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who were forced to serve monsters who destroyed the world above. The truth you find in this video will prove that they have lied to us in more ways than you can imagine, but know this right now––it is the truth and you must accept it. After you see this you will not be allowed to leave and hide, but must stay and hear our plans, so we can be free of this evil place.” Waving my hand to Crowley and Tristian, I said, “They know what’s on here and how hard it will be to see it, so they have come here to give you support.” Dropping to my knees, I reached out and took their hands, squeezing them tightly. “Please, for the sake of your sanity, accept it, but do not dwell on what we cannot change,” I whispered, before releasing them and turning on the vid display.  
    Blazing anger rushed through me as those hated voices began to speak. Using that anger, I focused, keeping my eyes glued to the girls I watched as the horror of the truth filled them. It was soul-crushing to watch all happiness and trust in the world fade from their eyes. Not allowing myself to be a coward and hide from what I told them to accept, I waited as the last words sounded and the twins raced to the bathroom, losing their dinner and innocence. After twenty minutes, they rejoined us, their ravaged faces telling the story, clinging to one another like babes. Walking to them slowly, I opened my arms, and as if that is what they were waiting for, they rushed to me, knocking us all to our knees. Holding them to me, I rocked the. I was the only mother they ever really knew, their protector. They expected me to keep the world safe for them. It broke my heart that I couldn’t keep this from them, but forced them to see it and know that safety was just an illusion that could be taken at any time. As I held them, willing their pain from their bodies to mine, I swore that I wouldn’t fail them again. My life meant nothing; if I had to give it, so be it. I would get them out of this place. They would live out their days in peace, unafraid of the passing of time and the consequences that it brought in this place.
    Giving them one last squeeze, I helped them to the couch, which was a little hard since they refused to release each other. Squatting down so I could look them in the eye, I said, “We are leaving this place soon, so that”––I pointed to the discarded vid display on the table––“is not your fate. Your fate is to be among the first of us in thousands of years to walk upon the land above.” I let none of the doubt I felt show. “Now you can tell no one about what you have learned; it will put everyone in danger. This must remain here.”
    A sniffling Tina found her voice at my words. “But what about my friends, what about Weston? I can’t leave him behind––we tell each other everything. He has to know. We can bring him with us.”
    Shaking my head, I firmly told her, “No, we can’t, I sorry,” wanting to convey that there was no room for negotiation.
    “That’s not fair!” she wailed, pointing an accusing finger at Tristian. “Then why is he coming? Why can you bring him and I can’t bring my boyfriend? I’ll be alone if we don’t take him. There are no boys up there.”
    “Enough!” I yelled. “Do you think I don’t want to take him? Do you think I don’t want to take everyone? We can’t,” I stated, through with discussing the subject. This is why I hadn’t told them before now. Taking a calming breath, I said, “In a two hours, a meeting will take place. We will make our move then. Now listen as Crowley and Tristian walk you through the plan.”
    Taking my seat across from them, I tried to reign back my anger. Tina had always been the more self-absorbed of the twins, worried about how things would affect her, not those around her. One wrong move could see us killed, but instead of her first thoughts being for the safety of her family, they were for her boyfriend and her selfish needs. Turning my attention