Alice held the door open for everyone frowning at Tom the whole time. Maybe Silver had picked Maryella and Tom because they were so annoying. At least this guy didn't insist they pay him.
From the sound of it, what ever was in the bank was really important, and dangerous. He said that Silver was careful hiding it, but here he was practically throwing it at them. What could this "Key" possibly be, that he wanted to get rid of it so badly? Why would he trust them?
A wave of anxiety suddenly filled her, her heart dropping to her stomach. Something bad was going to happen, but she couldn't stop, she couldn't just leave. Everyone was already in danger, and she had no choice but to keep going and face it head on. To see it through to the end no matter what happened.
**Flashback**
Alice sat on a bench in the hallway, her head in her hands. The disgusting medical smell, filling her mouth every time she breathed in sobbing. There was no doubt in her mind. This time, it was all her fault. We should NEVER have gone there! Tears ran down her cheeks in unceasing rivers. Dyn... Why, Why did you want to go there? Why did you jump? It's not like you were going to miraculously sprout wings, just because you wanted to!
A hand gently brushed her shoulder, Alice batted it away, glaring up to see who would be so heartless as to disturb her. "Mom?" She sniffed, roughly wiping the tears off her face, trying desperately to replace her despair with anger. "What do you want?" She asked through clenched teeth.
Tayn crouched down and pulled Alice into a tight hug. "What were you doing there?" She whispered. Tayn had done everything she could think of to keep her kids from finding out about what had happened so long ago. How had she figured out where the inhuman city had been? Memories of that time came flooding back to her, painful memories she had tried to forget.
Alice stared at the bare wall, "We just," She hiccuped unable to talk properly, "I don't know." She she closed her eyes, shaking her head, finally attempting to awkwardly hug her mom back. She knew her mom was trying to make her feel better, but half falling off the bench and being crushed against someone was uncomfortable, bordering on painful. She hated herself for the stupid thought, why was she worried about a little discomfort, when Dyn was on the other side of the wall struggling to cling to life? She started crying again her tears making her moms hair wet and sticking it to her cheek. Her whole body shook as she tried to be as quiet as possible, maybe her mom wouldn't realize she was crying.
"I've told you so many times to be careful, bad things happen so quickly! You should have known better than to go there." Alice exhaled sharply and tried to stifle a sob, even her mom blamed her? She squeezed her eyes shut, a new sense of guilt coursing though her. She pushed her mom away roughly, shoving her off her feet onto the floor.
"MAYBE WE WOULDN'T HAVE GONE IF YOU HAD JUST TOLD US WHAT THAT PLACE WAS!" She screeched, and took off, sprinting up the hospital corridor. Her chest ached, but she pushed herself as fast as she could go. She had to get away! She had to get out! Dyn was going to die! And it was all her fault!
