Perseverance ( completed! )

Escape

"I, uh, get started on what exactly?" My voice came out hesitant and small, barely above a whisper which really frustrated me because the last thing I needed was to come off as weak in front of these sick people.

The younger of the two males, Owen, spoke in reply to my question. "Why, saving the world of course," his voice was just as silky as when he introduced himself. Owen's hand came up to ruffle my hair and I shrunk back from the contact, confusion at what he just said quickly settling in.

"W-What? I'm sorry to inform you guys but I have absolutely no knowledge as to how-!" I tried to somehow explain that I was just a regular teenager, but they weren't having it.

"No darling, not knowledge." Came Owens simple and infuriating response. After those four simple words he made no move to elaborate on what the hell he was talking about.

My gaze bounced around the three people standing in front of me. Wait, three? I swear a second ago there were four... And no sooner then the thought occurred to me, the edges of my vision began to blur. The darkness continued to spread, getting closer and closer to surrounding me completely. The last thing I saw was a disoriented vision of who I assumed was Liam, because at that particular moment that made sense.

I saw his lips move, but I couldn't quite make out the words before my eyes fluttered closed, and I got lost in the darkness entirely. But you know what they say. In order for the light to shine so brightly, darkness must be present.

Around maybe two hours later, I awoke with a pounding headache. Sleep still clung to my bones, so I kept my eyes closed, willing the headache and tiredness to simply evaporate. Unfortunately, reality set in and I realized that that wasn't going to happen anytime soon.

Forcing my eyes to open, I flinched at the brightness that followed. Allowing my eyes to shift around the room, I realized I was in the room I was looking at through the window earlier. Whipping my head around, I prayed to find one of the doctors from earlier sitting there, or at least somebody. But all that stared back at me was my own reflection. One-way glass. I buried my head in my hands at the realization, the bone crushing reality overwhelming me.

"Please just let me out, I don't know anything," I cried out loudly, pulling my knees to my chest as I looked at my own reflection, knowing somebody was on the other side of the glass watching me. But for what? I had absolutely no idea what they wanted from me. If they were being honest earlier, how in the hell was I supposed to stop radiation?! I'm just some dumb freshman!

My cry was met with silence and I cursed loudly, slamming my fist against the glass. Alright Gabriel, we have to get out of here. For a few seconds, I just sat there trying to think of someway out. But seconds turned into minutes, and minutes turned into hours. After coming up totally blank, I began walking around the diameter of the room, running my hand against the wall hesitantly.

On the 7th lap I gave up on finding an exit. With nothing but time on my hands, it allowed my mind time to wonder. As it always does, it began to wander to Liam, causing me to groan out in frustration, knowing my emotions were going to start acting up if I allowed myself time to think about him.

It was so frustrating, whenever I had free time, my mind immediately went to Liam. My best friend. The only person who had stayed with me from the start. The only person, apart from my mom and Buddy, that I truly cared about. But confusion quickly settled after these thoughts, so I forced them away. I'm just tired. That's all.

Suddenly, three vents opened up in the roof. My eyebrows knitted together in confusion, glancing around to see if anything else moved or shifted. Nothing did, so I quickly moved underneath the vents and placed my hands below them, unable to feel anything. My eyebrow rose as I shifted my gaze around the room, jaw clenched tightly.