❛ 𝔦 𝔡𝔬𝔫'𝔱 𝔴𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔴𝔦𝔪 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯, 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔫 𝔦𝔱'𝔰 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔡 𝔦'𝔡 𝔩𝔦𝔨𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔡𝔦𝔢. ❜
→ * . & ━━ a girl by the name
of sar, who can walk through dreams, finds
herself drawn to her hometown and into a
bigger m...
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THE WALL BURST OPEN, SHATTERED BY AN INVISIBLE FORCE. Bricks and rubble shot out like gunpowder from a cannon, flying across the garden.
An alarm was blaring from somewhere in the compound. The group raised their hands over their heads to protect themselves from falling debris. The guard on patrol raised his gun at them, and went flying across the courtyard with a single flick of the youngest girl's head. He slammed into the driveway and the snapping of his arms as he landed could be heard across the clearing.
Their soft feet had broken open upon the gravel path. Katie had cried out, and perhaps Sar had too. Lune had only winced and James hadn't reacted at all. There was a determined look on his face. Lune had Katie tucked beneath her protective arm, Sar in her other hand. James had taken the lead.
Sar was only thirteen, hair buzzed. The blue and white hospital gown flapped around her bare legs. She still had bruises along her wrists from the most recent experiment. The girl was clutching onto Lune's fingers like her life depended on it. Maybe it did.
Great beams flooded them with light. Sar stumbled slightly, toes ripping on stone. Doorways from all sides of them swung open, alarms loud in the group's ears. It was raining, appropriate for a kind of moment such as this. Soldiers were pouring out of the doors, armed with armour and guns. "Stop!" one was yelling, high-powered gun pointed at them. His voice flooded through the outdoor PA system, to make sure they could hear.
They didn't stop. The rain pressed Sar's gown to her thin arms, chilling her spine with ice. Mud splattered up their ankles and slipped through their toes. Katie was gasping in fright, breaths quick, and Sar was sure she was mirroring the young girl. Even James' breaths were uneven.
Sar could almost only imagine the other kids watching them, faces pressed to their bar enforced windows as the four ran. Without them.
James took a firm, protective hold of Katie's wrist, shooting a look back to make sure the other two were okay. Sar was trying to control her breathing, eyes impossibly wide and frightened.
Katie dismissed the next round of bullets that came, as waves of her energy rippled through the air. But she was stumbling now, and even in the flashing lights, Sar could see the blood that trickled slowly from her ears. James was holding her upright as her feet tripped along the ground, his arm securely tightened around her upper arm. She by far the strongest of all of them, but her powers hadn't yet been stretched enough. Sar's thoughts faltered for a moment. They were going to die.
Katie had raised a sluggish hand to the side of her head. The next round of bullets deflected again, but fell dangerously close two the two girls taking up the rear of the group. Sar winced and Lune just held onto her hand tighter, picking up their stumbling pace. Beneath them, their feet bled from the contact with the sharp stone.They only had to make to the end of the courtyard—
