In the Name of Order

Chapter 22: In the name of Love

I feel numb; body and soul. I woke up in the back seat of one of the Purus vehicles Saint stole from the compound. He refused to turn the car around, so I, with my hands tied up, lunged my body at him as he was driving down the road. He stopped the car but only to tie my body against the car seat.

'Meet me where the sky turns red... I'll need you when things are bad...Tell me if you'll be there...won't you tell me if I'll see you there...'

Saint turns on the radio. It may be an attempt to lighten the mood or fill the silence in this car. He may also just like the song playing. All songs made these days are starting to sound the same, and a lot of them sound terrible. However, they tend to be catchy. On any other day, I might have lost myself to such uniform beats and awful singing, but today, nothing can distract me from those I left behind.

I told Kane we'd escape, but he isn't in the car with me. Mathea and my mother are not in the car with me either. Instead, I'm left with this stranger who probably thinks of himself as my saviour. If only Saint knows how much he has ruined me. Trying to play a hero, he took me out of the Purus compound but left my family behind.

I silently pray Purus members will follow us and take me back. Considering we've been driving for a while now, they either don't care enough to, or my father's employees that Saint mentioned earlier are doing a great job.

Saint apologized a few times, but I believe he, too, knows that his apologies amount to nothing. He said there was no time to help them and that more security would have been alerted about our escape. He also apologized for my broken nose and said someone will check it out once we arrive at a new compound. I only cried in return.

"We're near the station. Your father said I should travel with you to the West Wing, and he'll meet you there. He also managed to arrange for you to start a new treatment with a different and less severe doctor from the Gifted Program. Somehow, he managed to convince them to take another chance with you. They often dispose of defects like you."

"Your job was to help us escape, yet you left three of them behind. I hope they ruin you," I say.

"I don't work for the Gifted Program, Willow. Just so you know, I don't work for the Foster government either. Just your father. The program sometimes allows people like your father to privately employ others, knowing your father will use me for the program's benefit anyway. I've been spying on the Purus...I guess I indirectly work for the program. And as much as your father wanted me to get all of you out, I'm only paid to get you out."

"I'll kill you."

"I'm sure you'll try." Saint turns the steering wheel, and the car begins to slow down.

I look out the window and see we have arrived at the East Wing pick-up and drop-off point; East Hall. There is one of these at each wing in Geode. A shuttle from the Geode Shuttle Station will pick us up and take us to the station where we will have to go through further security before we can be taken to the West Wing.

Roads have been built to connect the various wings of Geode to the station, but only a few vehicles are allowed to drive on them. This is why we'll wait for a shuttle. Saint will also have to pay for his car to be taken care of here unless he has someone that will drive it back to his house for him.

"I'm going to help you stand up." Saint is now by my side and lifts me out of the car. "It won't help if you try to cause a scene. Gifted Program officials know you're here."

Saint unties me and puts one of my arms around him, so he supports my weight as we walk into the building. I notice him tap something on the car keys before he shoves the item into his pocket. I'll kill him once I get the chance.