51 Section 50: The Gathering of Youth
I picked the fallen paper on the floor and read the first title I saw.
"Project Alpha Omega? What's this?" I thought to myself as I read the title on the paper. As much as I want to read the content, I have to find other information that could benefit me for saving my clumsy comrades. I folded the project paper and stuffed it inside my pocket for further reading later.
"Excuse me, what are you looking for?" the female young adult started to approach me slowly. "Are you going to steal our supplies?".
Feeling threatened, I pulled the little girl near me again as I aimed the knife on her little throat.
"Don't come any closer" I growled at her.
"But I don't want to harm anyone!" the female gaze on me seriously. "And I feel like you don't have a bad intention as well".
"I only want to rescue my friends" I finally admit my intention. "But if you guys get in my way, I won't hesitate to dirty my hand".
The children cowered in fear as I stated my threat, I'm starting to feel guilty to enter unannounced.
"Alright, you know what? I'm going to stop my threat if you just let me and my friends go" I sighed. "We don't mean any harm, for real".
The female young adult stared at me hard, trying to drop her statement I suppose.
"If that's what you want, can you please let go of Cindy?" she asked politely.So the twin-tailed ponytail girl's name is Cindy, she reminds me of Candice back home. Even though she doesn't look like she will do any harm, I can't just let go of the hostage.
"I can't, I have to save my friends" I scoffed. "If I let go of her, then my life insurance is gone".
She walked toward me again, the female legs trembled in fear as she saw the knife I nudge toward Cindy's neck.
"Please, let go of her" she begged. "She has asthma, if you keep doing this she might-".
Just before she could continue, Cindy fell on her knee as she gasped for air. She panted heavily and grabbed her chest.
"Elizabeth! It hurts!" Cindy gasped between breaths as tears came out from her eyes.
Cindy clenched her chest as she panted heavily, the children started to sob uncontrollably from afar as she saw Cindy was in poor condition. I laid Cindy gently on the floor, the female young adult pumped her chest at a steady pace.
"Where's her inhaler?" I asked the stranger.
"It's in the corner, a bright yellow back," she pointed at the corner of the warehouse.
I sprinted toward the stack of bags and snatched the bright yellow bag with giraffe spots. As I rummaged through the little girl's bag in a hurry, I found a pill case inside as well.
"Alright, I'll carry both," I thought to myself.
I handed the inhaler and the meds to the female with the name Elizabeth. She tied her blonde hair in a swift ponytail as she pumped her chest.
"Here" I give the inhaler to her along with the pill case.
"You have the pill too! Thanks a lot!" she smiled.
I strayed away from the little girl and Elizabeth, I leaned on the wall worriedly as I inspected Elizabeth doing the first aid for the asthma girl. I closed my eyes and didn't want to see the pained expression on the little girl I just threatened. Not long after that, Elizabeth came over to me and poked my side.
"Is she safe?" I opened my eyes slowly.
"Thanks to you, she's alright" the sweet blonde girl flashed me a smile.
The children have a smile plastered on their innocent expressions now. I put away my knife for now so that I won't scare the children.
"Anyway I don't know how you got here but you need to leave" the blonde young woman hesitated. "I'm sorry".
"I'll leave if you let go of my friends" I scoffed. "And there's something that I need to find out about this camp".
"What do you mean?" This makes Elizabeth somewhat wary.
"Nothing important, there's just something that I want to confirm" I wanted to make their suspicion toward me gone. If they're suspicious of me, I can't investigate freely.
"Okay, if you say so" Elizabeth gulped.
I tapped on Elizabeth's shoulder and gazed at her firmly.
"Take me to my friends" I begged. "I beg of you, I don't want to spill more blood on my hand".
I still remember the horrified looks on Joel's expression when I ended Ellis's life. Perhaps, that's the biggest regret I've ever done in the past. I want to do things right, without unnecessary bloodshed and bloodbath.
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Elizabeth leads me inside a cramped room, where I see several teenagers gathering around Kallen and Joel. There are totals of four teenagers and one male young adult around my age. As much as I try to find an adult figure, none of them are adults.
This place looks like a haven for children and teenagers, even the oldest one doesn't look like adults.
"Spill the beans! Where do you come from!" the young adult snarled at Joel.
"I won't say anything!" Joel retorted back gallantly.
It's the first time I see Joel able to stand up for himself, it's a new development I suppose.
"Wait! Caleb! Don't hurt these strangers!" Elizabeth ran straight through the angry teens and tapped the young man's shoulder. "One of them saved Cindy".
Caleb and the rest of the interrogators glanced at me in curiosity. Their stares make me feel self-conscious, this is bad.
"What do you mean by saving Cindy? Did something happen to Cindy?" Caleb asked Elizabeth for more inquiries.
"She had an asthma attack and this stranger saved her" Elizabeth pointed toward me. "Can you please let go of her friends?".
"Don't praise me too much Elizabeth, it's not like I came here announced" I sighed. "It's normal for them to interrogate my clumsy friends over there since they're suspicious".
"Hey, who are you siding at?" Joel pouted.
I walk toward the auburn-haired man, Caleb. His hazel eyes shine through the darkness of the room. Caleb put Elizabeth behind his back, forming a protective stance.
"Who are you? And what do you want?" he growled.
I smiled at the nervous young man in front of me, it's deplorable to see him wary of me since I'm not exactly friendly either. I must know the truth about this base before Vladimir decided to take action in regards to this base.
"Do you know a man named Vladimir?" I asked the young man seriously.
