ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴍɴᴇsɪᴀ [open]

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

Cleo shrugged and looked to Halo, "Very well, that's fine. If they want me to take her, then I shall."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo stared at Cleo with wide eyes, and she stumbled a little when the guard shoved her toward him. "Have at her, then. She's your responsibility until you return her. Have fun. She's pretty compliant." He winked at Cleo before laughing and heading off down the hall.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

Cleo made a face and reached out, taking Halo by the upper arm, "Come with me."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo complied without a word. This guy freaked her out, and there were a lot of creepy guards at ICE. She was pretty sure he'd killed before, many times, and without hesitation. She could see the ice in his heart.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

Cleo's grip on her forearm was firm, but not cruel. He led her down the hallway, from the way that he'd come, "If you try to run, I'll shoot you. Understand?"

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Yes, sir," Halo said. They were moving a bit faster than she was used to, and she stumbled a little at first. Just because she'd been blind her whole life didn't mean she had super spidey senses and the ability to run through the halls at top speed.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

"Good. Because I don't have time to deal with unruly experiments," Cleo's voice was cold.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo didn't say anything to that. In her experience, words tended to just upset people. She preferred to only answer direct questions. She wanted to know what his plans were, where they were going, but she kept her mouth shut. It was better to wait and find out.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

Cleo led her out of the facility, his fingers gripped tight on her upper arm, "I don't like a lot of chatter, so you and I should get along just fine."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo didn't say anything to that, either. She just wanted to get this over with and get back to the familiarity of her cell. Were they leaving ICE? Frankly, that idea terrified her. She'd never left the facility before.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

There was a car waiting for him, so Cleo opened up a door for her, "Climb on in."

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo reached out her arm to find the car, then felt her way to the door and got inside.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

"Keep scooting in," Cleo told her after a moment, climbing into the car behind her.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo frowned and scooted over more, somewhat expecting to fall off the seat.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

Cleo sat down and reached over her, pulling the seatbelt across Halo's lap and buckling her in.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo stiffened a bit at his proximity, but she relaxed when she realized what he was doing. A seatbelt. She'd heard of those before. They were supposed to keep you safe in vehicles.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

He buckled himself in and motioned to the driver. The car started and moved forward, smooth and swift.

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Halo stiffened when the car started moving. It was an experience she'd never had before, moving while she was sitting still. In fact, it made her a little nauseous.

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

Cleo would occasionally glance at her, gauging her reaction, "Is this your first time out of ICE?"

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Yes," Halo said in a small voice. Finally, she couldn't contain her curiosity anymore. "Where are we going?"