The untold prophecy

I mess up...bad

Silence.

When I looked at Keziah, I saw that there was a single glistening tear on her face, rolling down her olive brown skin. A single strand of hair in her face. I looked down, struggling to maintain eye contact. I was expecting an insult, a punch in the gut, but nothing came. When I looked up, I saw Keziah walking away, wiping the tears off her face. I was feeling this feeling, I didn't feel good. This was the second time I felt this emotion. What was it? Remorse.

I looked for Keziah for ages. It had been at least half an hour. I finally found her on the upper deck of the dauntless in a small room. She wasn't crying but she wasn't all happy either. I slowly came in and sat down next to her. She said nothing, but I know she saw me. Then I said to her "hey, umm you wanna talk"? She said nothing. I continued "look, Keziah, I'm really sorry about what I said to you, I was angry, and really didn't mean it. I know I shouldn't have said that." I waited for a reply. Silence. I got the message. So, I got up and started to walk out the room. As walked out the room, a small voice said "why?". I ask, "why what?", walking towards Keziah.

"Why do you hate me? Ever since I came to your sight, you seemed to be at my throat day in day out. Why?". She asked.

"I don't hate you", now sitting next to her.

"You have a funny of showing it." She speaks.

I then take a deep breath and tell her everything, and I mean everything. "Look, my life, it hasn't been that great. My parents both died protecting me." She looked up, her eyes red and sore from crying she did. I continued "then I had to live with my uncle for the rest of my life, well until now. now living with my uncle was great. He cared for me and did a ton of things for me. Then of course, along with Uncle Fernando I had my two best friends, one of them you know, his name is Jason. He was the one who was there when we were still in sector 227. Jason and I have known each other ever since we could remember. My other friend, her name was Nyssa. She was the best. Like me, she was completely a nerd and like Jason and I, she was the daughter of one of the earthlings. She looked exactly like you. Same olive brown skin, same smooth black hair, same face. And believe it or not same personality as you. She was the type of person who I could always count on. I remember once when Jason and I were 13 and were in school with her. One day at school, another guy called Chad, bullied Nyssa, and Jason at school. As I was Nyssa's and Jason's only friend, I had to protect them. So naturally, I went up to Chad and punched him in the face."

Keziah looked at me, eyes wide and exclaimed "what! That's crazy!"

"Yeah, but what was crazy is how much damage his 13-year-old body did to me. By the end of it I was lying on the ground, my face covered in bruises. You know who was the first person to help me up? Nyssa. She got up and like you she said 'what! That's crazy Will! Why did you do that, you could have gotten hurt even more.' I laughed at that, saying 'But I didn't, right? So please, chill out'. Then she quickly got her medical kit out, and started cleaning up my bruises, and then Jason would get ice for me."

"Wow, Nyssa really seems to be a good person. I really would like to meet her someday, after all this is over." Keziah replied.

The last line broke me. When Keziah looked at me, she saw me holding back tears. She asked, "what happened? Did I say something?"

I chuckled, my voice breaking from time to time, and said "you didn't do anything, don't worry. Its just- its just Nyssa died. She died saving me and Jason as usual."

"I- I'm sorry, I didn't know." she whispers, her eyes in shock.

"No, it's fine, really, she died a hero. She sacrificed her life for mine and Jason's. The night she died; the bang happened. We were in our houses that day until a loud bang came from outside. Me and the other two came out to see what the commotion was about. But just seconds after we came out a huge rock came upon us. Luckily Nyssa blew It up with a gun. The bad news was that when she blew It up a huge curtain of ash separated me from Jason and Nyssa. When I came out, I saw her d-dead. Then shortly after the bang my uncle got shot down, both trying to save me. That's probably why I didn't like you because not only do you resemble Nyssa, but you act like her as well. From having a conversation to walking. When I first saw you, I thought that the person I had feelings for had come back. When that wasn't the case, I got bitter, every single thing you do, reminds me of her. But now I told you what happened, it seems that a part of me has been restored."

"I really am sorry Will, I didn't know you had so much of a terrible time." She told me.

"don't be. If anything, I am sorry, for being such a dingo for you. Maybe now we can help each other out, and you know, be friends?" I ask.

"Sure, that would be a nice change." She laughs, taking the hair out of her face.

"Haha, yeah..." I reply, locking eyes with Keziah, then I clear my throat and say quickly, "Now come on, we're already late for dinner, Abuelo's going to be so mad." And I grab her hand and run down towards the dining room. Abuelo asks "where have you two been! Its already 7:30, we said come at 7:00!"

"We uhm...-," I start but then Keziah cuts me off says "we've been practicing for the agility test tomorrow, we have been making obstacle course and then timing our results."

"Oh, well in that case, eat up and go to bed, we don't want to overwork ourselves today, do we?" he asks.

We both nod no and went to eat. After we ate, we went up to bed and I silently whispered to Keziah, "thanks, for covering for us out there".

"Hey, that's what friends are for right." she tells me. Then we finally go to bed, she goes to the right I go to the left.

I fell asleep as soon as I hit the bed today. Thinking about tomorrow's test, I quickly pass out.