As we tore through the under brush of the woods that surrounded the compound we could hear the distinct sound of rumbling engines behind us. They started quick; quicker than their normal response time to people leaving. Maybe it’s because we’re “special”, maybe it’s because we knew too much and they were afraid if we did come back it wouldn’t be alone. Either way we have to make it, we have to escape that place. I manage to sneak a glance at my sister running next to me, even after years of malnourishment and being subjected to horrid tests we still matched. Our faces, more guant than before we were taken, still are striking similar. Right down to our round brown eyes and crooked teeth in our crooked grins. They had cropped our sleek black hair short recently for spinal/neural testing soon, and left us barefoot to discourage leaving; meaning everything we stepped on was tearing through our soft feet after years of not much resistance in our environment. The blood will lead a trail but only so far; the leaves and dirt will eventually clot everything till the trail runs dry. We just have to last till then. We burst through the tree line that ends in a cliff side. My stomach drops as we skid to a stop and peer over the edge. The engine sound gets closer and I know we have no other choice. I grab my sisters hand and pull her and pull her towards the cliffs edge with me. She nods slowly in my direction. Then we jump over the edge. Holding each others hand tightly in our own, and with no words exchanged, we both hold out our free hand and focus on what exactly we need. To be at the bottom safely. Just as the wind begins to rush past our ears it stops and we are safely standing at the bottom of the cliff. From there we take off running again into the forest down here till we can no longer hear the rumble. We finally decide now we can take a moment to rest. After a few deep breaths we finally look at each and begin laughing hysterically. We did it. We escaped.