Silence

{10.2} Boom

{Windermere's POV}

I see her trip and wince watching it. Please don't be hurt. Please don't be hurt.

Relief washes over me as she stands up, brushing herself off and carrying on her exit.

Lucky kid.

At least I hope. She said she knew the buyer so I hope that's her ticket to freedom.

When she disappears from sight, I lean back and exhale. I hear the door to the basement shut and along with it, my life is empty again.

She brought a little bit of light in this dark place. Almost like a ray of hope.

"Hey" Jyn tries to get our attention.

Everyone ignores him. I don't think anyone feels like talking right now.

"Hey!" He repeats louder.

This better be good, I'm not in the f*cking mood. I look towards his cell and see him hold something shiny. I squint trying to see.

"Guess who just got our ticket out of here?" He says

"Hey, what is that?" I ask.

"A gun." He replies. "Thanks to our new friend"

"Aspen?" Kalon asks.

"Yeah, she slid it in my cell when she fake tripped." Jyn replies.

"Dang, she's smart." I say, smiling like a b*tch.

"Yeah, now we just need a plan." Jyn says.

"Next meal time should be soon. Each guard has a key, yeah?" Xan suggests.

"Yeah, when he slides the food in your cell, shoot him. Take the key from his pocket and we sneak out." Kalon says, excitedly.

"Okay but there's people upstairs. We can't just stroll around like we own the place." Jyn says.

"We take a back exit or something. Shoot every person we see." Kalon says.

"That's a noisy massacre. We wouldn't make it past the front door." I tell them. "Were lucky if they don't hear the initial shot Jyn takes."

"It's the way it'll have to be. You guys can fight, so do it like your life depends on it." Jyn says, taking a dramatic pause I roll my eyes at. "because it does."

"Were pretty much going out blind?" I clarify.

"It's all we got." Jyn says defeatedly.

I sit down on the ground, shivering slightly. I gave Aspen my blanket and I guess I'm not getting that back. I lied when I said I had extra.

It's okay, as long as she was warm.

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"Hey, someone's coming!" Jyn whisper shouts.

My head shoots up. I nearly dozed off there. I stand and rush to the front of my cell. I watch as Jyn prepares himself for the guard.

I watch as one of the worst guards stalks down the hall. This dude beat me more times I can even count. Since I faked my death, no one paid to torture me. Of course they all thought I was dead already. But this dude didn't care, he targeted me for some reason. There are scars, bruises, cuts and even a gunshot wound to remind me of what he did. F*cking sicko found it entertaining.

I watch with pleasure as Jyn stands tall. He waits for the guard to bend down and place the plate to the ground. He goes to stand up again-

Bang