Chapter twelve
The death cure
Let's get into it
"Wait what's our plan to get out of here? We didn't plan this far" Minho asks
"I don't fucking know, all i know is that i'm living on for Josie" I say before turning a corner
"Where is Gally when you need him?" Minho groans
"Probably faking his own death" I reply
"Astrid!" Minho yells in a high pitched voice
"What?" I ask confused
"No need to say that" He says
"I'm trying to cope, let me make jokes" I say as i come across a locked door
"Why is every door fucking locked?" I groan
"Maybe cause it's a lockdown sweetie" My mum says
"Oh" Is all i say
"Well we need to get out of here" I say
"Astrid!" I hear someone call my name
I turn around to see Teresa walking towards me
My tongue pokes the inside of my cheek, oh i want to beat her so bad
I already did
But i want to do it again
"Come with me" She says
"Why the hell would i do that?" I ask
"Because i can get you out of here" She says
"Why would you do that?" I ask
"I want to see Thomas again" She replies
"So then why the fuck did you call W.C.K.D to come and kidnap our asses?" I ask
"I wanted to find a cure, i'm sick of seeing people die, Janson promised me he would help me find one, speaking of Janson you seen him anywhere? I know you hate him and all but still" She says
I almost laugh as i look at Minho
"Are you laughing?" Teresa asks
"No..." I lie holding on my laughter
"Yes you are, why are you laughing?" She asks
"Because he's dead" I finally let myself laugh
"You need a new way to cope" Minho whispers to me
"What? He's dead?! Why the fuck are you laughing?" Teresa yells
"I can't help it, i just remembered his face" I giggle
"She does need a new way to cope" My mum whispers to Minho but i hear it
"Woah, your the one who killed him? I was a good person and didn't, at least let me laugh at his face" I pretend to be offended
"Is she okay?" Teresa asks Minho
Minho doesn't reply to her
Loyal man
Don't talk to other girls
"That's a loyal man" I pat Minhos chest as i walk towards Teresa
"So you want to help me because you want to see Thomas?" I ask
"Yeah, pretty much" She confirms
"To bad, the last thing i'd ever do is help you" I smile before punching her
"OW!" She groans as she holds her nose, stumbling back
"Damn, she's really my daughter" I hear my mum say
"Give me your keycard" I hold my hand out to Teresa
"No, you just punched me!" She yells
"Okay so? You're a fucking bitch Teresa, you knew what was going on and you didn't help me, at all, you let me sit in a room filled with cranks, your lucky i was able to kill them all, otherwise i'd be dead!"
"You knew Janson injected me with something that would make me kill Josie!" I shout at her
"What...? No i didn't" She mutters
"Yes you did!"
"No Astrid, i seriously didn't, is Josie dead?" She asks looking at Minho
"Yeah she fucking is, and it's all because of Janson, if you just would've just thought earlier to help me, she would still be alive!" I reply
"Im sorry, i-i didn't know"
"If your sorry, you will give me your keycard" I say
She takes the lanyard around her neck off, handing it to me
"I know you won't let me come with you, but could you at least tell Thomas i'm sorry?" She asks
"I'll think about it" I say
"Come on" I say to Minho and my mum before we all run to the door, i swipe the keycard before opening it
Guards everywhere
"Oh shit" I mutter stepping back
One guard notices me
"EVERYONE, ITS ASTRID, DON'T LET HER GET AWAY!!" They shout
"Run" I mutter before turning the other way and running, past Teresa
Me, my mum and Minho all run into a room, i lock it
"Move these" I say before sliding everything of a metal table and pushing it in front of the door, barricading it
Minho helps me
The door is being pushed open
"How are we meant to get out of here?" My mum asks
"Remember how to break a window?" I ask Minho
"I couldnt forget saving your ass buttercup" Minho chuckles before grabbing a chair
I grab one as well, we both throw them at a window, shattering it
I run over looking over the edge
"Ready to jump?" My mum says before running forward and jumping out the window
"MUM!" I yell as i watch her fall to the ground, but she falls in water
"You ready to jump?" Minho asks me
"No..." I admit
"I'll hold your hand" He says grabbing it
"It's not that" I look at him
"What is it?"
"When i was umm... getting tortured, they put me in a simulator where i had to watch the people i love die.... this was how you did" I look up at him
"Hey i am not dying on you" He puts one of his hands on my cheek
"I would never leave you, even if i die, i'll come back to live, just for you" He smiles
"I love you" I say once again
"And again, i love you even more, now come on, you can do this, just hold tightly onto my hand" He says tightening his grip on my hand as i tighten mine
With a deep breath, i stepped closer to the window, feeling the cool breeze on my face
We look at each other one last time, our eyes reflecting a mix of determination and love.
Without hesitation, we leap into the unknown.
Time seemed to slow down as we plummeted through the air
The wind rushes past us, whipping our hair and clothes
Our hands remain tightly clasped, our fingers interwoven, as if refusing to let go
But as we fall, the force of the wind grew stronger
The pressure between our hands becomes too much, and our grip began to slip.
Our fingers slowly unravel, separating from one another.
Panic fills my eyes as i desperately reach out, trying to hold on to what was slipping away
Our hands finally broke apart, and they continued their descent individually
"Minho!" I yell
My body arches gracefully through the air, mr and Minhos movements synchronized, as if dancing with gravity itself
The water below grew closer and closer, its surface shimmering like a mirror
With a resounding splash, we both plunge into the water, our bodies breaking through the surface
Bubbles surround me as i resurface, gasping for breath
I quickly swam towards Minho, our eyes meeting once again, filled with relief and joy
"Not so bad was it?" Minho chuckles
"Yes it was!" I shout
"I'm freezing!" I yell
We both climb out of the water, to see my mum standing up with her hands in the air, surrounded by three guards
"Don't even think about moving!" One of them shout at us
I give Minho a worried look, he returns it
That's when one of the guards shoots the other, and then hits the other in the head, making them both pass out
"Hi" The guard removes his mask, to be revealed as Gally
"Hi" I sigh relived that it's him
"Now we gotta go, Thomas is waiting in the getaway car" He says
"Not even gonna say hi to your mother?" My mum asks
"Wait mum?" Gally gasps before hugging her
"Seems they wiped every single memory of me, at least i get to tell you all the embarrassing, funny, great stories" She chuckles before ruffling up Gally's hair
"Can't wait, but come on" Gally says as we all run
"Wait so how did you know to come get us?" Minho asks Gally
"Because everyone outside the walls, their planning something, i couldn't let you stay in there" He answers
"What are they planning?" Minho asks
"To blow this place up" He says
But that means
Every trace of Josies body, will be gone
I hear a loud bang, i turn around to see a massive building on fire
"Holy shit" I gasp
"Told you, now we gotta go, hurry!" Gally yells running even faster
A truck pulls up in front of us
We look inside
"Get in!" Thomas yells, i open the front seat and jump in as everyone else gets in the back
"Long time no see girl" Thomas chuckles at me
"Drive!" I yell
"Right" He starts driving again
I hear a girl shout
"Thomas wait!"
The truck stops
"What are you doing?!" I yell at Thomas
"It's Teresa" He replies before opening his car door
"Forget her! Get in!" I shout
"Just wait" He says before Teresa runs up and hugs him
"Get in" He says opening the door for her, she gets in beside Gally, i see Gally give her a dirty look
I giggle before Thomas gets back in the car
He doesn't drive, he just looks back at Teresa, he leans into the backseat and kisses her
"THOMAS DRIVE!" I shout, i push down on his legs, making the car move, i grab the steering wheel as he turns around again
"What are you doing?!" He yells
"Driving, something you can't do!" I shout
He puts his hands on the wheel, i let go of it as he drives himself
I glare at Teresa
"I'm sorry again" She smiles slightly
"I don't fucking care" I say before crossing my arms and turning away from her
"Shit we can't go there" Thomas says looking at the exist, there's people running everywhere, shooting, blowing things up
"Brenda" Gally mutters before pulling out a walkie talkie out of his pocket
"Listen we in a bit of a pickle, we can't get out" He says into it
"The fuck you mean you can't get out?" She asks
"I mean, we can't get out" He says
"Right, go to the sewers" She says
"We will be waiting for you, just look for the massive ship"
Thomas drives to the sewers and we all get out of the car, we look to up
To in fact see a massive ship
Gally starts running up stairs
We all follow him, we get to the top of the wall
The ship lowers a tiny bit, the back of it opens up
"Get in!" Brenda shouts putting her hand out, Gally grabs it, she pulls him in
Then my mum goes next, Thomas, Teresa and then Minho
"Come on Astrid!" Minho puts his hand out for me to grab
"I can't reach" I shout trying to reach
I tip over the edge
"AH!" I scream before my hand is grabbed, i look to see Minho dangling off the edge
"Can't let you die" He says
"Pull us up!" He shouts
"Hold on tight" He says
"I can't" I mutter looking down
"Hey look at me" He says, i look back up at him
"What if i fall?" I panic
"You won't, just focus on me, my voice, my face, how we are going to be together, how you will get to see everyone again" Before i know it, i'm pulled onto the ship
I get up gasping for air, i hug Minho, as tight as i ever have
"I already know what your gonna say, i love you" He says
"Read my mind" I giggle
That's before i notice Frypan
"What's good chick?" He smiles
"Fry!" I exclaim before pulling away from the hug with Minho and hugging him
"It's so good to see you" I smile
"So good to see you as well" He says as i pull away from the hug
I look at everyone else in the ship
"Brenda" I smile
"Hi girl" She smiles before giving me a quick hug
"Yo Astrid" Vince says from the drivers seat of the ship
"Hey" I smile
"Where's Newt?" I ask
"He's at the safe haven" Thomas replies
"He didn't come with?" I question confused
"He umm. he got infected" Frypan mutters
"What?" My heart sinks
"Is he? Please don't tell me....?" Tears well up in my eyes
"No no, he's not dead, he is infected, but it hasn't hit him yet" Frypan reassures me
"Thank god, will he be okay?"
"He will be" Teresa says
"And how do you know?" I ask
"Because of this" She reaches into her pocket and takes out a tube, filled with a blue liquid
I run towards her and grab it, looking at it
It has W.C.K.D engraved on the side
"Is this...?" I ask
"The cure"
I'm going to try and finish this story maybe tonight, or tomorrow, because i have a teen wolf coming up, i've already wrote about three chapters
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