Inarguably, Maria recalled that scene in the interrogation room. The look of horror on each of the faces of her interrogators when they realized what she was about to commit. She was drugged with what she suspected as a truth serum, so she only had one solution. Take the pill from her bracelet.
Zeronis sprinted towards her direction in attempt to stop her but she knew he won't make it in time to save her. She was really determined that time to execute that last resort until she felt pain on her chest. Her eyes searched who shot her. It was Selene.
Zeronis screamed something at Selene who also screamed at him back. But Maria couldn't really concetrate what was going own. Her mind was already wired on the pain and the difficulty to breaths. It wasn't a first for her to encounter such life-threatening situation but at that very moment, death was plainly approaching her in tiptoes.
But here she was. Alive as ever.
