Axton
I unlocked the last of the cells and the prisoners swarmed me. Their cheers and claps on my shoulders and arms filled the hallway.
"Quiet. We need to be ready for when the Roulex come or this is for nothing." Everything in me wanted to tear the door from its hinges that blocked our path to the other parts of the jail.
I needed to get to Jody. Prove to myself that she was all right. I couldn't think of her hurt or worse. A weight pressed on my chest and I felt like I couldn't breathe. I needed to see her and feel her in my arms.
A hush fell over the prisoners. Any second the panel would swing up and we'd rush the guards. We'd already broken the cameras so they wouldn't know where we were. Which, I wondered now if they'd just leave us here to rot or -
Smoke billowed out from the vents overhead.
Simitar! They were going to gas us.
Men and women screamed, running over one another to get away. They surged to the exit door. Their fists pounded on the metal.