaths. You can do this, I tell myself over and over.

I will be committing treason but right now, I don't really care.