XIII. breakaway

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he found a way out of the trap

(violence warning)

Alexander started to fight against the rope again.
The freak was still standing in front of him, staring down at his wrist.

Another blow against the door. The shelves shook dangerously... but Jack seem to have experience in barricading rooms.
He placed the shelves in a way, that make them support each other.

Come on... come on Alex...
His arms and hands hurt...the freak had tied him up very tight... but he could feel it.. he would manage to get rid of the rope.
... it was just a matter of time.

He looked up to the freak again.

... it seemed Jack was completely lost in his own world. Mumbling words Alexander couldn't understand.

Another blow against the door, shelves shaking.

"Komm schon , Soldat... erinner dich... wie... wie war es... wie war es..."
(Come on, soldier... remember.... how.. how was it like...')

Alexander stopped his fight against the rope for a moment. He was too fascinated by the freak's behaviour.

How...
How was it...

He broke the bound somehow...

... but how... how did he.... how did he cross the line?

Get away from here... get away...

"Erinnere dich, Soldat, erinnere dich...!"
('remember soldier, remember!')

He walked up to the wall, turned around, lent against it.
He closed his eyes, deep in thoughts.

Alexander was confused... but decided he had no time to puzzle about that madman's behaviour.

He was almost free...

Another blow against the door... a loud cracking noise from the shelves.

Remember, remember...

He broke it... he broke the line.

Remember the day.

He was longing for freedom. This wish... this desire to be free again, to get out of the damn cell... it was the most cruel pain he ever felt...
... not the kind of pain that is enjoyable.
... not the kind of pain he learned to love.

"Ein Licht... da... da war ein Licht"
('A light.. there was a light')

He broke it... the bound...
... he crossed the line...
..his desire... to be free...

...

He broke away somehow...

Free!
Alexander threw the rope away... jumped to his feet.

The attacking against the door stopped for a moment... maybe they were thinking about another tactic.

He screamed, jumped at the freak...

Jack opened his eyes, Alexander's fist hit him right into the face.
He felt his jaw break.

God... the pain...

Another hit into the stomach. Not that bad, hurted quite a bit...but... but not strong enough...

He dodged the next attack, grabbed Alexander's throat.
That guy was a pathetic fighter.

"Das Licht.... genau... das ist es... ich... ich muss nur das Licht sehen, das ist alles..."
('The light... that's it... I... I just have to see the light, that's it')

He thought while he throttled the man in front of him.

Alexander had still no clue what the freak was babbling about... he had other problems anyways.
He grabbed Jacks arm, tried to get out of his grip... tired to breath.
Being strangled was... an ugly feeling.

He dug his nails deep into the madmans arm... started to scratch pieces of skin away...
Jack didn't seem to care at all...

The light...
Break away...
Soldier brake the line, breake free...
Let this world behind.

Get... get away from here

He stared into Alexander's eyes.... but he couldn't see them... he was lookign right through them.

"The light... break.... the light..."

The way out...

What... what was that freak ... talking about...
Aleyander started to faint...

Suddenly another blow against the door.
The first shelf fell down...

"Break away, break away... break it, cross the line, grab... the light.."

Get away... you know the way out...

What... light... what... was.... talking...

The next shelf fell down... the door opened slightly...

"Let me free... Break away.... Light... I know the way out.... come on.. break free... the light... see the light..."

What.. was... freak... talking....
... need... breath...

...

Suddenly he saw it.

...like a crack right in front of him, like this world, the world he belongs to suddenly broke appart to let this light shine in...

... this light golden and warm, like the breath of life itself.

Golden.... golden

He could see the color.

He could see the color.

He let Alexander go...
...he sunk to the ground without any noise.

He touched the light...
... this feeling...
... like death...
... like birth...

...beeing nothing and everything at the same time...
Like beeing part of two worlds at once...

No pain, no thoughts.
Just existing...
... his pure desire to be free.

Jack sunk on his knees... fell over...

He broke away, broke free from everything.

The door burst open.
The last shelf broke down... armed men stormed in... their guns ready to fire.... someone turned the light on.

... silence...

....confusion...

Two men lay on the ground.
Their eyes closed.

No movement.

One of them looked like he was in pain, desperated... scared to death...

The other one was smiling.