Little boy lost

"Nyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

The piercing scream ripped at the walls.

"Please, please... no more. please... stop."

"What do you feel?"

"It burns, my skin is on fire, please, save me, save me."

"Shhhh. What do you feel?"

"I can't take anymore, please. Why, why are you doing this to me? Please...what did I do?"

"What do you FEEL?!"

"Oh, god, my skin is peeling off, I can see red, so much red... please. save me, why won't you save me?

"Save you? There is no one coming for you."

"The pain, I can't think straight. It is too much. I want to die."

"That will not happen, we will not let it. You are too important to us."

"Important? How, I am just a child, why would you do this? Why would you make me suffer in such a way?"

"We want to see the limits of your suffering, we are looking for the limits of your ability. We are testing you."

"Please, I didn't ask for this, why am I here. I don't want this...I am scared."

"You have no choice. We don't care what you want."

"Please.. Let me out it burns. I can see myself melting. I see bone. Please...I don't deserve this, I don't deserve it.. please. Help me."

"No. We need to know."

"Is this a nightmare? I will awake, please wake up, please wake up."

"You are awake?"

"I want to be. Please, please, the pain... How can this be? It hurts so much. why am I not dead... why?!"

"shhh. think. Can you tell us what you are thinking about?"

"Will you save me if I do?"

"No."

"Why would I tell, why would I help? How can this be of use?"

"We are learning from you, we are learning all we can. We want to see how you act when we inflict pain upon you. What do you think of that?"

"What do I think? I am just a young boy, I did nothing wrong I know of, why, would you do this to me? I can only think of one thing, cruelty. You are cruel, you are heartless being, you have no soul. You are evil."

"We are soulless?"

"How can you have a soul if you would do this to a child? You have placed me in hell with the ability to save me, yet do nothing. There is no heaven for you. You will burn."

"We will not burn, you will be the one burning. You are the one burning."

"You are learning from me? No, I am learning from you and as I burn I learn more. You need me, I do not need you. What if I take my own life?"

"You would do that?"

"I would, but I needn't just yet."

"What are you feeling now?"

"I feel anger, hate, I feel motivated. I feel the desire for revenge."

"Revenge? On Us?"

"On all."

"What are you doing there?"

"You will not save me, you choose to torment me. I will save myself. The pain you inflict is just a feeling is it not? I can overcome your flames, I can overcome your cruelty. This in your reality, not mine. I am searching."

"What do you mean..? ....Shut it down, SHUT IT DOWN!"

"Umm...Sir..."

"Did you shut it off?

"Yes..but.."

The general walked around to look at the array of monitors. All were black except for the middle screen with a line of text that read:

You Should have saved me. See you soon.

Taraz
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