Don’t you think you’re a
little too old for me.” I said.
“ Not at all actually. The
age difference we can go up to is fifteen years, and it seems like
I’m a lucky guy. Because we just make it.” He said smiling. You
have to be joking me.
“ Since you will be my wife
one day, I feel a little bad for you now. You seem cold and hungry.
Let me bring you something.” He said and left the room. This was
just great. Not only did Luthius decide that I will be changed into
a hunter soon, but I will have to fight the ones who want to
protect me. Oh and marry Argem at only eighteen years old. This
just added to put top ten things. He now walked back in with a
piece of toast and a blanket.
“ We don’t have much food,
but here’s something.” He said giving me what he brought. “You will
now wait Luthius’s to take action tomorrow. Of course he can’t do
much without the higher up’s decisions.” He said, looking a little
nervous that he just said the last thing.
“ Whose even more higher than
Luthius?” I asked. Knowing there’s no point of hiding that
now.
“ His father.” He said,
blowing me a kiss and left the room. I couldn’t believe all this. I
definitely didn’t want to be a hunter, not to mention Argem’s wife.
I didn’t love him, or was planning on it. Oh how I wished Tae would
hear me. I missed his voice so much. I need him to contact me
because I knew even with all the concentration I had left, I would
fail to contact him first. Why am I even here to start with for
god’s sake. Whoever this higher up is, I hope whoever it is doesn’t
come to make any decisions until I’m far out of here. I don’t want
to be a hunter. I’m the last watcher, and need to start being
one.
The exhaustion once again over took me, and
fell asleep laying on the comfortable blanket.
Chapter Eight – Escape
It has been a few days now since I’ve heard
from anyone. Not Luthius, Argem or even Kierce. I kept trying to
reach tae, but had no luck. Some old lady kept bringing me food
once a day, and a portable toilet. Which was extremely weird and
gross. Good thing I haven’t really eaten any real food. I was no
getting extremely lonely and missed my parents as well as Tae and
Kierce. It has felt like it’s been months instead of days. I tried
to sleep as much as possible to have the time go by, and that’s
what I did.
In the middle of one night, I wake up to
Kierce trying to get my attention.
“ Kierce! Oh Kierce I’m going
crazy here! I can’t do anything to contact Tae! Where have you
been?” I started screaming more than talking now.
“ Hey, you need to be quiet.
I can’t be caught in here or my father will know something is up. I
can’t let that happen until I get you out first.” He
said.
“ That means your father will
know it’s you? He’ll never trust you again. No, you can’t do that.
You must have tae get me out so it will seem like you had nothing
to do with this.” I said. Worried now more than before.
“ Listen, I’m not worried
about what my father will think after,, as long as now he has no
idea.”
“ Well, if you don’t want
your father finding out, how come you’re here now?”
“ I have someone an idea. But
first let me tell you what I overheard my father
saying.”
“ Okay Kierce, but please
don’t let yourself get into anything. I don’t want you hurt. I know
your father can’t fully control what his father decides.” I said.
Knowing Luthius’s father is old, and probably not all there. I
mean, how many old people are.
“ That’s not funny. My
grandfather wouldn’t do anything to hurt me. even if I have done
the worst thing possibly done. Anyways, I overheard my father
saying that Samuele, my grandfather, has gotten ill, and has put
off any decisions until he’s well again.”
“ You mean, he’s really ill?”
I asked. How could this be.
“ Yes Amabel, what do you
mean really ?”
“ A few days ago I was hoping
that the higher up, well,