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She pulls herself shakily to her feet, using the walls on either side for support She is steadying herself to face whoever walks through the door The fear in her eyes tells s happen when the door opens I re the unconscious soldier fro hiate, and I don’t need any coht if there are cameras in here I close the door

‘Sarah?’ I say quietly

She spins around, looking towards my voice but visibly confused ‘Who is that? Where are you?’

‘It’s Six,’ I whisper She gasps quietly

‘Number Six? Where are you? Where’s John?’ she asks, her voice shaking

I’ softly, not sure if we’re alone ‘I’m invisible Just sit back down like you were and pretend I’ they have you on camera’

Sarah’s sinks back down into the corner, pulling her knees to her chest She lowers her head, her hair falling forward and blocking her face entirely I walk over and sit down next to her on the floor

‘Where’s John?’ she whispers

‘ Where’s John?’ I can’t keep the anger out of et about John, Sarah You should knohere John is; after all, you set hiot hi here?’

‘They brought ht you here?’

Sarah’s shoulders shake as she cries softly into her knees ‘The FBIThey keep askingthem I don’t know You need to tellto kill everyone I know!’ She sounds desperate

I can’t say I’m very sympathetic ‘That’s what happens when you switch sides, Sarah You kne John felt about you; you knew he trusted you And you used that to help these people And now, they’re using you Now, quickly, tell me what you told the about,’ Sarah says, and she starts to sob even harder I can’t help it; it kind of breaksher like this What have they done to her? Her long hair covers her face and arer melt away and I rest my hand on her back

‘I’m sorry,’ I whisper

She catches her breath at my touch and turns her head to look in the direction of my voice I can just ive her the strength to do e need to Icannon in ain I see a tiny smile cross Sarah’s face before she turns her face back to her knees She sighs, takes a deep breath and in a ood to see you Do you knohere we are?’

‘I think we’re in New Mexico in an underground base How long have you been here?’

‘I have no idea,’ she says, wiping away a tear that has fallen on her leg

I stand up and go over to listen at the door I don’t hear anything I know I’et it, Sarah Why did you turn John in? He’s in love with you I thought you cared about him’

She flinches as if I’ve slapped her Her voice is wobbly, but she looks ht in the eye when she responds ‘Really, I have no idea what you’re talking about, Six’

I have to close , to keep ht he ca love for you Remember? Your phone buzzed at two am, and the police arrived aabout You broke John’s heart when you turned him in’ She starts to raise her head to respond, but I make a noise to remind her to keep her head down

She resettles her head on her knees and speaks in a flat voice ‘That’s not what I was trying to do I didn’t have a choice Please Where is John? I need to talk to him’

‘I’d like to talk to hih, we have to figure out a way out of here’ My voice is urgent

She sounds defeated when she speaks again ‘There is no way out of here Not unless you want to fight a thousand Mogadorians’