The Memoriam Files: Hearts ✔

| Chapter 36, Back into the Maze

|The moment to live and the moment to die

|This is war, Thirty Seconds to Mars

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Lisa's P.O.V.

Thomas his words echoed through my mind as I watched him show the letter Chancellor Paige had written for him. I listened to Dawn explaining how she was on our side all while my heart was beating like a war drum in my chest. It didn't take long for everyone to agree to set out on our own mission and leave the Right Arm behind.

And even though I didn't agree with the Right Arm's decision to blow this building to pieces, I couldn't help but feel like I was betraying them by leaving them behind like this. I had been their leader once and now I was leaving. What kind of leader did that?

There was not much time to question my choices however as we slipped out of the room and made for the double doors while Vince and the others yelled at us, calling us crazy and saying we'd get ourselves killed within minutes. I tried to ignore them, to drown out every word but that seemed impossible.

Suddenly a hand landed on my arm, holding me tightly. I turned on my heels, standing face to face with Carter. He had a frown on his face as he watched me.

'Lisa, don't do this,' he said slowly.

I pulled back my arm and took a step away from him. 'Don't tell me what to do.'

'You already left us once!' He yelled at me, his eyes begging for me to understand. Little did he know that I did understand and still believed this was the right choice.

'What's going on here?' Minho suddenly asked, walking up to us and standing next to me, his arm brushing mine.

Carter's gaze turned cold as his eyes fell on Minho. 'Your girlfriend is choosing love over her mission, again.'

Minho narrowed. 'Got a problem with that shuckface?'

'Guys, please,' I sighed standing in between them. 'We have no time for this, let's just go Minho.'

He nodded, taking my hand as he turned to leave but Carter wasn't planning to let me go this easily. 'What happened to you wanting to destroy Wicked? No matter the cost?'

Turning to face him I felt anger burn inside of me. 'I want Wicked gone just as badly as you do. I'm just not willing to kill innocent people to do so.'

'You said you would kill for the mission,' Carter said, desperation on the edge of his voice. And I was honestly confused as to what he was trying to accomplish.

'Yes, I would,' I said, speaking clearly, 'that hasn't changed, but not innocent people.' Exhaling slowly I took a step closer to him. 'You once told me you'd follow me anywhere. So believe me when I tell you Vince is wrong about this. We don't have to kill people to end this.'

His blue eyes were cold as ice. 'Your boyfriend teach you that?'

A small sigh escaped my lips. 'No, Thomas did.' Then I stepped away from him, taking a hold of Minho's hand again. 'Now are you coming or not?'

His eyes scanned me, reading me carefully before he gave a small shake of his head, making his final decision. 'You're wrong about this,' he said.

'I'd rather be wrong than a killer,' I said before turning around, sharing a glare with Minho and running away.

As our feet carried us down the hallway I noticed Minho his eyes on me and I looked back at him, smiling slightly. 'What?'

He gave a small shake of his head, looking forwards as he started to run a bit faster to catch up to the others.