(Leopold’s P.O.V.)
I storm into the main building fo the Ministry of Females, enraged. I look around me until I spot Mother Addison a few yards from where I’m standing. She is rehearsing the speech she is about to give in front of a Matron that smiles kindly at her while she listens.
“Do you think you can mock me?!” I ask infuriated as I walk toward Mother Addison.
Both women look at me perplexed, they are probably taken aback by my rude tone of voice. After all, she is the head of the Ministry of Females and I am just a commander. All of a sudden, Mother Addison lifts her chin proudly, letting me know she is not going to be intimidated by my Shark attitude.
“Commander Mortensen, I urge you to reconsider how you speak to Mother
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(Aubrey’s P.O.V.)The show is starting, a thin and tall man appears on the stage. Along with the man, music starts to play and behind him, eight ballerinas come out from the back red curtain twirling graciously. The audience starts clapping as they watch attentively. Alice’s boy gasps, amazed by the slender ballerinas.The show consists of various types of dances one after the other. I’m so focused on watching them dance that I don’t notice Leopold until he sits beside me. He puts his arm around me and leans toward me.“Aubrey, we have to talk,” he whispers to my ear.I turn my eyes to see him. He holds my gaze and a smile tugs at the corners of his mouth. I must seem surprised because I am. Why
Matron Mary Ann takes me back to Leopold’s house. I spent the whole way here thinking about Zack’s kiss. I have to admit it was not as unpleasant as the first time he kissed me, I dare to say it was even somewhat enjoyable. Regardless, I know it can never happen again, and I don’t want it to, Zack was a big part of my past, I had a huge crush on him for a very long time but that was before. Now my feelings have changed, the things I felt for Zack are gone, I can no longer find them within me, although I can still recall the way I felt which helps me realize that whatever I felt for Zack pales in comparison to what Leopold makes me feel. Right now, I am disappointed in Leopold because he denied me the chance to explain the situation to him, but deep down my heart longs for him to reconsider, I’m certain I will forgive him in the blink of an eye if he apologizes to me. I don’t know if he ever will apologize but what I am sure of is that there i
I take a seat on the waiting lounge, my head is spinning. The idea of Leopold dying is unbearable. I can’t lose him, I would rather live with his sullen ways than being without him. He is ill-tempered and intimidating but deep down he is not so terrible. The truth is that I love him, maybe I shouldn't, but I do. Even I have a hard time understanding the way I’m attracted to him, but I am, I like to make love to him, to wake up next to him, to kiss him. There is still so much I want to experience next to him, to feel with him and to say to him. If he dies we will never have the chance to make things up. He can’t go like this, it will crush me.After today Mortensen won’t be a problem anymore. The sentence crosses my mind like lightning. After today Mortensen won’t be a problem anymore. That’s what Zack said… why would he say that? I asked him and
At some point I doze off and I don’t wake up until Jareth wakes me.“Aubrey, I think it’s time to take you home,” he whispers.“I can’t go home. What about the commander?” I ask with a frown.“I just spoke to the doctor, the commander is doing a little better, but he hasn’t regain consciousness. It could take a while for him to come back and having you here is risky, you know Bearers aren’t supposed to be in hospitals.”“I know but I’d rather stay,” I say as I look around. Sabrina is sleeping a few chairs from where we are. She is going to get to stay because she is not a Bearer. Jealousy takes over me, I don’t want her to be here when Leopold w
Grandma goes back to her house late at night, she is not going to be able to come stay with me tomorrow so I’ll have to kill time by myself. I go to bed but I am unable to sleep, I miss Leopold too deeply, I see his side of the bed empty and my heart aches. I wish I could be in the hospital with him. At dawn, I turn on the TV and I change the channels distractedly, nothing piques my interest until I get to the news channel. The words SHARKS INFECTED on the screen in red letters make me gasp. I turn on the volume.“Ten Sharks have died in the last four days due to the Virus E virus. Many more are still fighting for their lives at the General Hospital, among them, Commander Leopold Mortensen, our national hero,” the news anchor says.I feel a void inside of
Later I take out the trash. I throw the garbage bag inside the container and the second my hand is free someone grabs me by the waist and presses me hard against his body. I startle, but I immediately know who it is.“My sweet Aubrey. I can’t stop thinking about you,” Zack whispers to my ear.I hit him on the ribs with my elbow to force him to release me. Zack takes his hands off of me but just momentarily because as soon as I try to walk away he grabs me by the shoulders and forces me to face him. He leans his head to be closer to me, I can feel his fresh minty breath on my face.“Zack, are you insane?” I whisper because I don’t want anyone to hear us. “Do you know what will happen if someone sees us? Zack, I have told you a million
A whole day goes by and I’m still thinking about my encounter with Zack, I can’t decide whether he is truly an Eel or not. I try to think about what happened without bias, but it’s too difficult, even after everything that has happened, I still appreciate Zack and looking at him as an Eel seems inconceivable. The only thing I’m sure of is that I will never denounce him without having solid proof, I won’t allow anyone to go through the same things I went through in vain. Even suggesting he might be an Eel will ruin his life forever and I don’t want that in my conscience.There is something else bothering me aside from Zack’s issue, I am kind of annoyed by the fact that Jareth hasn’t come by to tell me how Leopold is doing. I wish I could go to the hospital myself and not just wait for someone else to tell me what is going on. I turn on the TV but there is no m
Leopold sleeps for hours, the sun goes down and he still soundly asleep. I decide to prepare his favorite meal for dinner in case he wakes up. I go to the kitchen, I take out two steaks from the freezer and I start to boil water to prepare mashed potatoes. Baxter is so happy to have Leopold back that he doesn’t even come to the kitchen when the smell of food reaches the upper floor. The dog stays beside the bed waiting for his owner to wake up.The doorbell rings. It’s probably Jareth checking on us. I leave the food and I open the door with a big smile. Outside I find a short chubby middle-aged woman with gray hair and a scowl on her face. The woman is wearing a sky blue Bearer dress and is carrying a big suitcase. The woman looks somehow familiar although I can’t determine why.“Who are you?” The woman asks looking at me up and down with a furrowed brow.