Amelia coughed, shaking as the dust settled. "C-Chris," she rasped, cracking open her eyes to pitch blackness.
"I'm here," came the groan and she felt his hand press into hers, and she weakly curled her fingers around it, her right arm wrapped around her chest. Slowly, her blue eyes adjusted and Amelia realized they were still under the table, but the only way out was blocked by debris. Amelia shuddered and felt tears stream down her cheeks, leaving trails in the dust. "Shh," Chris rasped, pushing himself to her and wrapping his arms around Amelia. "We… we'll be… saved." Amelia whimpered and pressed against him.
"Я ... Я так ... испугался ..." Amelia whimpered, struggling to breath from the lack of air and the thick dirt, a hacking cough escaping her lungs.
She felt Chris gently squeeze her hand. "Я тоже… только держись." Amelia slipped her right hand away and glanced down, stiffening as she saw her hand and arm dark and sticky with blood.
"У нас есть, чтобы выбраться из здесь," Amelia gasped, shuddering as pain coursed from her deep gashes.
"Are you bleeding?!" Chris demanded, and she heard the tearing of cloth as he pressed it to her side.
Amelia nodded weakly, her head on his shoulder. "Help," she called, her cry muffled by the rocks, but she faintly heard people moving around beyond the barrier.
"Help us!" Both teenagers cried again, Amelia coughing once more, but with blood. With a shaking hand, she covered her mouth, her left still clutching Chris's. They kept calling… but no one could hear them. Whimpering, Amelia closed her eyes and slumped against Chris, still bleeding.
"Мне очень жаль, Крис…" She choked out, squeezing his hand tighter. "I'm so sorry…"
She heard Chris hold back a sob as he rasped, "Hush, Amelia. It's not your fault. Please, hold on. Hold on for me, please. We're going to get out of this, I swear." Amelia rolled her eyes up and smiled faintly.
"Don't promise those things," she whispered softly. "Especially don't promise something like that to me."
She felt Chris squeeze her hand tighter. "What do you mean by that?" Slowly, Amelia told him what happened since she left the orphanage, pausing only to struggle for breath. Thankfully, Chris didn't try to pull away in disgust or get angry at her. "I'm sorry I couldn't help," he croaked.
"Don't be," Amelia whispered softly. Chris tried to move his right leg but grunted in pain. Wincing, Amelia raised her head and held back a gasp when she faintly saw his leg pinned by debris. "I would… free your leg… but it…"
"I understand," he rasped. "Just stay here with me." Amelia leaned her head back to his chest, closing her blue eyes.
"I'm going to be… so mad if… I get a fear of… being in buildings," she wheezed jokingly, and heard Chris give a faint chuckle. Amelia coughed again, feeling her body weakening as she lost blood and oxygen, her mind going fuzzy. "Мне так жаль…" She whispered, fresh tears spilling down her cheeks.
Chris's heart caught in his mouth as tears fell as well from his gray eyes. "Don't leave me, Amelia! Please don't leave me." But Amelia gave a soft sigh, drifting into unconsciousness caused from the lack of oxygen and loosing blood; and it wasn't too long after that Chris also lost consciousness.
Faintly, Amelia heard shouting and blinding light filled their shelter. She then felt herself being lifted out from the table, her hand slipping from Chris's as she was taken away. Amelia then felt herself being rested onto something comfortable and lifted once more on the bed, being pushed into something and hearing doors lock close. She also heard crying next to her, but it sounded distant, and she felt whatever she was in take-off, hearing sirens distantly as a gentle, shaking hand took hers.
Я ... Я так ... испугался ... = I ... I'm so ... scared ...
Я тоже… только держись. = I too ... just hold on.
У нас есть, чтобы выбраться из здесь. = We have to get out of here.
Мне очень жаль, Крис… = I'm sorry, Chris ...
Мне так жаль… = I'm so sorry ...
THIS IS THE SEQUEL! :DDDDDDDDD
Anon that review in Not Always what it Seems to Be: LKERUGPW38B;3 Thank you so much for reviewing! :'DDDDDDDDDDDD
And yes, I am going to explain why Clint and Natasha left her at the orphanage! :D I'm so glad you liked the first "book"!