Dreams on Waters - A Camren Fanfiction

Chapter 25

I swallowed at my confession, I had practically told her how I felt about her. I had told her that I wanted her close to me without thinking about the reaction she might have and that somehow made me nervous. Camila just might not feel the same, suddenly fear invaded me at her silence. I looked at her face through the bars, she had an expression that I couldn't decipher, maybe she was assimilating my words. She took some air.

"What are you doing here?" She asked again, this time in a more serious way.

I felt a pressure in my chest clearly disappointed by her answer but I tried to hide it.

"I already said it, I came for you and I am not going to leave here alone."

I looked around looking for a key that would allow me to open Camila's cell, with that I would be able to forget what had just happened and free the brunette in the process.

"Are you looking for something, precious?" The voice of the same annoying guy from before made me roll my eyes "Maybe you can find him here" even without seeing him I knew that he was touching his crotch.

"Leave her alone idiot," the brunette growled frowning, her hands clenching the bars making her knuckles turn white.

The other men began to laugh and mock at the girl's reply, making the other one angry. He silenced the others with insults as he glared at Camila. At this moment, I was grateful that both of them were locked up because I was sure that in another circumstance they would end up fighting until they ended up with the lives of one of them.

"Damn bitch, you're lucky I'm in this cell because otherwise I would have taught you to be a real woman from the moment they put you in this room."

"Yes, were you going to show me something with that little thing you have there?" Said the brunette looking at the bulge that the man had. "I can hardly see it from here," she continued mocking.

The others laughed amused by what was happening around. The guy gave a few curses ready to answer the girl, however I ran my hands between the bars and took Camila's face. If I kept wasting time we would end up very badly. I needed her to pay attention to me and the only way I could think of for her to do it was by kissing her, although it was somewhat uncomfortable because of the cell that separated us. When I separated I could see how her eyes were closed and her lips parted, a few seconds later she blinked a couple of times now with all her attention fixed on me. She let out a sigh.

"Camz" I caressed her cheek with my knuckles "We have to get out of here but for that I need you to calm down and tell me how I can open the cell."

She quickly licked her lips and then awkwardly nodded her head still without taking her gaze from mine. Again the voice of the annoying man cut the silence that had formed, I did not even pay attention to his words, I only dedicated myself to Camila. She opened her mouth ready to respond but before we could, we heard voices coming from outside the room.

"They came for us boys" said one of the men, laughing as if he didn't care that they were about to take him to the gallows "The time has come."

"Shit," I whispered in panic as my eyes fell on the door through which I had entered.

"Hey pretty eyes, look at me" asked the brunette "Listen, go and stand by the door when the Spaniards arrive you take care of them. They surely have a key lying around."

I repeatedly shook my head with fear running through every part of my body, I couldn't just do what she asked me to do. I couldn't handle multiple men at once, much less armed.

I squeezed my eyes shut and suddenly the image of that cannibal I had killed came to mind. I had killed a person, I wasn't sure I could do it again.