Until The End of Time

21. Here We Go Again

Penelope's POV:

I woke up in a small dark room. The first thing that came to mind was Derek. I started looking around for an exit. My face and dress are dirty and I still don't have any shoes on. "Great." I mumble to myself.

There's a medium sized window on the wall. I tried to look in it, but it was dark. I put my face up to it and a light turns on. I see Derek in another small room on the other side. He looks confused and his face is bloody. He looks over and sees me. He runs over to the window and puts his hand up to it. I meet his hand and he mouthes,"I'm sorry." "I love you." I say back. He smiles and I smile back while a tear escapes.

Someone walks into Derek's room and it's the guy from the gas station. Derek looks at him and starts yelling at him. The guy punches him and they get into a fight. Derek is on top and beating the guy. I see a gun on the other guy and whisper,"Oh my god." and put my hand over my mouth. The other guy pulls our the gun and shoots Derek in the shoulder.

I scream,"MORGAN!" and the lights shut off. I stand there crying. After a minute I yell,"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US!" tears still rushing down my face. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" I fall to the ground and burry my face in my knees.

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Derek's POV:

I wake up in a small, dim room. I didn't see Penelope anywhere and I'm already on guard. I stand up and look for an exit. My face is bloody and I have a small headache.

Think Derek, think! How did you end up here. I remember the man dropping us off at the gas station. I went to the pay phone and a guy attacked me. With what? A bar? Size? Tall, muscular. A little more than me. Looks? Blue eyes, dark brown short hair. He knocked me out and that's all I can remember.

A light turns on and I snap out of my thought. I look over and see Penelope in a window. I rush over and put my hand on the glass and she puts hers up to mine. I look her in the eye and say,"I'm sorry." She says back,"I love you." I smile and a tear escapes her eye. Someone walks in the room. It's the guy from the station.

"Aye man! Let us go! What's your deal?" He punches me and it caught me off guard. I get mad and we get into a fight. I end up on top and I'm beating him up. All of a sudden, the guy pulls out a gun and shoots me in the shoulder. I fell backwards off the guy and the lights go off. I remembered Penelope at the window and I looked over.

She was standing there, crying with her hand over her mouth. I couldn't move and I don't think she sees me. I lay there in pain, holding my shoulder and stare at the ceiling. I hear Penelope yell,"What do you want from us!" through the glass. I tried crawling towards the window but my injury wouldn't allow that.

So, I still lay there in pain and eventually pass out.