Buried Freedom. Lost. (phantasm)

chapter 6

Not long after they took pink they bring in our last inmate. She was whimpering faintly in pain with her grim eyes on me for some reason I don't know.
Awkward.
" You don't have empathy?" She cowered.

"Sorry." I say with no trace of affection.
"Did that do anything about the pain?yeah I thought as much, I can't believe you're still looking for "empathy" at this point"

"It actually did" her voice is shaky from crying.

I roll my eyes.
"Listen I don't mean to be harsh but we're surrounded with a not so friendly crowd and it's only going to get worse, if I were you I won't expect anything more than bad" my voice is black.

"You think I don't know that, but a little comforting wouldn't be so bad" she sais amidst sobs

"Good thing you do"

"Yeah I fucking do, do I look like Hudson in game shakers? I know we're fucked as hell, I know our fate is no better than that of a condemned felon, and I'm scared!!"

The loudness of her stifled shout forced my head to snap at her.

"It's not wrong to be scared, don't tell me you're not, I don't know what else is coming and that makes me so fucking scared, I'm going crazy" she's still shouting.

"Fuck yeah I'm scared but what will that do, you think it'll make them stop,or maybe they'll pat me on the back and say 'congratulations kid you just earned yourself a free ticket to go home' "I spit out

"We're all going to die aren't we ?" her voice is so low I barely heard.

"Well some of us. They definitely need us for something, we're more useful to them alive but they don't mind killing some of us to prove a point"

"I miss my dad,I miss my boyfriend,I can't die here ,I need to talk to my dad, he's going to be devastated, he's going to loose it, I feel so terrible ,I feel so terrible, I'm a bad apple" she trailed off.

Ughh I have to give her 'the talk'

"You're not a bad apple mate, it's not your fault you got abducted it's not like you ran into their arms and told them you're in need of some kidnapping "

"No you don't get it, I'm the worst child ever. Ever since my mom died I blamed my dad. I used it as my way to mourn my mom. I blamed the old man.I strayed, i started drugs, got involved in a lot of trouble with school and my health, I've had a near death incident and it killed my dad he even got dementia. That's what he got for loving his only daughter. He lost his last election because of me" now she's in full crying mode.

   I move to her side and place her head on my chest and rub it to comfort her
"Shh it's okay"

"No Alex" a staccato cough invaded her flow of speech

"Who's Alex?" I ask

"My boyfriend"

Ohh.

"My dad is going to kill him" she sobbed hysterically. With all this crying I'm surprised she wasn't the girl that kace pushed.

"Why?"

"I was on my way to see him when these monsters kidnapped me" her voice is haunted.

"He won't, he'll go to jail" I try to assure her.

"He sure as hell will he has the power"

"I thought he lost his election"

"Just one of them. I love Alex, I don't want him to get hurt because of me"

"You're getting it all wrong you're the one who's is in danger zone, he's probably dipping it in a hot brunette, who can pee"
I say the last part more to myself.