"Prea?" Win asked. "What are you doing?" Prea stood in front of the stove, mixing something in a huge pot.
"Soup!" She yelled happily. "You hungry?" Win looked horrified, and Mike - who was sitting on the kitchen island mirrored his expression and mouthed, Sorry, I tried.
"Nah thanks, not that hungry." He shrugged. Prea frowned.
"You haven't eaten well since we got back from that hell hole... Today I am making sure we all have something to eat, no exceptions." She declared fiercely. "Mike, get Pheuk out of the library, and call Alexandra and Adom down, will you?" Mike nodded and jumped off the island.
"Adom is in Alexandra room?!" Win screeched. "He stayed the night?" Prea nodded happily.
"I'm so glad they're getting closer again." she sighed. "After everything that happened before and after that hell hole, I'm just glad they will get back together."
High Authority head Samantha had been working hard to try and keep everyone calm. Officers were panicking about Alexander and she had no idea what she could say to relax the families. Her office had become her safe haven. She could work silently and there was no one to question her about what to do or how to prepare to defeat Alexander. She remembered what Alexandra and Adom told her two hours ago. No one could manipulate a authority mind. That's one of the things for what the they made a train young officers is made for. They needed a plan, and fast. She had to protect her city and the authority. That's her job.So why was she willing to sacrifice one of her one? Sure many agree, the life of one for the lives of billions of people. But that's not how they are raised to think. How could she face everyone after they find out that she has given away the life of a young women. A girl who has already suffered enough.She thought of the girls fam
Ashly liked to walk. Long walks in which she could think without having to worry about her noisy friends or family. Usually, these walks would relax her. She could forget about her problems.But unfortunately, this time, that wasn't the case.Flashback:-"Prea, I'm going out!" Ashly yelled, taking two steps down the stairs at a time."Where are you going?" It was Man. She stopped Ashly at the bottom of the stairs, blocking her path."Out." said Ashly."Where's out." Man imitated Ashly voice. Ashly scowled. Then she remembered why she was in a hurry."I don't have time for this." She pushed Man to the side and walked out the house."Wait, Ashly! What the hell ??" Man looked worried. "Tell me where you're going in such a hurry." He demanded."I don't have to tell you anyth
"Hey, why did you follow after Ashly like that?" Prea asked when to Man walked into the base."I confronted het about her sneak outs." He said. Shrugging off his jacket and slinging it over his right arm."Sneak outs?" Prea asked in a curious voice. Of course she knew about Ashly so called 'sneak outs' but she didn't know just how much Man knew about them."Yeah, I made her promise not to keep going having fun without you and me." Prea rolled her eyes at Man."She told you that's what she's been doing?" She asked incredulously. Following after Man."Well no." said Man. "I kind of made the connections after I saw her bruises." Prea stopped. Man, sensing she wasn't following, turned around and eyed wide-eyed Prea."Bruises?" she asked. "What kind of bruises??""Well you know. All over her body... Have you not seen them?" Prea was at a loss for words. She knew Ashl
Ashly stepped into her boyfriend's apartment. Shee expected a beating, but she was surprised when the older boy pulled her to the couch and peppered her neck with kisses. It was still so weird to Ashly how they've never kissed each other on the lips but Yanyan didn't have a problem with kissing her all over her chest and neck.They spent some minutes just cuddling and watching a movie, until Ashly got hungry."Hey, Yanyan, should we order something to eat?" Yanyan smiled."I already did before you got here. It shouldn't take much longer." And sure enough, 5 minutes later and there was a knock on the door."Could you get that Ashly? There's money on the counter." Yanyan walked into his small kitchen while Ashly went to pay for their food."Hi! Wow, you have such beautiful eyes." The man said. He had short light brown hair and dark colored eyes. He also had a stubble that Ashly woul
Present:-Alexandra couldn't stop thinking about Yanyan lately. She spent years keeping her past hidden, but now that Alexander has broken through her walls (and not in a good way) she kept replaying her insecurities and nightmares."Alexandra!" She was broken out of her thoughts. Win and Pheuk stared at her worriedly. She had been pulled out of bed that morning by her friends. Saying they need to spend some time together. They planned on just training outside somewhere private but they had run into Pheuk and they decided he could join. Now, instead of going to train, they were accompanying Pheuk to buy his new gun."Sorry, what?" She asked Pheuk. He showed her the gun in his hand."What about this one?" He asked again. Alexandra eyed it. It was a silver gun. Not longer than her arm. It had a black hilt and Alexandra didn't need to look more before she shook her head."I don't like it." Pheuk looked
"Alexandra! Hey, wait!" Alexandra stopped. Win caught up to her, panting a little. "I wanted to thank you.""For what??" Alexandra looked honestly confused."For what you said back there. To Pheuk." Win smiled. "It meant a lot to him.""It was nothing." Alexandra continued to walk. "He's a smart boy. Sooner or later, he would've come to terms with his name himself.""Still, thank you." Alexandra smiled at her friend."Where's Pheuk anyway?""He went to back house. His mom wanted him home early." Alexandra laughed. "It's funny how protective she is.""I don't see the funny part. Nora has lost so much, she can't risk losing her any children too." Win stopped laughing. He knew that, he was only trying to lighten up the mood, but it seems like Alexandra was not up for it."Where are you going? You just left Diana's palce
"What's bothering you?" Adom asked. Knowing Alexandra so well to know something was wrong. Alexandra opened her mouth to speak. "And don't say nothing." Reluctantly Alexandr replied."I don't know." Adom frowned. He hated the sound of Alexnadra voice. So weak and lost. Like she honestly didn't know what was wrong. And maybe she didn't. Adom stopped walking and faced Alexandra. He watched her black hair dancing around to the wind. Her eyes were their beautiful shade, but they looked clouded and broken. He could see the pain in them, and it broke Adom heart."Alexandra. You can tell me anything, you know that right?" Alexandra finally met her eyes and they seemed to stare into each other for hours but was merely seconds before Alexandra looked away."I just can't stop thinking." Her voice waved of desolation. "About my family, what Alexander could do to them. About my friends. About my baby moon. And I can't stop thinking about yo
"Alexander." muttered Alexandra, before she took off on a sprint to base, Adom hot on his heels. The only thought in Alexandra mind was her new family. She couldn't let them get hurt, she had to find them before Alexander did."Alexandra wait!" Adom tried to make her stop. Alexandra was running to the Gard were everyone seemed be going to - all the younger kids were being guided the opposite way. She knew Prea and Win would want to fight, and if the fight seemed to be coming from there, then that's exactly were they will be. "Alexandra!" Adom took hold of her hand, stopping her from moving any further. Alexandra pulled her hand back, Adom letting her after realising what she has done. "I'm sorry. Ale-""Don't." She gritted through her teeth. "I understand you don't want me to go in there. But Win and Prea could be in danger. My whole family could be, and I will not cower back just because it's Alexander.""Your family wouldn't judge
Pheuk& WinI know it's not real. It all feels too good to be true. I look up into his eyes and I know he can't see past the way. He has a smile on his face, so big and without a worry. How should I tell him? That this isn't real and he needs to open his eyes and remember what happened. That we were in Adom's apartment and then we just appeared here. In this perfect life were everyone is happy and the people we loved and were close to us who we lost are alive. No authority, no underworld, no Don, no Alexander, no pain and misery, just a family and a life that could never and will never be. But how do I tell him? That Mike- his best friend- is a solider and not a civilian being. That he is a solider, born to defend the civilian against everything bad. That the man standing beside his grandmothermother- the one he called grandpa- is actually the man he hates the most in his life. Or that the boy with brown hair and thick gla
Prea& MikeI woke up feeling raindrops fall on my face. My head hurt and I opened my eyes to see that indeed there were raindrops falling right on me. Above me I could see the dark cloudy sky of ciry. I sat up straight and looked around me to find I was laying in the middle of the street but there were no cars or any people around, it was completely quiet. I could see something in the distance and I squint my eyes to get a better view. It was a figure, sprawled on the ground, it was a boy, brown hair an- "Mike!" I screamed and bolted up on my feet to run to his side. By the time I kneeled down beside him he was already opening his eyes and adjusting them to the blinding street lamp."Prea?" He asked, looking straight into my eyes. His eyes widened in realisation and he sat up so fast I had to move back to avoid him crashing into me. "What happened?! How did we get here?? And the others?!"He glanced around and frowned. "Are
Alexandra awoke in a forest. There was fog everywhere and she could hardly see the pines and trees let alone her feet where also hard to see. She looked around, trying hard to find Adom and her family. Instead she heard a loud roar, followed by another, and another. Then the pounding of feet and the birds shrieked."Win! Prea!!" Her heart was beating fast and her lungs felt like they were being compressed together making it hard to breath. "Adom! Adom where are you?!!" The noise got louder Alexandra could hardly hear herself scream. Then she saw a coated man walking in her direction. "Adom!! Over here!" But after she said that she noticed the figure had red hair. She couldn't see his face due to his coat covering it but she didn't need to see to know who it was. That's when Alexandra turned around and took off in a run.~~~~~~~~~~
It was 3 am and Alexandra has barely finished telling Prea, Mike, and Adom the same story she had told Win about her past. It would make everything easier to explain if they knew. They were in Adom's apartment and Mike and Pheuk had decided to stay and leave for the ceremony the next day with them."I'm glad you finally told them Alexandra." Prea smiled softly, her eyes red and teary. "But why now? You haven't told us what happened to mom yet and I know you know." Alexandra sighed and closed her eyes before continuing her explanation."Turns out the back blood in me is not gone. It's been inactive you could say. If I have one more dose of that blood, I don't know what would happen.""But that's not gonna happen." Mike- said. "Why would anyone want to continue what that guy did to you?""And how do you even know the blood is still in you?" Prea gasped. "I- is that how mom-? Did you..?"
Adom wrapped his hand around Alexandra. Their fingers interlocked and at first, Alexandra hand was limp until Adom gave her a reassuring squeeze and Alexandra tightened her grip. The headquarter was full of soldiers and authority members- including Dean.Alexnadea hasn't spoken a word since it happened. When Win and Prea had entered the living room, Yanyan was gone. It was Win who called for Adom. A simple message later, Adom walked through a door followed by his father Dean and Samnatha. He hasn't left Alexandra side since then."Alexandra." Alexandra didn't move. They were outside, Win had to physically take Alexandra away from Nora and drag her outside along with Prea who was on the stairs crying her eyes out. Beside her was Pheuk and Mike- Mike parents had arrived soon after Win called them. "If you don't tell me what happened, we won't be able to find whoever was responsible for this.""You won't find
Win left to his date with Pheuk after that. Alexandra had to drag him all the way to the door for him to leave, reassuring her friend that she will be fine and that she would help Nora sort some papers in the library.It was 5 minutes past midnight. Alexandra was in her room when she heard Nora calling for her. It was rare since Alexandra had thought Nora was asleep and she was calling for her from downstairs. Despite that he walked to the living room, knowing that was were she would most likely be at.And sure enough, there she was. A hand on her throat and her face bloody. The same boy from Alexander stood in the middle of the living room holding Nora by the throat. He had the same red gear on with the hood up.Nora stared at Alexander wide eyed, confused to what was going on but also seemed weak and unable to move."Alexandra- go, run." She shook her head incredulously at her.
"Back when I was 15, I always seeked out- I would go out all the time for long hours." Win nodded, surprised that Alexandra was even telling him. "My brothers thought I was having some fun. I wasn't, I was dating someone. He- was nice at first, but after he met Prea he was abusive. I never did anything, couldn't use my weapons because he was a civilian- I thought he was a civilian. After a while, one night-""One night we disappeared. Me and Prea." Win nodded."He locked us up in the basement. He had these eyes, they were all black. I don't remember much of what happened then, Prea would know, but I never asked her. All I remember was this agonizing pain. He injected balcl blood in me. After a while I would black out, and when I came back, he was on the ground, twisting in pain and a pile of blood around him. Prea would stare at me with fear in her eyes. And the next thing I remember was hearing loud howls and I knew i
Words can't describe what Adom felt when he left Alexandra behind. He had to ignore every inch of himself telling him to stay beside Alexandra, to fight for her. But he didn't. He doesn't know why he didn't. He trusts Alexandra, he believes in her. Alexandra felt like that was the right thing to do, even though Adom believed there could be another way - that there had to be another way. But there wasn't another way. Alexander had an army who would've barged in the room the second he called for them, he had an unusually powerful boy on his side, and he wouldn't have stopped. And in the end, Alexandra did it. He came back to her.When Alexandra woke up, it had been three days after. Adom- who was by her side every second of the day- had been so excited and relieved. The day after that, Alexandra spoke to Samnatha and everyone else how she managed to get back to city. And then they all left back to town with Samantha's promise to keep a look out for the mysterious powe
Whoever the boy in the red gear was, he was powerful enough to take Alexandra all the way back to headquarter. She had wanted to confront him but when Alexandra was bent on his knees gasping for breath he looked up in panic only to realise the boy was gone.The worst part of it all was that Alexandra had been dropped off in Forest, with short breaths and seeming about ready to collapse in exhaustion. Alexandra didn't know what was causing her such a headache but she bet it was due to the teleportation. That must be something.Alexandra had to walk all the way back to her home. It took her several hours but by the time she arrived, all the roads were empty and the only light she spotted came from the Gard. Shw contemplated whether to go there or someplace else. Hee family was most likely at the Gard along with everyone else or maybe they were in the part of the Gard they had taken residence in. Despite it all she will have to go there, may