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neck, locking me in place. I closed my eyes, as he came closer.
    The heat between us began to rise, and Finn suddenly pushed closer covering his full lips over mine. I groaned into his mouth as his arms wrapped around me. My fingers tangled in his thick, dark hair.
    Total b liss. I knew I could spend the rest of my life in his arms, kissing him.
    “Ahem.” Dr. Banks was standing at the door with a grin on his face.
    We both pulled back, and I could feel my cheeks instantly blush. That was embarrassing.
    “I need you both to get back to your rooms and pack whatever you can. The Arvies just took out our last two fuel sources and killed forty-five soldiers. We have just enough fuel saved to get everyone out of here and to the drop-off zones. They are going to start evacuating people in a few hours. The injured are being flown out first, and since you are in my care, we are leaving on the first flight.”
    “What about our parents?” Finn asked.
    “Everyone will be flown out in time. They are setting up groups and scheduling times right now. We have four choppers, which will be flying everyone out to a designated drop off zone. Once we reach that zone, there will be a twenty mile trek to the next zone, where the other choppers will pick us up. Because we will be assisting the injured, we will be flown in five miles closer than everyone else. So, we’ll only have a fifteen mile hike.”
    “Finn, I need you to escort Abi to her section and back,” Dr. Banks asked.
    “Of course,” he said, gripping my hand tightly.
    “Dr. Banks, will you make sure our par ents know we are going with you?”
    “They already know, Abi. I talked to them directly after the meeting.”
    “T hank you.” I sighed in relief. It was comforting to know my parents were already informed, and that I would be in the care of Dr. Banks, with Finn by my side.
    “Wait…you’ll both be needing these,” Dr. Banks said, handing us our swipe cards.
    We quickly headed out of the infirmary. The halls were filled with people rushing in different directions. Where were all these people earlier, when it counted?
    I guess the meeting had everyone scrambling to get their things. Thirteen years of things. Finn held on tightly to my hand and forced his way through the narrow hallways.
    W e reached section G and he hugged me. “Meet me right back here in 30 minutes.”
    “ Okay,” I agreed. The guard let me in, and Finn disappeared into the crowd, rushing toward his section.
    I hurried down to my door and swiped. A s soon as it opened, Tina jumped back and grasped her chest, startled.
    “Abi! Oh my God. How are you?” She ran at me, wrapping her arms around my neck. “I heard you found Finn, and that he was badly injured.”
    “I did. I found him just in time. I’m so sorry you got into trouble,” I said, stepping back so I could look into her eyes.
    “It was nothing. Totally worth it. It was time for an adventure, and besides, I really wanted to know what was going on behind that door, just as much as you did. I mean… Hello? My father runs the place. I think I should have some kind of idea of what’s going on.” She shook her head.
    “ The really sad thing is, he used to be so much different. Something happened when we found out about the Arvies. This place wasn’t so bad before. It wasn’t so…strict. But, there have been so many deaths, and so many of them were very close to him. I know he feels responsible.”
    I felt a sliver of sympathy for the man, but mostly for his daughter. “Well, he won’t have to worry about that soon. He’ll have a lot of extra back-up at the other government bunker.”
    “ Yeah, but just think. He’s been in charge of running this place for over thirteen years. Giving up his authority is like throwing him out to the Arvies. Once a man has a taste of power, it’s hard to give up. We’ll see how it goes.”
    “As you know, my father had to do the same, and he dealt with it better than expected. But in the