A Runner And A Hi-Caste

How do you tell someone you love them? More importantly, how do you tell your best friend you love them when you haven't seen them in two years. You're probably thinking where were you for two years? I was in Prison. I got caught while on a run and now I owe someone a lot of scrip. What is scrip you ask well it's money and I owe Dogan a lot of it, but enough with that now today I'm getting released from my cage and headed back into the world. I hope I run into her. "hands up against the wall, thought you'd be staying longer I guess you have to leave some time." Oh, that is the guard who has had her eyes on me since I got here, and let me tell you she has grown quite fond of me. She said she's proud of me for getting released a K-sec officer who thinks I can do better now that's a first." You severed a twelve-month sentence where nine months were added for several incidents of insubordination. now is ready for conditional release. Upon release, you must seek immediate employment and will be monitored through your gridLink. if you do not find employment within fourteen days you will be relocated to a greylands facility. Do you understand these conditions?" "Just get me out of here." "dressing room is to left kid." I understand those conditions, but really only fourteen days. I got dressed and am now being escorted outside. Outside, I can't believe this is real. "Taylor sends her best, she'll meet you here." She handed me a note that read "My apartment you know the one see you there faith we have a lot to discuss." I missed her so much. How did she know I was getting released today. " Faith! Over here! do not get on that bus." That's Icarus he is a bit of a show-off but whatever. "I'm Icarus. Noah sent me." " you could be anyone." " well you'll just have to trust me. here take this, I want to get off the streets." " A beatLink? But.." "Put it on. We need to get you connected and calibrated. I know Noah and Taylor are eager to talk to you." "What the hell..." "come on we need to get moving." "ah there something wrong with this!" "Oh, sorry, almost forgot. We have to cut your gridLink it's causing interference." "is this what the employs see all the time?" "Guess you're not 'reformed' to enjoy it." " I'm not 'reformed' at all." "There you go, you're off the grid. Now they know you're gone. Time to get off the ground." "where are you going to go?" "I'll go the other way. Meet you up ahead." "Ok be careful." I got off the ground and onto the rooftops. Icarus said Noah and Taylor, that means Taylor wants to talk to me as well as see me I think I just got butterflies. "Noah? Taylor? She's out. I gave her the beatLink and she's off the grid." "Hey Faith, it's been a while did you get my note?" "Taylor? Yes, I did I'll meet you there later tonight. Is that ok?" "Yes, it is Faith see you there. She's all your Noah talk soon." "Bye Taylor come by the hub tomorrow." "I will Noah." "Faith, are you there?" "Noah? I.." "Its good to hear your voice, but you need to keep moving. We need to get K-Sec off your tail." "Easier said than done, Noah. They seem hellbent on finding her." "We've got it covered. Faith, you should be coming up on an old warehouse soon. Get inside and we'll take it from there." "Got it." I made my way to the warehouse trying my hardest to get away from K-sec but had to fight a K-sec guardian on the way. I then asked Noah what was going on and he told me that they were going to send me to a greyland facility and that Noah had get me now. He then told me to make my way through the warehouse. So that's what I did had to knock out one more k-sec on the way out, Icarus did not seem too happy, but the guy was in my way. Noah then told me to head to the Orian Building. I eventually lost K-sec and made it to the Orain building where I would meet a lot more of them, but it was worth it. When I got out of Orian, the sun had come up. I admired it and headed to the transit hub where I met up with Noah. After a brief discussion, I did what I couldn't wait to do which was go see Taylor, I made my way to Ocean Pier. I forgot how beautiful it was. I was so nervous and then I saw her I missed her green eyes. "Hi Faith, been a while." I gave hug and started to cry. "Faith what's wrong?" " I just missed you is all." "How sweet. Now I need to tell you a couple of things about me that has changed." "Like what" " Like how I work for K-Sec now as an enforcer and that I work and report to Gabriel Kruger." "what? why?" "I can protect you now way better than I could two years ago Faith I was forced to by Kruger." She looked down got a look I recognize all too well. "what did he do to you?" "He tortured me to ask me to give up where Noah and the other runner were and when I would he told me unless I ever want to see them again I would have to work for him." "I'm sorry Taylor." I then wanted to tell how I felt but didn't think she would feel the same way, but I went for it anyway. "Taylor there's something I need to tell you." "What is it Faith?" "I'm in love with you. It took me two years in prison to figure it out, but I did." "Wow that is a lot to take in, I already knew that and I'm also in love with you too." "oh thank god I thought you wouldn't like me like... wait how did you already know that?" "well, I..." That's when a gunshot rang through the apartment and my worst fear came true. BANG "Ah" "Taylor?! Taylor look at me please, look at me." "Faith, go catch him I'll be okay." "No, we're going to Noah now." "ok first take off my jacket so your friend won't try to finish the job." When we go to Noah he told me that she was going to be ok, but I stayed with her till she woke up. I was going to find whoever shot her, he had a tattoo that I will never forget.