Ch. 1

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           Gradient panted, shaking in fear as his steps echoed in the long corridor that was dark. He was beyond scared... no he was TERRIFIED. There were alarms being sounded , loud and terrifying. He tried to escape before but those times had ended badly. Now, he was trying to escape. Again. He then heard yelling. His soul starting beating faster than before. He had tears running down his face. He could've stopped , to scared to go one but something made him continue. He felt as if there was a fire inside him, burning bright and strong. He felt.... DETERMINED to find his family again.

    After a long moment of running that seemed endless, he saw the exit. He laughed. For the first time in 8 years he laughed. It was joyful and clear as day. He was finally free!

           He started to run faster, seeing this was his only chance to escape. He burst through the doors , running as fast as he could towards the forest.

    It seemed like hours , days even, when he collapsed onto the ground, soaked in sweat. He was far from that torture chamber. There was no noise except his deep breathes as he tried to regain a stable breathing pattern. He slowly started to become unconscious. The last thing he saw was a darkening sky before he blacked out completely from exhausting...

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