Book 1;8

                                    

                                          
"Hey, Bolin?" I whisper.
"Yeah?"
"I have to go to the bathroom."
"Ok, let's go," he tells me.
"Bolin, you can't go inside the girls restroom," I laugh. "You're a boy."
"But what if you fall in again?" He asks.
"That hasn't happened since I was little."
"It happened last year-"
"I can go to the bathroom by myself," I cut him off.
"Fine, but if you fall in again-"
"I won't," I assure him. "I'll be right back, swear."
Tenzin and Lin took us all to Town Hall to discuss what our next move will be in order to find Korra. Poor, Korra. Amon is scary, and I can't imagine what she's feeling right now. I wish I could hug her- I wish she were here. Korra and I have obviously gotten closer, especially after that whole ordeal with Hiroshi happened. I was the only one who believed her, even Tenzin was skeptical, but that alone made our friendship so much stronger. I just really miss her. I've never had a sister before, and now that I do, she's been taken away from me. I just want her to be ok.
I flush the toilet and- no, I didn't fall in. I head to the sink to quickly wash my hands. I breath in deeply, trying shake off the noxious anxiety that's hindered me all day. Ever since we found out about Korra, I've felt odd. Korra is the Avatar, and Amon, he managed to take her. No one is safe... I've felt it since Lin got us out of jail. It's all so scary. 
I turn around to leave, but the lights start to flicker on and off, eventually leaving me in the dark.
"Hello, Bolin? Mako? Stop playing around, this isn't funny."
I try to feel my way to the door, but I freeze when I hear footsteps behind me. 
This is scary. 
I can't die yet, I didn't even make it to 16! I've never had a boyfriend, I never got to become a millionaire, I've barely started high school, and my brothers really need me! Who's going to wash Bolin's funky socks after he refuses to because, according to him, the stench gives them character? And who's going to help Mako style his hair so he doesn't go out looking ridiculous? 
I slowly turn around to meet two very tall figures. Nothing but the ominous glow of their goggles illuminating the area. I'd recognize those things anywhere.
Equalist.
It's pitch dark in here, so I immediately start kicking and punching, trying to escape the restroom. Am I being kidnapped?... Oh shoot, I'm being kidnapped! But why? I don't understand, I cant bend!
I'm thrown into what feels like the bathroom sink. I try to scream, but the wind is knocked out of me. Ouch! That really hurt. I start to feel light headed. I ignore it and quickly stand up and punch one of the men in the jaw, and the other in the stomach. I'm so close to the door, but I suddenly hear the zap of the same metal rods they fought my brothers with at the Equalist rally that day, and the same one that knocked me out cold at the probending championship. 
I do the only smart thing I can, I scream for help. I vividly remember the first time I was shocked with those things. It was awful. It was like I was set on fire, but at the same time, I felt like I was dipped in freezing water to the point I was almost paralyzed, and the only thing I could do was seize and wait for my body to stop twitching. 
"Help! Help! Bolin, Mako!... Lin!" I scream.
They plunge it deep into my back, and my eyes roll in the back of my head. It's unbearable, I can't take it. I think they're trying to k1ll me- I wish they'd k1ll me. They raise it out of my now open flesh and plunge it deep into the same spot. I gasp, letting what feels like all of the air out of my lungs. I don't understand, why me? Did Hiroshi send them? I'm scared, I'm confused, and I'm hurt. I'm so tired, and I don't have the energy to keep my eyes open.