Like floating in the dark and no light, hope was lost. All she can do now is to follow the voice that called her. That tiny voice. Fear.
Running away has been part of her life, part of her family life. She's too young to fight for herself and now alone in this world. Will she survive?. Suddenly, she heard voices, was she already in heaven?. She opened her eyes, sighting a man who sat on a chair. She observed the room she was, a lamp a single window and a jar of water. Which made her incredibly tasty. She moved and the bed squeaked, attracting the man attention.
He turn to look at her and didn't say anything, he only smiled. She was lost. She clearly remember slipping off the edge of the building. The stranger stood walking to her, not knowing what to do Grace closed her eyes in fear, clenching her fist tight.
"I am not going to hurt you", The stranger said sitting beside her,"When your mother told me how crazy you are i didn't believe her. Now i do"
Grace opened her eyes the word mother came out of his mouth her heart ached, is she here?.
"Mommy is she here?, i need to talk to her"
The stranger sighed not knowing where to start. How will she handle it?.
"Grace", He called,"I'm so sorry"
Grace frowned,"I don't understand?, you just said my...my mom?", Her voice began to break, realising what he meant,"No, you're lying to me!!"
The stranger didn't say anything else but watch the poor girl cry her eyes out. As much as he hate to admit it he blames himself for not being there. There are things you have to sacrifice, it was Kate choice or else he would have been there.
"How do you know me?", She suddenly asked leaving the man stunned for a while, she was crying moments ago. What's with the attitude?.
He quickly gathered himself,"Your mom told me to find you. And I did that just before you tried to get yourself killed, what were you thinking?".
Grace was about to reply before the door opened, a woman walked in. Their gaze met, Grace can't recall where she saw her. The woman simply smiled, a bitter smile.
"Hello Grace, it's nice to meet you again".
"I don't recognise you".
"I saw you when you were five, by then your parents were living free on their own with you".
Grace sighed, is she safe now?.
"She tried to kill herself, but thank god i was there on time. Or Kate would have come back from the after life and kill me", He sighed,"Any news?".
The woman glanced at Grace first, there is nothing to hind now.
"Everyone's dead".
Silence filled the room for some seconds, Grace could understand it. People they care about are gone.
"We're the only ones left?"
"I think so, the organisation won't send help. Those Slayers are slaughtering our kind, maybe some went to hiding. But we can't hind forever, they'll probably find us and we can't do anything", The woman sounded like she was already fed up.
The room was filled with silence again.
"We just need to keep hiding until the storm clears, then we can find our way back to the base".
Grace didn't say anything, but remembering she's not with her necklace her heart broke into many pieces, it must have fallen when she passed out due to fear. Immediately she regreted her actions. Giving up in her last moment was a foolish idea, a stupid idea.
She didn't pay attention to the two people with her, if they are good or bad she didn't care about it, her parents are dead. They died protecting her and she couldn't do anything. What a waste.
"We'll find a place to protect her", She heard the man say.
It ended with a agreement. Protecting her with their lives.
"Who are the Slayers?", She asked.
"Are you suppose to ask that now", The woman asked,"Aren't you curious of you I am?"
Grace lowered her head,"I don't care anymore, evil or good. You should have just let me die".
The woman's expression flashed with shock how can she say such a thing.
"You think that death is the only way out of a situation", She scoffed,"No. By the way my name is June".
Grace didn't look at her, she only moved away from her. Her mind was somewhere else, her parents. They are dead what's the point of being alive. She's now a orphan.
"We'll find a way to keep you safe", June said.
"Safe?", Grace questioned,"How?, when a woman came to kill me calling me 357, am I safe?".
June widen in shock, her gaze snapped to her friend. His expression was readable.
"She called you 357?", He asked and Grace nodded.
June stood immediately pacing back and forth in the room. This is bad. This is really bad. Since the Slayers has given her a code name there is nothing in this world they can do to protect her, all they have to do now is to guide her now to the base, once she's there they won't try to harm her. Slayers are united but not in a organisation of spies. They are afraid to face them in battle, but alone a spy doesn't stand a chance to defeat them. They are deadly than a python the deadliest.
June halted, if that is the case they should have tracked them by now. They could be waiting for them to run. They love the game hide and seek. They have been going that for years. They have murdered innocent spies for pleasure.
"If they have given you that code it's marked forever. We can't change what they have written", June sighed,"That woman,did she say anything else?".
Grace thought back,"She said, generation of rats or something.....i didn't concentrate more on her words. I just found my escape and ran".
About to say something June head snapped to the window, instantly she walked to it slowly moving the curtains to take a better look. Some men and women dress in black approach the building.
"Ronin, they're here and they've brought a lot friends".
Ronin slid his hands in his hoodie pocket, his lips crawled a smirk. He has been waiting to beat some sense in some Slayers, he did it before with his friend, who later died in struggle to escape death. It gave him a chance to run and now he's sick and tired of running. This hide and seek must end, either they die or the put an end to those blood sucking monsters.
"It's now or ever", He said looking at Grace,"We'll do our best to protect you. That's our mission now, taking you to the base is what we can hope on now"
Grace clearly understood what he meant. Either they die or live. There is no chance in this now she has to leave this place before they find them and that could be any minute now.
"Ronin take her. Head through the back. I'm afraid that today might be the last day for me", She walked towards him and patted his shoulder squeezing it in the process,"Go".
Ronin didn't say anything but agree. Grace felt her eyes hot with tears as Ronin extended his hand to her which she took. Leaving the room. They went through the back to the parking lot. Now she knows where they are, a motel and it has two drive way.
About to unlock a jeep a gunshot echoed.