“Come back, Al!” she yelled on the top of her lungs, wanting to run after the love of her life and save her from whatever might happen to her, but she was so scared herself to cross that same invisible line and set off her own necklace. “Run!”

Alice realized what was happening as the intervals between the beeps grew shorter and shorter, and she did what Dana told her to do – ran as fast as she possibly could, back to Dana, hoping and silently praying she would be safe there. The beeping was closing up on her and her heart was pounding so fast in her chest, she could feel it in her entire body like a hammer hitting her.

“Hurry!” Dana cried and felt tears trickling down her cheeks. Would Alice make it in time? Or would she have to watch her girlfriend die? Only a few more steps and she would be back in her arms, but would that be enough? Would the beeping stop once she got out of the danger zone? Every second felt like an hour, until she finally closed her arms around her and they both collapsed on the ground.

Beep… beep

Dana was lying on her back with Alice on top of her, staring deeply into her eyes and seeing the raw and naked fear inside them. A lonely tear fell from Alice’s cheek down on Dana’s, and she shivered when the warm drop touched her skin.

Beep…

Dana swallowed hard. The thoughts were traveling so quickly inside her head, yet time seemed to be standing still. Was this the end of both of them? Was there still time to say one last thing, what she so desperately wanted her to know, and take with her to whatever place they were going, a place where they might not be together?

“Alice, I love…”

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Mark stared blankly at the note in his hand.

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It was ironic. He’d been given a pair of night vision goggles, and now he was sitting on a cliff, just staring between them and the fucked up note Helena had left him. Why would she do that to him? ‘How could she put me on this fucking island after everything I’ve done for her, and not even give me a real fucking weapon?’