Go on, Maya, he said, words slurring. Remember what we said. Only one has to get away.Then it'll have to be Rafe or Corey. I'm not leaving--They got Rafe and Corey. You know they did. Go.I shook my head. I won't.One of us has to get away. He managed to look up at me, his eyes so unfocused I knew he couldn't see anything. Please, Maya. Go.He dropped then, a dead weight, falling on his side. I could hear a team coming.I'm sorry, I whispered. I'll make it up to you. I bent and kissed Daniel's cheek. Then I left.
In this emotional scene, a character named Maya is faced with a dire situation where her friend Daniel pleads for her to escape rather than stay with him. He believes that only one of them can survive the dire circumstances they find themselves in, emphasizing the importance of making a difficult choice. Despite Daniel's efforts to persuade her, Maya is torn between loyalty and survival as he becomes increasingly incapacitated, reflecting...