Chasing Truth

A young girl, no older than 15, stood before a crowd. She wouldn't mind if they laughed and shouted unbearable things... That she could handle... She had ignored the comments of those around her all her life. But instead the throng was silent... No one spoke as they watched her with weary eyes step onto the threshold. Her hands were ziptied behind her back making her wrists red and raw.

"Take a seat." a masked guard held a large gun to her mid back and shoved she toward the looming chair.

She stumbled and fell, she cheek scraping against the deck. It stung like no other but the guard grabbed her by the neck and pulled her up.

"I'm so sorry..." he whispered quietly so only she could hear. "This feels wrong..."

She looked at his covered face and heard him breathing heavily.

Another two guards strapped her into the chair and held the barrel of their guns toward her head. "You have 5 seconds for any last words."

She took a deep breath. "I am Bailey Hayden and I did what needed to be done." she screamed just before an overwhelming burning came over her as thousands of volts ripped through her body.

3 seconds later she was unstrapped and thrown into a firey pit...