I tear down the corridor trying desperately to remember where the tubes are. My panic fuels my legs with adrenaline. I have to get there; he can’t die.
I reach the end of the hallway and turn right. The heavy panting from behind me stops momentarily and the footsteps slow to a cessation.
‘Lara it’s this way’ Iron puffs, gripping his chest. He nods me in the other direction and begins to dart away from me. I don’t waste a second and I’m soon sprinting after him. I pass a few doors, efficiently rounding the corners until I’ve caught up with Iron.
He manages to keep up with my pace now I’ve lost my head start. I don’t even think about the possibility of hazing; I can’t, not right now. The bonding with Iron couldn’t have been done at a better time. I wouldn’t have had a hope of seeing Jared one last time. I gasp as I’m hit by another wave of agony; it burns like furious conflagration that’s determined to hurt me at all costs.
‘The Demisio is getting stronger’ I wheeze, trying as hard as possible to keep my feet moving; to stop now would be suicide for both me and Jared. I don’t know why I’m doing this but I have to see him, even if it’s just one last time.
Iron reaches back and tugs at my hand as I begin to falter. He tows me along as the stabbing pain in my stomach makes me moan in pain. I want nothing more than to curl up in a ball and fall asleep. I want to rid myself of consciousness and the thought of…
‘Lara who is Ally?’
I cry out again as another surge hits me. I can still feel my underlying bond with Ally tingle at the sound of her name.
‘Don’t think about it. Think about your friend Ally’ Iron instructs. I conjure her face in my mind trying to fight the images of Jared. It’s a mental battle I have a high chance of losing. ‘Who is she?’
‘She’s my friend from the Leto palace’ I gasp.
‘How is a human on board that ship?’ Iron enquires. I pick up my speed suddenly a little afraid to answer him.
‘She’s not a Human; she’s a Dimidium’ I mumble. I elongate my strides yet Iron only matches my pace.
‘What is a Dimidium?’
The enormous sign-posted door crops up and I breathe out a sigh of relief. I reach for the door handle when I’m suddenly knocked to the floor. The torturous burn spreads like wildfire throughout my body as I hear a series of cracks. I scream at the anguish of my ribs.
‘Shit! Lara what happened?’ Iron shrieks frantically. I groan as I try and push myself up on my forearms.
‘I don’t know. I just got a colossal wave of pain’ I groan. ‘Shit Iron, I think I’ve broken my rib’ I tenderly run my hand along my waist, comforted by the immense purple blemish that camouflages my skin. It’s not just my imagination.
Iron lips form a hard grimace as he looks uncomfortably to his side. My head cocks in confusion but my body screams in protest.
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90 days to love (COMPLETED)
RomanceWhen every last technology-obsessed human is kidnapped from the Earth what choice do you have as one of the last two but to accept the conditions? At the age of 19 years, Lara Hall has seen little of the planet she calls home. When she's called up...
