My eyes flew open when I heard knocking at the door. I quickly ran towards the door and was surprised to see Mira.

"Hi," She said.

"Hey," I said. "You can come in if you want."

"Okay." Mira said. She walks into the room. "I just wanted to see if you wanted to hang out for a while?"

"Sure."

I shut the door behind her. Then I walk over to the fridge and ask if she wanted anything to drink.

"Coke please." She said.

"Okay," I replied.

I grab two cokes and place one in-front of Mira. Then I go pull out the chair across from Mira and sit down. We both open our bottles and take a sip.

The words burst out of my mouth. "Are you scared?"

I knew I would regret saying that. I really did. But I was scared and she probably was too. It was still a stupid thing to say, though.

"Yes, are you?" She said.

"Terrified." I say.

"Why? You could beat me easily." Mira said.

"I didn't say I wanted to." I said. "All I want to do is get back to my sisters."

"I have to go back to get my brothers too." She said. "What about your parents?"

My face darkens and I look down. "Your side took them from me."

"That happened to mine too...." Her voice trails off. "I'm sorry."

"No, it was my fault. All of my fault." I shook my head. "It was either my sisters or parents and I chose my sisters instead. Not that my sisters are bad it's just if I had tried hard enough I could've saved them both. They told me to take my sisters and run. If I had just hidden them and stayed with my parents I may have been able to save them."

"They told you to run for a reason. And it's hard to accept that. Believe me it is. But you really have no choice, your parents would want you to." Mira said.

I wipe my eyes then say, "Okay."

"Good, it's getting late. I should get going now."

"Okay."

I stand up and walk her to the door.

"Good night," I say.

"Good night," she smiles and kissed me on the cheek.

She closes the door and leaves me standing awestruck. Did she just... kiss me? Unbelievable.... She did didn't she? What amazed me was that our parents were both taken. Unless she was lying. Which she probably wasn't.

That night I lie in bed thinking about what she said to me. Did the same thing really happen to both our parents? Maybe. Are my sisters okay? Should I really believe it wasn't my fault my parents were taken. But what if it is my fault? It might be my fault because I didn't stay I just left them to be taken and feel the pain of the stunners. They gave you excruciating pain as long as not being able to move. Completely stunned. I knew how painful it was I really did. When it had happened to me. They had stunned me when Elise and I ran. I had almost dropped Amanda from the pain but I wasn't stunned. I only felt the pain. It felt horrible. I can't imagine what it feels like to be dragged around being stunned. The pain would be horrific. The other thing about stunners is if you scream it shocks your vocal-cords. You are unable to talk for hours until the stunner stops. The bullets are almost invisible apart from their yellow glow and yellow sparks. I got shot with over five of them. Which increased the pain on so many levels. I push the thought out of mind and try to sleep knowing I can't. So I let myself drift off into wherever I was going.