III - Knock me out

As we finally reached the training yard, I leaned on the door and took a deep breath, but that deep breath caused me to feel a very sharp pain in my chest. I shrugged it off as I slowly opened the yard’s gates.

“Wait, what if there is someone inside?” Aurora said and I turned around to face her.

“Everyone is at the center of the town,” I said as the three of us walked inside.

“Yet be careful,” I told them as we slowly made our way to the yard that is outside.

“Who is there?” a warm voice screamed, Aurora flinched and Volkan was quick to cover her with his body.

“Amaris it’s me, Devika” I screamed and I nodded at Volkan, assuring him that it’s safe.

“Devika what the fuck? What are you doing here and who are these people?” she asked as she appeared all of sudden behind us, I took a deep breath before I turned around to face her.

“Devika I know this look, what have you done? I can tell that you have done something fucked up?” she said but it came more like a question, I gave her a stupid grin.

“I may I am or not trying to help these two escape,” I said and she instantly slammed her forehead.

“Devika I have the right to ask, WHERE THE FUCK IS YOUR GODDAMN BRAIN?” she screamed on top of her lungs and I grinned at her again.

“The poor girl is trying to save her brother who has a sun sign, wouldn’t you do the same for me?” I told Amaris and she glared at me.

“Well Devika, we are not technically siblings, so I would not do the same,” she said in an angry tone and I scoffed.

“We are just here to take a few weapons and leave Amaris,” I said and she placed both hands on each hip and raised a brow at me.

“We?” she asked and I rolled my eyes at her.

“Yes we, do you want to help us or not lady?” Volkan roared from behind me and both Amaris and Aurora gasped at his sudden act of anger.

“dear, if you talk to me in this tone once again I will make sure that you don’t leave this yard until I make sure the soldiers find you,” Amaris said and Aurora was quick to try and calm her brother down.

“Amar-“I started but Amaris was quick to cut me off.

“No Devika, I can’t help you do such a thing, it’s suicidal and you know it” she screamed and I tried my best to lock my anger away.

“You know that I don’t give a damn about anything Amaris, I don’t care whatever happens to me, and all I want to do is help these two out of here” I angrily said and Amaris looked down on the ground.

“Do you even know them?” Amaris said and I closed my eyes and I took a deep breath, I had the urge to punch the soul out of her.

“No I don’t, now do you want to help us or not?” I screamed and Amaris rubbed her chin with her index finger.

“Amaris, I am begging you” I pleaded. So here we are, hiding in the training yard, trying to convince Amaris to give us a bunch of weapons.

“What if we get caught Devika? Your father won’t do much to you but he will kill me and you know it” she said and I rubbed my forehead, I took a glance at Volkan and Aurora and they instantly looked away from me.

“I will knock you out,” I said and Amaris raised a brow at me.

“I beg your pardon?” she said I rolled my eyes.

“Amaris we don’t have all day here, do you want to help us or not? If you are afraid that you will get caught then I will knock you out and tell everyone that I knocked you out cold, then you won’t get in any trouble” I said and she nervously wiped the sweat that is running down her forehead.

“I can’t believe I am doing this” she whispered to herself and I am starting to lose my patience here.

“AMARIS YES OR NO?” I screamed and she grabbed a shotgun and threw it at me.

“KNOCK ME OUT, COME ON HURRY UP” she screamed, and I didn’t think twice before I hit her on the face with the back of the shotgun that she threw at me, she fell on the ground lifelessly along with a sound of a crack.

“You broke her nose,” Volkan said as we rushed to the side of the yard where the weapons are kept.

“You don’t say” I sarcastically said as I threw a shotgun at him, he quickly grabbed it.

“I will give you both two weapons, a shotgun, and a pistol, do you guys know how to use them both?” I asked them and they both nodded, I handed Aurora a shotgun and two pistols, she handed the second pistol to Volkan, and as for myself, I grabbed two Glock-19.

“Are you guys ready? Because as soon as we open that gate, we will either make it out alive or laying down on the ground choking on our pool of blood” I asked them, they both looked at each other then they nodded.

“Well, it’s now or never,” I said as we made our way to the gate, I nodded at them as I opened the gate, I carefully looked around my surroundings.

“Clear, quick,” I said as I started running with the two of them following carefully behind me.

“Where are we going?” Aurora whispered. Such a great time to ask questions.

“We are going to the border of the colony, there will be many trucks there, yet there will be many guards and soldiers since someone is missing, they won’t care about what’s going on inside the colony, they care about guarding the borders in order of no one escaping this hell hole” I answered as I hid behind a tree to make sure no one is around.

“When we reach near the trucks, don’t look behind, just turn the trucks on and drive as fast as you could, I will try to fight the soldiers to distract them from you both,” I told them. I am taking my time to wonder and ask myself why I am helping them.

“You are making it sound easy,” Volkan said in a low voice.

“On the ground” I whispered when I glanced at soldiers running on the opposite side. We all jumped down on the ground behind the bushes, I looked through the bush that is in front of me, and the soldiers were screaming something at the people wandering around, causing everyone to run as fast as they could.

“What is going on?” Volkan whispered. I took a deep breath.

“They are telling people to hide, they know that a person is trying to escape” I answered truthfully. I waited for the soldiers to walk a little bit away, then I nodded at Volkan and Aurora and the three of us started slowly walking.

“Three soldiers, three o’clock,” Aurora said and we instantly jumped down on the ground. I closed my eyes shut when a tree branch broke beneath me, causing a loud crack to fill the area.

“Devika, I think one of them is walking towards us” Aurora whispered, I moved the bush a little to take a better look, and I saw a soldier running in our direction.

“Volkan Aurora, we are going to improvise,” I told them, I leaned on my side to make sure that my weapons are loaded.

“What is that supposed to mean?” Volkan whispered-screamed, I ignored him and I stood up as fast as I could and I shot the soldier in his chest, then I jumped back down. The other two soldiers had their back to us so they didn’t get the chance to see from where the shots were fired, but they are smart enough to know the directions from the sound of the bullet.

“Oh dear lord” Aurora said and I placed my index on my lips, shushing her.

“SOLDIER DOWN” one of the soldiers screamed as both of the soldiers ran to the soldier I shot.

“Volkan, on three, you take down the one on the left and I will take down the one on the right,” I said and he nodded.

“one……two……three NOW” I screamed as we both stood up and shot the soldiers, my bullet went perfectly in between his eyes, and the soldier Volkan shot was laying on the ground and yelping in pain.

“MAKING THEM TORTURE BEFORE THEY DIE ISN’T THE PLAN” I screamed at Volkan, he looked at me and smirked.

“Let them torture, these sons of bitches” he said as he wiped the single drop of sweat from his forehead. I looked at Aurora who was still laying down on the ground with her eyes wide open.

“Don’t worry, this will be over soon” I warmly said as I offered her my hand to help her stand up, she placed her shaking hand in mine, and I pulled her up on her feet.

“I never thought that I will watch my brother and a seventeen years old kid kill someone,” Aurora said and I ignored her and I ignored the fact that she mentioned my age, well that is what I get for being the leader’s daughter, people know everything about me from the outside, but none of them have a clue about what’s hiding inside me.

“We are only a few steps away from the border, Aurora I need you to gather yourself, we need your help in this,” I said, ignoring what Aurora just said and her brother did the same. and she nodded as she looked at her brother who nodded at her.

“Hurry up,” I said as I started running in the direction of the border. After a few minutes, we were standing in front of the base that secures the border. I took a deep breath, here I am, risking my life at seventeen because I want to free two souls from hell.

“Come with us, Devika” Aurora all of sudden said and I chuckled. I wish Aurora, I wish.

“You are making this sound easy” that was my only answer. Escaping this place won’t cause anything but trouble.

“Be ready guys, when you kill a soldier try to snatch their weapon because the shotgun and the pistol won’t last long” I told Aurora and Volkan. And they nodded at me, Volkan walked to me and stood next to me, we both nodded at each other and we walked to the base.

“Volkan, don’t walk in until I tell you both to,” I told Volkan and he angrily raised his brow at me.

“No, not after we reached this far, I am walking inside with you, I want to help you,” he said and I glared at him.

“you are going to help me by staying here,” I said as I grabbed my weapons and I proudly pushed a door with my leg causing it to fly wide open and I walked inside the base. As I stepped inside, five soldiers raised their weapons in my direction.

“Well, hello motherfuckers” I screamed, then I shot one of them and I jumped behind a barrel, I closed my ears from the loud sound of bullets being fired. I raised myself a little and I shot a soldier in his leg.

“IT’S THE LEADERS DAUGHTER” one of them screamed but yet they kept firing, stupid fuckers.

“SURPRISE BITCHES” I screamed out loud, I may sound like I am doing all good, but believe me when I say that I might piss myself any second.

I stood up and I started shooting all of the soldiers, my hands were shaking but I gathered the strength to jump behind another barrel, that’s when the door flew wide open again and Volkan rushed inside, he started shooting until there was no sound in the place except the emergency alarms. Volkan rushed to my side and Aurora was behind him.

“Are you okay?” he asked and I nodded, I wanted to thank him but I had no time, I stood up and threw my pistols on the ground as I grabbed one of the soldier's weapons.

“let’s go, the trucks should be parked somewhere a few doors away,” I said as I made my way to the door, I opened it and I quickly closed it and pushed Volkan and Aurora down on the floor when shots were fired from the other side of the door.

“This is going to be such a long night” I whispered to myself.