Cast
Brennan Nersy
Bray Harue
Ember Bonner
Mya
The Escape
Brennan stood up, when the last person
arrived to the daily morning huddle. Today he planned to make sure everyone
understood what needed to be done. Each had a job to do if they were going to
get out of this alive.
Looking over to Ember, Brennan knew she
looked like the weakest of them all, but she was the most important to make all
this work out. He knew he would have to be tough with her to get her going.
He knew Ember could feel him looking at her
but she refused to look up. Her eyes, with tears rolling down cheeks, stared
down at her hands as the index finger continued to make circles over her thumb
of her right hand.
Nersy, her husband
paced back and forth behind her, not stepping more than a few feet out of her
reach just in case she needed him. Brennan knew that Nersy would be angry at
him once he realizes how much pain his wife will be in when things start
moving.
Bonner slipped lower in
his seat as his shoulders curled in to try to make him look smaller. Only a
select few saw the pain he was in, though Brennan didn't think that even Bonner
himself knew how much pain he was in. It was as if speaking of the pain was bad
luck. He, himself, did not believe is such a thing, but he kept quiet just the
same. Beside Bonner was Mya who was just as silent with her pain as her
husband. She clung onto his hand with fear she would have to let go.
Brennan's eyes found
Harue. He could see how unsure she was with having this meeting; by the way she
looked at each one of them, wanting to make things better. He knew that once
she made her mind up on something, everyone else would follow. Brennan wished
he could take her into his arms and take her pain away. He was one of the few
who knew just how strong she was. He loved her strength, her smile, her laugh.
It might be a long time before he would hear her laugh again.
Taking a deep breath,
he tore his eyes from the woman he loved. There was no reason to put this off any
longer.
''We are going to do
this now, no thinking, no turning back, and no second thought.'' They were not
the words Bray had planned to say, but with one glance at his twin brother, he
realized he took the words right out of Brennan's mouth.
''No, no, we cannot do
this now.'' Nersy said as he stopped pacing and stood behind his wife. Ember
reached up for his hand, looking for strength.
''Nersy, I can't do
this, I am not ready yet.'' Ember said in a small voice.
Bray stepped behind his
wife and gave her shoulders a gentle squeeze. Harue reached out and took
Ember's arm and rubbed it.
''We are doing this
together; no one is being left behind.'' Bray heard in Bonner’s voice that
he too was with them now. Bray felt the tension leave his body as each one of
this little group decided that he was right. They all had to leave together and
they all had to agree to do this.
There was many times
where Bray and his brother would disagree. Brennan would want Bray to be less
emotional and be strong; stand up and fight for what they believe. Bray wanted
his brother to see that the others needed to be taken care off and not ignored
all the time. They needed time to adjust to change and not just jump into
things without much thought.
Brennan took his eyes
away from his brother's wife.
''There is no time to
talk about this any more. We leave now!'' Brennan knew he might have been a
little harsh but they needed to get going. He headed out, not bothering to see
if anyone was following.
No one said a word as
each helped each other out of the seats and started following Brennan. Nersy
took Ember's hand and gave her a reassuring squeeze. He never let go of her
hand as they followed the others. Mya and Bonner were in each other’s arms as
they pasted Bray at the door. Bray took the end of the group, as he watched his
wife turn to Ember. He knew she was whispering encouragement as they walked
away. No one looked back.
Brennan - left brain Nersy - nervous systom
Bray - right brain Harue - heart
Ember - emotions Bonner - body
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