Time seemed to stop.
The sounds of the screaming kids in the cells and outside were muffled, and everything seemed to be completely silent. It was just the pounding of my heart, the heavy, ragged breathing of Sterling, and the rushing blood in my ears, next to the place where the gun was pointing on my head. Everyone was frozen; except for Sterling. He slowly hooked one arm around my neck--I let out a small gasp of terror. "Shut up," He hissed, pressing the cold gun harder against my warm skin.
I tried not to whimper as he shuffled us towards the window and turned us around, so that Kaden was in between us and the door. "Sterling," Kaden growled, beginning to step towards us.
"Stay back!" He shouted, his arm clamping around my neck and making it hard to breathe. My fingers clawed at his
