She was standing in a dark road, only one light was on, the darkness surrounding the place could swallow you up, beneath the lamppost, her mother was standing looking at her, she tried to get where she was but something was preventing her from moving, she struggle to free herself but all in vain.

She took another look at her mother, startled! something was standing behind her, a dark shadow, he looked  at her with a wicked smile, pointing a finger where her mother where standing, suddenly a dark puddle appeared beneath her  feets, he put his hand on her shoulders, his smile widen like a crescent moon, he started pulling her down, slowly enjoying the little girl despair, she tries to run to her mother's side, but she couldn't move an inch, she screamed with all her might, but no sound came out of her mouth, tears flow down her small cheeks, she closed her eyes, a cry of despair...Then she woke up, sweat covered her small body, everything was still so vivid, Mia looked toward the window, she could still see the moon shining bright on the land.

The sound of the closing door took her by surprise, she couldn't see who went outside, it was pitch black, she was curious but her body was overwhelmed by exhaustion, she couldn't take it anymore as dreamland called her name once again.

The next morning, everyone gathered in the operation's room, they were all waiting for Blake’s instructions.

Mia was still tired, but she had to go with them, she looked at the two who were standing beside her, Aiden and Dong were talking about the things they should get from their outing, she remembered the closed door and asked the two "Did one of you go out last night?"

They looked at her an answered at the same time "No!"

Dong speaks up "Why? did something happen"

Mia " It just that last night, when I woke up, I heard the door shut"

Aiden "Maybe it's from the room beside ours"

Mia thinks for a moment and say "You're right!"

The door open and Blake comes in, he ensures that everybody was there and start his instructions "I see that everyone is here, well we have two locations, the simple market and the weapon store, there's not much difference with their distance from the hospital, that why I decided to divide us in two groups, in the first group Nathaly, Dong, Will and me"

Blake" The second group will have Emma, Lucas, Aiden and Mia"

Displeased with Blake choice Emma protest " Why does that kid have to be in my group!!"

Dwayne "Oh! shut up for once Emma, let him continue what he has to say"

Blake "Sigh...We don't know where those things are hiding, so each group will be guided by Aiden and Dong, so don't open your eyes until this two tell you that it safe, don't do as you wish" he says that while looking at Emma.

Blake "Anyway, we are going to fix a place where we can meet, you must all be there by 2 p.m.…. we’ll depart in five minutes, don’t forget your things"

Aiden and Mia bid their farewell "Stay safe!"

Dong "You too", all three joined their group, Blake rushes everyone to take their belonging, he looks at Dwayne and says "I’m counting on you"

Dwayne "Don’t worry! Leave everything to me, just go" Blake looks back at everyone and says "Let depart! And don’t forget that your lives maters more"

Each group headed their way.

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Mia stooks to Aiden’s side; she couldn’t hide her fear of Emma. Aiden looked at the hand gripping his shirt, he looked at her small face, the golden hair and sparkling green eyes reflecting her innocence, he pats her head and ask "Are you scared of her?"

She looks up and answers him "I can feel her glares, she doesn’t like me and that scares me"

Aiden "I’m here so you don’t have to worry about her "

Lucas appeared from behind them and add to Aiden statement "Don’t think too much about what she does, she only knows how to open her mouth"

Aiden "You see! So just stay by my side and don’t take that off of your eyes"

Apart from Aiden and Dong, they all wore a headband to cover their eyes,

Mia "…Okay…" She ensures that her headband wasn’t coming off, and squeeze harder on his shirt, afraid of being left behind, he looked at her and says "let go! Once we finish this mission, we’ll get to see Dong, so let hurry"

The streets were empty, only corps filled them, he looked in every corner to catch a glamps of them, but he couldn’t see anything.

Lucas "Don’t you find it strange, after all that happened yesterday, today seems so peaceful"

Aiden "I know! Even the glasses don’t pick up anything"

Lucas "I wish things could stay like this"

Aiden "Well, maybe this is just the calm before the storm"

Lucas "I hope you’re wrong!"

Aiden laughed and adds "I hope too"

They weren't far from their destinations, there were just some meters away, Aiden "It just around the corner" he says. They were all overjoyed with the news, they hurried to the store's door.

Aiden "Wait! don't open the door there's someo..."

He was interrupted by a loud Bang!! Emma was shot on her shoulder, Lucas rushed to her, "Are you okay? Emma! ... Emma looks at me!"

Emma "Ahh! Shit ... it hurts so much ... fuck...do something...I can't take it ..."she took a look where she was shot, blood didn't stop flowing, she couldn't stand the sight.

Lucas "Shit! she passed out, Aiden! come here a help me get her out"

Aiden " Okay!" He looked at the small girl who was scared "Mia! go hide behind the store's walls"

Mia "okay!" She runs toward the door, he insures she did go out, and go where Emma and Lucas were.

Lucas "Okay, I will take this side, you should get her legs"

Just when he raised her legs, a man appeared from the corner of the store, gray hair, an unshaved beard with two scars on his eyes

"Where do you think you're going?" He says pointing a shotgun at them

…to be continued