Blood Orders

The Escape

Vivian
    I stare at the video. The thumbnail is of a man in his thirties wearing a lab coat. He is sitting at a metal table in a bunker type room. The room is lit up, but it still has an eerie vibe to it. I take in a deep breath then press play. The man seems to come to life from his motionless state getting comfortable and fixing his clothes before stopping and staring at the camera once more. "If you are watching this that means I'm either in trouble with the Superiors or you are the ones who I know will save this forsaken place." He says in his semi-deep voice. I can tell he is sleep deprived as he continues talking. 

    "I am Dr. Miller, I was one of the scientists working on testing out the theory of there being a way to figure out who would kill someone before they committed murder. We studied day and night for days, weeks, months trying everything we could to prove that our research wasn't a waste of time and money until we were on our last test. Our last hope was if we found something different in blood samples from murders and innocent people." He stands up from his chair sighing and running a hand through his hair. He walks to the back of the room seemingly frustrated at the memory before making his way back to the table.

     He puts his hands on the table with his head down for a moment before picking it up and making direct eye contact with the viewer which right now was only me. "The papers in front of the laptop are papers from that very test and the test that followed. The first one says that our efforts to prove there is a way to figure out who murderers are have proven fruitless; however, we have one last test we want to try. That test… that test was to make people believe they would kill people, that it was something they had no control over. Those monsters kidnapped people and told them that there is a chemical in their blood that said that no matter what they would kill."

    He steps away from the camera again this time pacing around the room. He continues to explain while still pacing. "The footage I'm about to show you is from one of those tests. I want you to watch and listen to everything. Then I want you to show the world their lies. Take the documents I left you as more evidence. Show everyone how their Superiors lied to them. Show everyone that their loved one was taken away from them because my coworkers couldn't admit defeat. Show them all." The screen glitches from Dr. Miller to the footage he was talking about.

    I watch it. I take in every detail, every word, everything in that video until it's finished. I look up from the laptop to lock eyes with Scarlett who is now beside me looking as shocked as I feel. We stand there unmoving until some people in lab coats walk through the door grabbing our attention. "What are you doing with those documents?" The man asks. "Those are classified! Sound the alarm!" The woman behind him yells. I grab the flash drive and hand it to Scar before picking up the rest of the documents hoping we can make it out of here in one piece as the alarm starts sounding overhead. 

    Scarlett kicks the guy in the groin before pushing the woman into a table. We ran out of the room toward where we came in the building hoping everyone else left unscathed from the whole endeavor. Scar runs ahead of me fighting whoever gets in our way. I stay close enough not to get separated from her, but not close enough to get hit. I hold the documents close to my chest keeping a good hold on them as we try to escape. I know Scarlett has the flash drive somewhere on her to make sure we don't lose it in all the chaos. 

    I come out of my thoughts when I get pulled backward. "Scarlett!" I yell as the documents fall to the floor. She turns around to see me being held back. "Take the documents and leave! I'll escape I promise!" She makes eye contact with me knowing instantly that I have a plan. She nods to me before doing as I ask, leaving me with my captors. I sigh knowing the next part is going to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. I fight desperately to get the guards off me until one of them bends over in pain. The others let their guard down for a second giving me the perfect opportunity to getaway.

    I run as fast as I can, not even looking back when I hear people screaming at me. I skid to a stop when I see more scientists and guards blocking my way. I bend over panting out of breath knowing I am trapped. I gaze around seeing no other means of escape. I stand up straight and put my hands up in the air to show I surrender. Some guards walk closer while everyone else stands back smiling in victory.

    Until I throw my arms down allowing the pocket knives I pulled out of my shoes to slide down my sleeves into my grasp. I smile a sick smile as the blades flick out to where everyone could see them. My smile grows as I notice everyone's face falter for a second. Then the guards charge me.

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