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2024-10-29 19:42:56"I understand. See you at nine."
Truthfully, I probably wasn't.
With that he prepared to attend to another customer, taking that as the perfect opportunity to leave. I meandered through people, ignoring the stares and looks I got of bewilderment as if thinking what a girl dressed like that would be doing here. I was gathering too much attention. Tugging my cap further down covering my eyes and the cuts on my face, I subconsciously found my bag straps holding onto it for comfort.
I can do this.
Cold bitter air hit me as I practically ran out of there. It was a major relief that I was at least one step closer to my goal.
It was quiet, deadly quiet which was completely abnormal considering this was the capital. I remember the old London, the city that never sleeps; the constant blaring of cars and chatter of people. That no longer existed.
Trying to
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We fell into an intense staring match, the look in his eyes was so asphyxiating that it was a struggle breathing, he drew closer until we were face to face and his mint filled breath fanned over me. His tall stature looming over. "Alexis. I don't think that this can happen between us. I don't think you know how much this- you distract me. I need to focus on my mission and that doesn't involve whatever this is going on between us-"Before he could even complete his sentence, I found my lips crashing down onto his. Knowing I took him by surprise he was momentarily shocked but did well in hiding it. Recovering quickly, he kissed me back, roughly fishing his hands through my kinky hair. I could feel his tongue begging for entrance, so I gave him what he needed opening my mouth to let a gulp of air in but was also rewarded with his tongue exploring my insides. His kisses were tame yet wild and everything was perfection. Those sparks that I should have felt with Elija
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****Locking any excess baggage in the boot. We all made our way into the Mercedes. Zee, Elijah, and Adrian were situated at the back as Isaiah took it upon himself to drive and given his current mood, no one made a quick protest. I couldn't say exactly that they were scared but more or less wanted to give him his space.That left me in passenger's seat. Next to him. At least now there was no where to escape to and I could ask him some much needed questions. But then again maybe that wasn't the greatest idea, I'm guessing it would be best for a little cool off time for him.The tan leather exterior hinted to me how lavish and obscenely expensive this car was and the brand new car smell hit me instantly.All this extravagancy made me feel guilty, riding in something like this that if one person sold could set their food for a lifetime. It was slightly irritating how quickly the rich blew money.
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"Are you offering Alexis?" He smirked, I could tell he was trying to make light of the situation but then seeing how serious I was he stopped. "I guess so. I mean I'm grateful for them taking me under their wings and keeping me from the streets and drugs and crime. But who doesn't want a normal, perfect life? Sometimes you can't have what you hoped for. But Alexis, you can still fall in love.""But you said it wasn't allowed in the Nations. That it would mess things up and if they knew they'd drop you.""I guess for the right person then. I'd be willing to leave everything behind." His eyes bore into mine and the intensity again was overbearing I found myself playing tentatively with my fingers, like they were the most interesting set of fingers in the world.I didn't continue and neither did he.Silence, absolute silence. Until it was too deafening, that I couldn't take it anymore. "Do you miss them
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Chapter fourteen"Always."I guess that would have been some incentive for how I could get through my nightmares. I've learned how to deal with them a lot better but any advice helped especially if it came from him.I nodded. "Thank you-"An announcement rang through interrupting me, telling us we'd arrive. I guess that we were too caught up with each other that we didn't realize we'd reached our destination. I looked out to be greeted with a posse of other people piled at the docking station, waiting for their own ferries and their way to leave France for one reason or the next.In an instant, the cabin door slid open and closed shut in a span of seconds. Adrian came in frantic, his head lined with moisture. He was sweating. What for? His breathing hectic, his action woke Elijah and Zee and also alerted me and Isaiah. "We need to leave now." Rushing he started collecting his stuff, he g
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"Have you seen these five young people? " Another pause. "They're wanted for police concerns, nothing we can disclose to you, unfortunately." Once again another hefty, long pause. "Okay well if you do, don't hesitate to contact us. Thank you, madam, have a nice day." He was English. Fluent even, without a hint of a French accent.Whilst all of us froze as the knocks inched nearer. One door away.My eyes found Zee's. "Zee. Back exit? Is there any?" My sentence had to be cut short as time was something precious to us right now that couldn't be wasted.It took her a moment to collect herself and snap out of whatever state she was in. "Yes. There is. But it's towards the rear of the ship, they only use it for emergencies and it's in a body of water. So if we have to go through that way-"Isaiah interrupted her. "We have to swim out."She nodded."Well, what are w
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****My lungs stung, my eyes burned and that calming presence washed over me. Then I realized what was happening. I was drowning.Watery vision clouded my eyes and before I could react two arms shrouded my waist before tearing me away from the excruciating feeling of helplessness."I've got you. " The voice wasn't the clearest and liquid was still trapped in my eyes but it didn't have to be. Instantly I knew it was Isaiah. And by the way, I was easily moving without actually using my arms and legs, which hinted to me that he saved me. Once again.Rough, sand hit my body and I was carefully placed on a bed of grit.Isaiah leaned over me, despite his features being blurry, I could make out who it was. "Breathe." His hands placed over my chest, pushed once, and then pushed twice until a considerable amount of water spewed from between my lips. I could feel my body jerk in reaction a
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I looked at Elijah, then at Isaiah, the only thing that I could do was to look at all my friends with the utmost confusion that I could muster. What in the hell were they actually talking about? "What do you mean? Do not tell me that all of you concocted some other ridiculous plan about how you are going to save me? It is not going to work, there is no way that you guys could have come up with a plan in less than forty eight hours."I felt Isaiah's hand on mine first, as he looked at me, with the same amount of determination that he always has when it is regarding my life and well being. "But Alexis, what if we can, what if we can save you. Would you accept our help? Would you take that risk, for us, for me? Would you?" I looked at him, as in really looked at him, and I knew it, I just knew it deep down within me that he was not lying, he really was not. They have come up with a plan that is going to save me, I myself was not intent of dying, so if there was a way back,
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He smiled, the stretch on his face pulled him in to a wide and bright smile. It was weird actually, I never really thought that I would have made a good wife, but I was more than willing to try for Isaiah, he was everything that I wanted and more. There was nothing that he could not say to me that I would not do for him, nothing. But I knew that I had to do this, not just for only him, but for me too. I had to do it, because if I did not, I am not entirely sure what hope our future had, and that fact was more scary than anything. "I love you, Isaiah. I really do."Although, I saw that hint of sadness crown his features, I could see in clear as day in his eyes that he loved me too, he loved me more than anything. And if there was something I was thankful for, it was most definitely that. He loved me, he loved at me as if I was this rare treasure, this rare jewel that he never thought in his life that he could gain a hold of, but here I was. In front of him, in his arms. Slowly
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Before Miss Smith- Anna could say anything else, Isaiah quickly interjected himself, "No! This is not happening, I will not even let anyone entertain the idea." His hand grabbed mine and he squeezed it, hard, I turned to face him. His eyes said everything that I knew he was keeping locked in his heart. I knew that he could not break his composure, but I also knew that it was killing him that I would even think of something like this. For him, it was like I was leaving him, almost like a betrayal. But for me, it was more like a gift from me to him, it was a chance of a better life for him. "Alexis, why are you even thinking about doing this? Have we not been happy? Why would you want to throw it all away when we can find another way around this. It is not fair, please do not do this to me."I looked at him, as in really looked at him, and all I could gift him was a small smile. He would never understand, even if I told him, he would think that I was just doing it to fabricate
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She was silent for a while, but I knew that she heard me loud and clear, I could see the gears turning behind her eyes, and I saw all she wanted to know and to tell me, without her even needing to move her lips. There was fear and apprehension, but eventually, she nodded. "If that is what you want and that is what you wish for then, so be it."Isaiah was the first one to make a quick protest, "Are you actually kidding me right now. No." Abruptly he turned to me, "No, Alexis, no. You can not do this you are bringing yourself up for slaughter, and no one at all she be even saying something like that."Zee's hands rest on me, and I turned my attention towards her, "Alexis, Isaiah is right, this is nothing more than an execution on your part. You do not have to sacrifice yourself for us to live. That is not necessary, and it will never, ever be necessary." My eyes then met Elijah, sitting directly opposite me, and he just shook his head. Simple and slow. Side to side. Ther
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There it was, the word vomit that was creeping up inside my throat, gear to escape, I knew that telling him the truth, and the end of things, would prove much greater than lying to him, just as I knew that the truth always had a nasty habit of leaking out, and against my better judgment, I knew against everything that I did, that the truth would eventually come out, whether I truly liked it or not. And I knew that deep down, there was nothing that scared me more than that. Nothing at all, so I took the deep dive, and I opened up emotionally, mentally and physically. I could tell that the heart was becoming very evident on my face because he looked at me, Isaiah looked at me, as if there was something deeper that he had to know. Both of his arms wrapped around my own, "Alexis." His voice dropped, the tone considerably lower than before, "What is the matter? Tell me, what is wrong?"I looked down, I could not bear anything in him to look him straight in his eyes, he lifted my h
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"Congrats, Alexis." I am so proud of you, Zee quickly engulfed me in a tight and quick hug, I almost felt as though I was suffocating, but if that was not enough to tell me how proud of me that she was, I really did not know what would. Right now, they decided conveniently, to hold an after party, as a sort of celebration for me, and the apparent hope that they now had, not as though I could be able to do everything by myself. It was not just solely and wholly me. It was not, and I do not think that it will ever be that. I had the help of Miss Smith, and everything surrounding that, without her, I do not think that I would have been able to reach this stage as I have done now. So, I have to give all my thanks and appreciation to her, and only her in my honest opinion. But they all insisted, and I would feel as though I was being ungrateful if I did not accept it. There was no teachers present, there was only agents, and soldiers, and Evan. Zee did the courtesy of collecting him from
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I walked up further to the front of the stage, and I could feel the paper that I was currently holding in my hand shake, as in it was not the type of shake that would be easy to hide, it was clear and evident and very. very out there and it was that bad that I knew that I was struggling to keep myself still. I took a deep breath in and out, and then in again, thinking that would prove something, and hopefully that would calm me down. But to no avail, I felt myself trying to swallow down the upcoming bile that was raising steadily and rapidly in my throat. Come on, Alexis, come on you can do this. My eyes found Isaiaih's again as he gave me a small, encouraging smile, his blue eyes lightening up and he gave me a thumbs up. I smiled appreciably, and nodded, releasing the breath that I currently took in. I can do this. I know that I can.I looked down at the paper in front of me, and it was as if the words on the page started blurring and moving around everywhere. I was st
