21.Twenty-One

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Just a warning guys, mention of abuse and trigger warnings.

Twelve woke up and was able to open her eyes, she was amazed. Twelve went to look down to see if she was still chained to the table. When she looked she couldn't see her feet, Twelve thought Maximus had cut them off. She was shocked when she learned she could move. Twelve got up and saw her stumps. She heard the door and pretended to still be passed out. "You aren't going to fool me with that, Victoria", Maximus said, picking her up. "You think I was born yesterday or something?", Maximus asked. He examined Twelve, making sure nothing had gone wrong. "Where's Eleven?", Twelve demanded, as Maximus stick pins in her to make the number twelve. "Dead", Maximus said casually. "Aneurysm from years of head trauma from his abuse", Maximus explained. Twelve wanted to throw up after she heard what Maximus said. "You was abused as well", he started. "Your father was a drunk, your mother was a drug addict". "In what way?", Twelve asked. "Let's just say your dad was deprived of needs from your mom, so he went to fill his needs out on you". Twelve did something she thought she would never do; she hugged Maximus. Maximus embraced her. "If you're saving everyone, why are you experimenting on us?", Twelve asked. "So I can return you to your world as an animal and no one will look for you", Maximus said. Twelve let go of Maximus, she had forgotten she was a voodoo doll. Maximus put Twelve back onto the table. He left her with her thoughts and went to check on Alex.

Maximus stuck ninety none and a half pins in Alex. Alex was still confused on Maximus's purpose of him kidnapping children from abusive homes. Thirteen came round and Maximus sewed his arm back on. "You are lucky you wandered into one of my scouts", Maximus said, "Otherwise you guys would have been dead". Maximus left the room to go check the cameras. Thirteen nudged Alex, "I have a plan to get out of here", Thirteen said. "Thirteen", Alex said. "What if Maximus is right, what if we go back and end up dead?". "You've actually fallen for his lies?! He's earning your trust so he can kill you!", Thirteen said. "What if your wrong for once", Alex said. Thirteen started to doubt himself after Alex said that; What if he didn't know everything about Maximus and the Arena.


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