I watched in horror at the event that was being watched by tons of people, live. I couldn't believe it. I didn't hear what they had said before, now they were just crying. I couldn't stand to watch.
     "This isn't right," the man said. "Where is the evidence?!"
     Another man responded, "Apparently we lost it, if that came on and not the evidence."
     "How the hell do you lose evidence when it hasn't been touched?!" he screamed. The recording then shut off, as if the camera had been set to turn off.
     "That's some evidence," said Angel. "A news broadcast really proves your point that we are guilty of, what, watching TV?" She smirked a bit. She looked at me for a reaction, but I couldn't move. I was scared of what was happening to my friends.
     "Well then, I guess we have no right to be here," said one of the men. "Let's get moving. There must have been a mistake."
      After what seemed like forever, all the people had left. I hadn't done much except look out the window for the people to leave. Afterwards, Angel questioned me.
     "Sylvia, what's wrong?" She looked very worried. "What happened?"
      "Did you see who was on that broadcast?" I asked, trying to hide my fear as I stood up. "Those were my friends, in pain. It looks like they had been tortured, and I just abandoned them...but I had to save you." I was almost in tears as I whispered the last part. I had broken the pact of protecting them. I was so upset and ashamed.
     "Sylvia, you didn't have to save me. I would have been fine. How did you even escape?"
      "They had taken me and interrogated me, and I saw an opportunity to get out, and I took it. I should have just let myself be tortured and killed. Who knows what is happening to them now..." I started crying. I couldn't take it. I was killing myself from the inside. She pulled me closer and hugged me. I knew she was worried, too.
     "It's okay. I know they will be okay." She held me for as long as I could remember. I hadn't cried like this, ever. Well, maybe when I was a baby, but I hadn't known better. I hadn't had any friends to worry about. This was so different.
Eventually, I stopped myself and wiped my tears and shirt. I couldn't just cry and cry. I had to save them! Thing was, who knew what was waiting for me in animal control. Probably everyone. I told Angel what I had to do, and she understood. I hoped I would get to see her before we left the city for good. I didn't want to just leave her.
As I took off at a sprint to save my group, I didn't know that right then, the gun had fired, and Skylar was shot in his arm and chest.