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A man walks up behind Keir and hits him in the head. I have a bad feeling about this, but what other choice do we have? We’re running out of options. We stay, we die. We go, we might die anyway. I see no other option.
Josh bends down in front of me and squeezes my hand. “You need help, Shay. We won’t get this opportunity again. We can get out of any situation if you’re well. Our training will come into good use.”
I nod, even though my gut is telling me the opposite. I know he’s right. We’re born fighters. I just need medical care and we’ll face the situation head on… together. It’s all we have left of our team, and we need to honor that. We need to do this for them.
“Okay. Keir, can you help me carry her?”
Keir and Josh wrap my arms around their shoulders and they both take one of my thighs and lift me from the ground. My thighs aren’t burnt, luckily. It’s just my lower legs. The pain shoots from my toes to my head. I don’t know which part of my body hurts more.
“How far away is the camp?” asks Josh. “She’s getting weaker by the second.”
The men walking behind us hit Josh, pushing him forward. I’m guessing that’s to shut him up. They clearly don’t like people talking any language other than the one they speak, and even though they understand basic English, they refuse to use it. Ignorance at its finest.
Keir leans into me and whispers, “Just go with us. It’s not far. I’ll do all I can to heal you.”
If I thought getting blown up was the hardest thing I’d faced, I have a funny feeling this next phase is going to be worse.
***
We’ve walked for what feels like hours. My body is getting weaker. Weak to the point that I’m not even feeling pain anymore. My head feels like it’s floating, and it isn’t a pleasant feeling at all. I don’t even feel in control of my body. If it wasn’t for Josh and Keir taking my weight, I’d flop to the floor, unable to move.
“We’re here,” Keir whispers.
I manage to lift my head off Josh’s shoulder and look at my surroundings. There are huts and tents everywhere. I can’t help but notice that the whole area is surrounded by a high electric fence. People are walking around with guards. It’s like a high populated concentration camp. I didn’t even think such things exist anymore. What the fuck are we walking into?
“What is this place?” I manage to ask.
“Your worst nightmare,” Keir says bluntly.
Josh looks down at me and I look back up at him. I know what’s being said, but I’m too far gone to make sense of anything. I can’t even worry for our lives or future.
I’ll get back on my feet and find a way to get out of here. I will.
I must get out of here.
