Ashes of Fire (#1)

Chapter 21: Father

>What happened before Ruby came in Alex’s POV<

Essie’s POV

            “See? I am capable of making friends,” I brag with full of proud tingling inside me.

            “Not sure if you’re making friends or you just have no choice,” Gemini shrugs.

            “I do a have a choice.”

            After our short lunch, we plan to go back to our cell and probably sleep. Our routine here is just plain boring. Maybe I need to make friends before I rot and simply die here. But everything is different with Ruby; she’s been stealing tissues from breakfast and lunch while trying to draw the map of the place.

            “Hey,” Ruby drags me before I can enter my cell. I look for Gemini but he already enter the cell by himself. 

            “Yeah?” I clear my soaring throat.

            “I need to get out of here.”

            “Don't we all?”

            “Yeah, I know,” Ruby rolls her eyes then bore them into my face. “But I can save your nephew and the twins.” My eyebrows arch. "If you get me out of here," she adds.

            Well now she bribes me. I know she means no harm, but I'm quite skeptical about it. I bit my inner lips and try to chew it occasionally. But she shakes me and brings me to reality again. I rub my neck and shrug, “fine.” She's my friend now after all, I shall fear not.

            “So, I need to wrestle you down,” Ruby says calmly.

            “That’s your plan?” I cringe. The bell rings, signing that we shall go back to our cell.

            “Okay it seems like I don’t have forever here to take your permission.” With that she swings a strong punch; showing her thick muscle when she does. "Sorry," she whispers.

            I fall to my back and rolls. A groan of agony escapes from my agape mouth.

            “Prisoner 106: Ruby Blade, you’ve created chaos,” the speaker announce. The trolls then rush to the jail from the main door and drag Ruby out. But she smiles at me and whispers, ‘don’t tell anyone besides Gemini.’

           I nod, leaving her little secret left untold.

           "What did she do?" Gemini groans. 

           "It's just an act, she-"

        The static sound of the speaker chops my word to flow off of my mouth.

        “Early announce of tonight’s duel,” the speaker speaks again. Well, actually it’s my dad. They never tell an early announcement of the duel. “Gemini Redwine and Essie L’etoille!”

            My heart drops. The fact that it’s my dad who said it hurts even more.

            A/N: Hey guys, so.. it’s already quite near to the end... but there’ll be the book 2 of it so stay tune!! ;))