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The Kids Pt. 2

Prompt: Don’t Let Them See You Cry

Fandom: Original Work

@badthingshappenbingo

Part 1

The past week had been hell.

Liv paced around her room massaging her sore shoulder.

The tests had been impossible. Yesterday Liv was told to climb the rock wall for hours. If she tried to stop she was met with an electric shock. So, she kept going. When they finally let her go back to her room, she was too exhausted to resist.

She was not looking forward to today’s test.

When the door slid open, she turned towards the people entering the room.

“Hands.” They said sharply.

Not having the energy she held out her arms.

They stepped forward and locked a pair of handcuffs around her arms. They pulled her forward, and she followed them down the hallway.

When they reached the gym, they unlocked her handcuffs and pushed her into the room.

The door slammed shut behind her.

Liv expecting to be the only one in the room was surprised when saw another figure standing in the corridor.

“Conner. What are you doing here?”

Conner turned to face her. His eyes were bloodshot. He probably hadn’t slept in the past few days. That was his teachers favorite “assignment.” With lights that stayed on and noises that would sound every hour, Conner could be kept awake for days.

“Liv, why are you here?”

“This is my class time. Why are you here?”

Conner’s eyes started darting around the room. “I-I don’t know.” He started walking back and forth. His hands running through his hair.

“Hey. Hey, it’s ok.” Liv stepped forward, motioning for Conner to come closer.

He glanced at her and took a few steps forward.

Suddenly a shock sent them both flying away from each other.

Conner hit the wall behind him and crumpled to the floor.

Liv slid across the floor until her head hit the wall.

Blinking back tears, she jumped to her feet and ran towards Conner. He hadn’t moved since he hit the wall. She knelt and shook his shoulders.

“Conner, you’ve got to wake up.”

He let out a small grunt, and his eyes fluttered open. “What happened?”

“Just the teachers being rude. Try and sleep.”

Conner didn’t argue and closed his eyes again.

Liv pushed his messy hair out of his face. Conner had been the strongest person she knew. The fact that they had reduced him to this mess made her angry.

Tears started to form in her eyes.

No. She would not let them see her cry. That’s what they wanted. They were trying to break her, and the others, and she was not going to let it happen.

She turned towards the camera in the corner of the room. “What do you want from us?” She yelled still holding back her tears.

There wasn’t a response. She grunted in frustration and started to pace the room again. After a few minutes, the door slid open. The Principal strolled in followed by a guard. The door slid shut behind them.

“What do you want with us?” Liv said through gritted teeth.

The Principal let out a soft laugh. “We want you to start trusting us.”

Liv couldn’t help but let out a sarcastic laugh. “And you think the best way to do that is to put us through hell?”

He shrugged, “If that is what it takes.”

The tears started to well up in her eyes again. Pushing them back she pointed at Conner. “Does that look like someone who trusts you?”

“Yes. The next time we ask him to do something, he will.”

“Because you’ve broken him,” Liv yelled. “That is not the same as trust.”

“Maybe not, but he will do what I want, without questions.”

Liv stood, stunned, staring at him.

The Principal stared back with a wide grin on his face. “Now you get it.”

He motioned to the guard, and he stepped forward and grabbed her arm.

Liv didn’t struggle as they walked back to her cell.

“Don’t worry. You will start to trust me just like Conner does.” The Principal’s words echoed down the hall, and Liv shuddered.

time for angst

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The Kids Pt. 4

@badthingshappenbingo​

Prompt: Accidentally Hurt By Friend

Fandom: Original Work

Wow, this past week was a long one, but I’m back! Enjoy! :)

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

With tears streaming down her face Liv punched the wall. Ignoring the pain in her hand, she punched it again.

The Principal had broken her.

She had sworn to him that she would never break, but here she was. Broken.

She turned and slid down the wall sitting on the floor. She pulled her knees to her chest and let out a sob.

Her cell door slid open, and a guard stepped into the room.

“Class time.”

Liv didn’t move.

The guard stepped closer and pulled her up to her feet. She didn’t fight and followed him down the hallway.

They arrived at the gym, and the door slid open. She was pushed inside, and the door slid shut behind her.

Standing right in front of her was The Principal. His signature grin was plastered on his face.

“Welcome to class Liv.”

She just stood there staring at him.

His smile just widened as he stepped to her right.

“I need you to do something for me.” He motioned to a figure at the back of the room. “They are going to try and get out of this room, and I need you to stop them.”

Liv studied the figure.

They wore something that looked like what Liv was wearing, but they also wore a black hood that covered their face.

The President stepped closer to the door. “This is your test to see if you will do what I say.” He opened the door and stepped into the hallway. “If not, you will regret it. Go.” He yelled and slammed the door shut.

The figure started running towards the door. Liv sprinted after them and caught them by the arm. She pulled them back.

The figure pulled at her fingers, but Liv just tightened her grip. They grabbed her wrist and pulled it down as fast as they could. Catching Liv off guard, she let go of their arm.

They took off running towards the door again.

Liv grabbed at her wrist and took off towards them again. They were getting too close to the door.

Liv dove at them taking out their legs. The figure fell forward and landed hard on the ground. When they hit the ground, Liv heard a loud snap, and the figure let out a loud yelp.

The figure pulled their wrist to their chest and cried out in pain. Liv got to her feet confused.

Why did she recognize that voice?

The figure pushed themselves to their knees and then to their feet. Still grasping their wrist, they ran towards the door again.

Liv sprinted past them and stood in front of the door. They tried to push her to the side, but Liv pushed them back and pulled the hood off their head.

Alice stood in front of her.

“Alice, what are you doing here?” Liv grabbed her by the shoulder and pushed her away from the door.

Alice pushed her hands off her shoulders and wiped tears from her eyes. She just stared back at Liv.

“Is your wrist ok?” Liv reached for it, and Alice pulled it out of her reach.

“Why do you care?” Alice took a step away from her.

“What do you mean? I didn’t mean to hurt you, and I want to make it better.”

Alice just stared back at her.

Liv jumped forward and grabbed Alice’s arm. Alice let out another yelp, but Liv examined her wrist. Alice’s wrist was swollen, and it was starting to look purple. Broken.

Liv let go. “I think it’s broken.”

“Why do you care?” Alice repeated.

“Why do you keep asking that? I care about you.”

“No. You don’t. You don’t care about anybody except yourself.”

Liv stepped back in surprise. She tried to form words, but nothing was working.

Alice pushed past her and walked towards the door.

Shaking her head Liv turned towards Alice. “Who told you that?”

Alice turned and faced her. She didn’t look mad anymore, she just looked confused. “I-I don’t know.”

Liv took a step forward. “They are in your head, they are in mine as well.”

Tears filling her eyes Alice stepped towards her. “I can’t separate what they are telling me from what are my own thoughts.”

“I know. They are doing the same thing to me. I care about you, and I always will.” Liv stretched out her hand towards her.

Alice stepped forward and took Liv’s hand.

That’s when a shock sent them both flying away from each other.

Alice hit the wall next to the door, and Liv slid towards the back wall.

Not again. This had happened when she tried to comfort Conner. She jumped to her feet and ran towards Alice.

Alice sat up looking dazed. She winced and grabbed her wrist.

Liv sat down right in front of her. She reached for Alice’s arm when a voice came over the intercom. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”

Liv froze. She recognized that voice. It was The Principal.

“I’m very disappointed in both of you.”

The door slid open, and two guards walked over to them and pulled them both to their feet.

“You failed your test. Which means you will be doing more assignments to make it up.”

Liv’s heart sank as she was guided back to her cell.

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Blink Pt. 4

@badthingshappenbingo

Prompt: Hiding an Injury

Fandom: Original Work

Part 1 | Part 3

Ella woke up with a bunch of texts on her phone. Jack had sent at least 20 apologizing for not taking her apology and wondering if everything was ok.

Her other friends had sent her similar texts. She smiled and kept scrolling until she found one from Victor.

Congrats you completed your favor. You can now talk to your friends. You also can find the hostage at this address.

Attached to the text was a photo of an address. She jumped up and changed her clothes as fast as she could. As she ran out of the room, she grabbed her mask and teleported to street level.

She teleported across the city and found the building in the photo. Searching through the rooms, she found another hostage.

She helped them home and decided to walk back to her apartment instead of teleport. She pulled her mask off and started walking.

Her phone buzzed, and she saw a text from Jack.

I’m worried about you. Can you talk?

Ella sighed and dialed Jack’s number. Before she could call him, Victor sent her another text.

Before you talk to your boyfriend, I need another favor. Meet me on the roof of the bank in 15 minutes.

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