Page 251 of Fragments
Lightning the last one, it booms in the night sky, sizzling white. My face darts all around, watching for any sign of movement. I don’t see anything, and my heart is beginning to fall.
What if he didn’t see them…?
What if he’s already… gone…
Dropping my face into my hands, I rub the pressure from my eyes. I’m seconds from breaking down, the pain creeping up into my chest, making it hard to breathe.
“I can’t believe you actually did it…”
My face whips, eyes widening as Lex rushes over to me. Smiling…
He’s smiling. He’s alive, and happy.
I’m weightless, floating to my feet just in time for him to attack me, folding me up in his arms.
“Thank God, you’re alright…” I whimper, burying my face in his neck, kissing his wet skin over and over.
“I’m alright. I’m here,” he whispers. “Baby…” He grabs my jaw, forcing me to look at him, the green in his eyes melting into me. “You gave me fireworks.”
He beams, and I chuckle, kissing him fast, but gently. “I told you I would…”
“You did,” he hums while our mouths move together, lips cherishing in tender nips and sucks. “You kept your promise, perfect flame. I knew you would.”
“I love you so much, baby.” My voice shakes, hands rubbing and caressing him all over, giving him warmth because he’s so cold.
I bite his bottom lip, but he winces. Pulling back, I hold his face, looking him over, gasping as rage stiffens my muscles.
“It’s not as bad as it looks,” he breathes, circling my waist with his arms.
“No?? Look at what they did to you,” I hiss, brushing my thumb over a split in his lip, touching some bruising and a cut by his left eye. My jaw strains. “I will end their miserable lives…”
“Yea… Already been taken care of,” he huffs, and my head tilts. “We were outside when it happened… The guard tower fell down on the prison. Split one of the guards’ heads open. Then the other got struck by lightning when he was about to shoot me in the face…”
I blink at him.
He shakes his head. “Am I hallucinating? I feel like this is… a lot.”
“It is,” I rasp. “It’s fucking crazy. I was inside when it happened. The ceiling fell and almost crushed me.”
Lex pouts, pushing my hair back where it’s matted with blood. “We should try to check this… You might need stitches.”
“Baby boy,” I whine, kissing his wrist. I’m just so beyond relieved that he’saliveand here. Maybe a little beat up, but that’s to be expected with everything going on. “The important thing is that we’re together.”
He nods. “What do we do now…?”
We both turn to look at the prison.
“We can’t go back in there,” I mumble. “Chances are the Warden’s guys are probably trying to round up the prisoners who are still alive before they escape.”
“What about Velle…?” Lex shivers in my arms. “Kang, Felix… what if they’re hurt?”
I shake my head. “I don’t know, baby. I just… I don’t think it’s smart to go back there.”
He pauses for a moment, nodding reticently. “You’re right.” His face shifts in the opposite direction. “What about the mansion?”
“Also probably not smart…”
“Then what do we do?” He hugs me tight, coiling around me. I think he’s trembling more from worry than anything else. “If we stay out here, they’ll find us. But there’s nowhere else to go. Without knowing what’s up with Velle, I just don’t see how—”
