Lander explained the plan to the young lady. They were to dig a hole using the pile of bones as their digging tool. And they have to spread the soil evenly inside their cell so the guards won't notice any anomaly.
Little did he knew that the young lady was actually hiding in her hair a piece of metal that recorded every words that Lander blurted.
After the explanation, Lander started digging up. The young woman even helped him. Soon, they were both covered with sweats.
Time pass by when they heard footsteps coming towards them. They both stopped and evenly spread the soil they dug inside their cell.
"Get out, woman!" The guard ordered.
The young woman was reluctant and stared at Lander as if asking for his permission.
"If you won't get out then I will kill that outcast," The guard threatened that made the young woman upset so she stood up and left their cell with a grave heart. She stared at Lander before finally leaving.
Back at the laboratory, the old man was torturing another human when the door suddenly opened. They were the guard and young woman.
"So? Would you tell me about that outcast?" The old man asked without even turning to her.
The young woman hesitated before replying, "He didn't talk much so I never learned anything about him."
"Really?" The old man turned his head with a sadistic smile that made the young woman shivered.
"I.. No!.. He.. He was planning an escape!" The young woman whispered but was still heard by the old man. She was afraid and at the same time sorry for Lander. But she hardened her heart and spilled everything.
Laughing, the old man touched his beard, "Good girl! Now get that bastard outcast here!"
One of the guards immediately complied while the young woman sweated as she begged, "Please! Don't hurt him!!
"Don't worry little girl, I am only going to give him a present!" The old man smirked.
The young woman knew better, Lander would surely be hurt. It was because of her, she felt pained but thinking about her family, her lover, she could only say sorry in her heart.
Back before the young woman entered Lander's cell, she was given an option to die or to have freedom. Of course she knew that there is no free meal in this world despite choosing the obvious choice. She was ordered to know Lander's secrets but unfortunately, Lander never released any of his secrets.
After awhile, Lander entered the lab accompanied by the guard. He stared at the young woman with concern, "Did they do something to you?"
The young woman was touched but didn't show it, "I'm fine!"
"Tie him up!" Another order by the old man that was instantly executed by the guards.
Lander was confused looking back and forth at the old man and the young woman. The young woman bowed her head embarrassed to look at Lander.
"So? Escape? What a bold idea you have there outcast!" The old man suddenly brimming with malicious intent.
"You....!" Lander looked at the young woman but the latter was still staring at the floor not even moving.
"Oh? Betrayed? It is painful isn't it?" The old man teased smiling while still having the malicious intent. "Get this good little girl out of here!"
Devastated, Lander never imagined to be betrayed despite showing his kindness towards the young woman. He was angry but there was no way he could retaliate.
"So you want to escape huh?" The old man smiled maliciously whipping Lander from time to time.
Screaming, Lander was in pain while gritting his teeth. The other humans who were being used as guinea pigs were terrified by his screams. They were praying constantly not to experience this kind of brutality.
"You can now enjoy torturing this bastard!" The old man ordered the guards that made them ecstatic.
Happily, the guards used their brutality by constantly punching and kicking Lander to the point that he became unconscious due to pains and exhaustion from screaming.
Five days passed and Lander was still being beaten brutally by the guards. The guards gave him food and water everyday so they could enjoy torturing him.
Being beaten for the past days, Lander felt their punches and kicks were getting weaker. But it was actually not, it was because his body was getting used to their beatings.
"Weak!" Lander just blurted out.
The guards were instantly provoked and gave him more beatings until they infused their aura in their punches and kicks.
It was this time that Lander felt again the sensation of death looming over him. "So this is death!"
Still, he persevered and gritted his teeth being constantly beaten by the guards. His will to live made him endure every time he was beaten.
One day, the young woman entered the lab and felt sorry upon seeing Lander's terrible situation. There was blood all over his body, his eyes bulged that couldn't even open and even his legs were now limping.
Unfortunately for her, the freedom she expected was never given to her. She was betrayed that made her devastated. She now knew the feeling Lander was feeling when she betrayed him. She cried every night praying that some miracle would happen. She wanted to see Lander and ask for his forgiveness but he was always unconscious. She felt pained and sorry.
Days passed and same things happened until one day, the old man and the two guards hurriedly left the laboratory panicking.