WREN The guards that morning felt extra and I wasn't even surprised about it. A pair waited at the end of the corridor, their backs straight and their hands resting against the laser strapped to their sides. Even the guards who usually escorted me around the facility had changed as I noticed prior. For a second, I stopped walking and my eyes had moved slowly from one face to another absorbing the tension and anxiety. None of them looked at me but I could tell they were on alert. I swallowed hard and forced myself to keep walking even as more adrenaline pumped through my veins. My heart had begun to beat faster, but I refused to let it show. "Keep moving." The guard behind me spoke sharply. I clenched my fists and continued down the corridor. I could feel as the walls seemed to close

