The Memoriam Files: Hearts ✔

| Chapter 30, Shadow of the past

|But did you see the flares in the sky? Were you blinded by the light?

|Song: Flares, The Script

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Dawn's P.O.V.

After Charlotte had explained to us how the device worked Thomas and I were brought to another room to prepare ourselves for our journey.
I felt the nerves swimming in my stomach but at the same time I'd never felt more ready. This was my chance to make up for my mistake. I could make up for being the reason my friends got kidnapped and almost killed. I could only hope Janson would believe my story.

The door of the room opened and Lisa and Minho came walking in.
I turned to them and a slight frown appeared on my face, something was different about the two of them. It almost felt like there was some sort of glow around them, radiating warmth and lighting up every corner of the room. I raised my eyebrows at the pair but it almost seemed like they were avoiding my gaze on purpose.

'Are you gonna be okay?' Lisa asked instead, looking at both Thomas and me.

'We'll be fine, nothing we haven't done before,' I teased, hoping to get some sort of reaction out of her.

Lisa scoffed at me before pulling me in a tight hug. Minho and Thomas shared a few words but I was too busy not to sufficate in Lisa's embrace to hear them.
Finally she let me go. 'Show these slintheads what you're made of,' she whispered.

I gave her a smile and then leaned a bit closer, making my voice so soft the two boys wouldn't be able to hear me. 'Why are you glowing?'

My sister her eyes widened as a startled expression appeared on her features. 'Is-is it that obvious?' She mumbled, more to herself than me.

'What happened?' I whispered, feeling curiousity bursting like a bubble inside of me.

Lisa only had to throw one look at Minho for me to know the rest. When she looked back at me her cheeks were red and I couldn't stop the smirk from appearing on my lips.

'You did not!' I yelped.

'Sshh,' she said angrily but her eyes were sparkles of pure joy and then she gave a curt nod.

I hit her shoulder in an attempt to be enthousiastic and quiet at the same time. 'About shucking time,' I mumbled, making Lisa frown angry at me.

She never got the chance to respond however, because Minho walked up to me, placing his hand on my shoulder. 'Don't die, chick.'

I smirked at him. 'Well, you know me, I don't die easily.'

He seemed satisfied with that answer and was about to walk away when I stood on my toes and whispered in his ear. 'Good job.'

Then I turned and followed Thomas and Charlotte out of the room. Throwing one last glare over my shoulder I saw a very red Minho and a very angry Lisa. I simply smiled at the two of them before they disappeared out of sight.

When we walked around the corner, Vince stood there waiting for us, a frown on his face. 'Now are you too sure about this?' He asked.

Thomas and I shared a glare before nodding. 'Just hurry after we've planted the device. Janson told us he needs our brains to complete the cure,' I muttered.

Vince his eyes slightly widened but he didn't respond.

'Make sure you get there before we're dead,' Thomas added, smiling a little, 'we'd appreciate it.'