Daniel Crowe - The Building - Amy and Shannon
Daniel faltered for a moment when she called him "Danny". He'd heard her whispering the name in her unconscious daze. For a moment, he was mad. Danny is what his mother used to call him, and it'd been about four years since such had happened. "No... You're not a screw-up; just stupidly courageous. That round would've most likely put Amy down if you hadn't intercepted it."
"To her, you're a hero."
Emma Crowe - The Cells
Emma had drifted to sleep, and by the time she'd woke, Bex was gone, the cell was locked, and her hands were once again bound. She'd quit crying before she fell asleep, but she stilled cringed several times when the picture of Hex crept into her mind. With the image, the feeling of his dirty hands on her stomach and his lips on hers came back and made the tears beg to return. They did not however, as she reminded herself that she did, in fact, have a friend in this hell. Bex helped her and he would see Hex punished for his actions.
Even still, the man had done her another favor, though maybe not intentionally; he'd tied her hands in front of her this time, and this time she was not restricted as harshly as before, nor were her restraints as tight. Emma sat alone in the cell, quietly shivering in the cold. After a moment, she began to quietly sing a song. She couldn't remember the name of the song, but it'd come from a musical... Les-something... She couldn't remember the name of the musical either, but she did remember the words...
Look down, look down! Don't look him in the eyes!
How long, O Lord, before you let me die?
Look down, Look down; You'll always be a slave!
Look down! Look down! You're standing in your grave
Emma laughed at herself; the song described her perfectly. The girl wished that God would simply strike her down where she sat. She was a prisoner just like the men in the story... and better yet; she couldn't make herself look Tyler in the eyes... Emma breathed sharply through her nose; an ironic laugh. She'd tried to sing to cheer herself up, but instead, she'd just stated her case... She was standing in her grave.