Eighty Seven

PENT-UP ANGER

I shut my eyes tightly the moment I heard the iron bars pave way and my heart thudded at each step of whosoever it was. My lips were quivering and my entire body shaking from fear no matter how I tried to stay calm.

"Aiden." A soft voice called out to me and my eyes flew open, shock taking over my fear as I stared into the pair of brown eyes that stared back at me. Despite being cladded in the heavy and complicated attire of the gammas, and despite having a black domino mask to shield his face, I could always make out who those brown pair of eyes belonged to.

I opened my mouth to speak but instead, no word came out. It was evident I was still in a daze.

"It's me. You don't have to be afraid." The voice continued and the tears I had been holding finally dropped to my cheeks.

"Calix!" Aiden's eyes widened as he stared at his friend in shock. Never in his wildest dream did he expect to see Calix in the dungeons, dressed in his gamma attire and staring at him with glassy e