could tell herself that she’d had done what she had to do but at the end of the day she was still a murderer. A mass murderer. And she was going to have to live with that.
She took a deep breath, she’d deal with it, she had to, but she’d deal with it later. Now there was work to do. “I should help them,” she indicated to the people who were hurt, the sounds of their moans redirecting her focus from self-loathing to more practical matters.
“They’re healing already, there’s not much you can do. Stay here and rest, I’ve got to go in and get Red.”
Red. She’d almost forgotten the entire reason they were here. She needed to find Red.
“I’m going with you,” Sidney moved to get up, bracing her hands on the ground and pushing up. She failed, her arms and legs were too weak to support her.
“No, I don’t think you are, I’ll be back in a minute,” Demon stood up, “and I’ll have Red with me.”
Sidney didn’t argue, she just waited until he turned to go, then she summoned all the strength she could muster and made herself stand. Her head swam and she felt like she was going to pass out but she stayed upright. Demon was heading across the yard to the door which was blocked by a mound of bodies. Taking another deep breath she followed, willing her legs to take one step after another. It took longer than she’d expected for her to cross the yard. Each step forward a testament of will, she felt like she could melt into a puddle at any moment, but she was determined to see this through, no matter how her tired body betrayed her.
“I told you to stay back and rest,” Demon said when she caught up to him at the door, where he was moving bodies out of the way so he could get through the door.
“And I told you I was coming,” her voice sounded a lot more steady than she felt.
Demon’s eyes hardened and he contemplated his words before he spoke, “You are a stupid, stupid woman. And sadly, you’re probably going to get yourself killed one day because of it.”
Sidney shrugged, she didn’t really care much about his opinion of her intellect at the moment, she just needed to see that Red was safe.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her behind him, through the door. “Do exactly what I do.” He pressed himself against the wall and Sidney followed his lead even though she was pretty sure there weren’t any people left alive to care whether or not they entered the facility.
More bodies lay strewn across the floor down the brightly lit corridor. Sidney tried not to look at them, not to think about the number of lives she’d cut short without even knowing what she was doing. Slowly they made their way through the mess. Demon seemed to know where he was going, he didn’t pause to look in rooms or down hallways.
“We don’t have time,” he said, shaking his head. Sidney guessed he was talking to whatever invisible entity was feeding him information. “We get Red first and then we can see about your asshole ex boyfriend.”
“Your ghost?” Sidney asked, he was clearly not speaking to her.
“She’s not my fucking ghost. But yes, that’s who I’m talking to. She wants us to go get Frederick, the guy who is running,” he put his hand up to indicate the facility, “this nightmare. It seems he lived through your, uh, outburst and is trying to leave.”
Sidney nodded even though he couldn’t see her since she was behind him. Whoever he was and whatever his reasons were didn’t matter, he needed to be stopped. But she agreed with him, they had to get Red first.
Demon stopped in front of a room and looked inside the door before he turned the knob and entering. Sidney went in behind him, stopping cold when she saw Red. Or what was left of him.
He sat in a wheelchair against the wall, his head lying back against the wall with his eyes closed. She could clearly see how badly he’d been beaten, he wasn’t wearing a shirt and every inch of his skin was covered in bruises or blood.
She took a deep breath, she’d deal with it, she had to, but she’d deal with it later. Now there was work to do. “I should help them,” she indicated to the people who were hurt, the sounds of their moans redirecting her focus from self-loathing to more practical matters.
“They’re healing already, there’s not much you can do. Stay here and rest, I’ve got to go in and get Red.”
Red. She’d almost forgotten the entire reason they were here. She needed to find Red.
“I’m going with you,” Sidney moved to get up, bracing her hands on the ground and pushing up. She failed, her arms and legs were too weak to support her.
“No, I don’t think you are, I’ll be back in a minute,” Demon stood up, “and I’ll have Red with me.”
Sidney didn’t argue, she just waited until he turned to go, then she summoned all the strength she could muster and made herself stand. Her head swam and she felt like she was going to pass out but she stayed upright. Demon was heading across the yard to the door which was blocked by a mound of bodies. Taking another deep breath she followed, willing her legs to take one step after another. It took longer than she’d expected for her to cross the yard. Each step forward a testament of will, she felt like she could melt into a puddle at any moment, but she was determined to see this through, no matter how her tired body betrayed her.
“I told you to stay back and rest,” Demon said when she caught up to him at the door, where he was moving bodies out of the way so he could get through the door.
“And I told you I was coming,” her voice sounded a lot more steady than she felt.
Demon’s eyes hardened and he contemplated his words before he spoke, “You are a stupid, stupid woman. And sadly, you’re probably going to get yourself killed one day because of it.”
Sidney shrugged, she didn’t really care much about his opinion of her intellect at the moment, she just needed to see that Red was safe.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her behind him, through the door. “Do exactly what I do.” He pressed himself against the wall and Sidney followed his lead even though she was pretty sure there weren’t any people left alive to care whether or not they entered the facility.
More bodies lay strewn across the floor down the brightly lit corridor. Sidney tried not to look at them, not to think about the number of lives she’d cut short without even knowing what she was doing. Slowly they made their way through the mess. Demon seemed to know where he was going, he didn’t pause to look in rooms or down hallways.
“We don’t have time,” he said, shaking his head. Sidney guessed he was talking to whatever invisible entity was feeding him information. “We get Red first and then we can see about your asshole ex boyfriend.”
“Your ghost?” Sidney asked, he was clearly not speaking to her.
“She’s not my fucking ghost. But yes, that’s who I’m talking to. She wants us to go get Frederick, the guy who is running,” he put his hand up to indicate the facility, “this nightmare. It seems he lived through your, uh, outburst and is trying to leave.”
Sidney nodded even though he couldn’t see her since she was behind him. Whoever he was and whatever his reasons were didn’t matter, he needed to be stopped. But she agreed with him, they had to get Red first.
Demon stopped in front of a room and looked inside the door before he turned the knob and entering. Sidney went in behind him, stopping cold when she saw Red. Or what was left of him.
He sat in a wheelchair against the wall, his head lying back against the wall with his eyes closed. She could clearly see how badly he’d been beaten, he wasn’t wearing a shirt and every inch of his skin was covered in bruises or blood.
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