i squeezed my eyes shut, refusing to listen to the general that was sitting in front of me. "kayden," he repeats, his words like steel. "open. your. eyes." i can almost hear ocean's cries in my head, telling me to not listen to them, to not trust them. to not open my eyes and become like she did. mindless. unfeeling, emotionless. not in control, helpless, full of despair. no. ocean could be saved. "kayden," the general says again, his voice stronger and more hypnotizing. "listen to me." "i am listening," i say through gritten teeth, my fists clenched beneath the knotted rope that binds me to the chair. "you have acted against the government. entered sector 10. helped people escape from sector 10-" "a sector that isn't supposed to exist," i cut in sharply. "ocean and caleb and everyone else did nothing wrong." the general remained silent. "it always comes back to ocean and little caleb, does it?" he muses quietly. "perhaps that could make you more... willing... to help our cause." no matter what he says, i will not open my eyes. right? ~open my eyes word count: 184 a/n:: so for those of u who might be confuzzled by the timeline, Kayden and ocean met in a market many years prior. however, kayden didn't know about sector 10 until only recently, which ocean failed to tell him about because she didn't want him to know. this takes place after "came crashing down" so be sure to read that one first so it all makes sense!!! sequel to "came crashing down" as requested <33 this time from kayden's pov
