Solivagant [soh-LIH-va-ghent] (adjective):
To wander alone.
EXCERPT:
"Yes, I drove that far."
"Did I say that out loud?"
"Yes, you di-," he begins to say before we were interrupted by a scream.
My scream.
The car spins clockwise, the tires leaving evident skid marks on the road, and eventually came to a stop on the roof of the car. The roof of our new car is spinning; The straight beam holding it up is now twisted, almost like a wave. My head feels like it is underwater.
I am trying to swim to the surface, but the harder I tried, the more exhausted I feel. Even though I kept trying, I am being thrown around, pulled under and then launched upwards for a rare moment of consciousness. A face appears in my distorted vision.
"Jesse?" I mumbled.
The man chuckles, and I think he shakes his head.
God damn, my head feels as if it is self-destructing.
The mysterious man picks me up like I weigh nothing and places me in the back of the car.
"We... her... Jesse... his... brother..." I groan in annoyance. Why can't I concentrate properly, or move for that matter? The man comes back and gazes over me, a sense of pity in his orphic, grey eyes.
A white car pulls up, and a girl, no older than 18, similarly drags Jesse into the backseat. I try to stand up or retaliate at all. Unbearable waves of vertigo and piercing white visions force me back down. Even in this state, I know I am concussed.
Then the man closes the door.
Dissimilarly to the last time the darkness overtook me, my heart clenches in sadness. I have already been caught.
MAJOR CHARACTERS
LARA ASHWOOD - Protagonist
JESSE HENDRIX - Employee of Sierra Chemicals
ALEC ASHWOOD - Brother of Lara
FINN MILLER - Best Friend of Alec, future 2IC
KIERAN WRIGHT - Associate of Lara's Family's company, father of Dillon and Luna,
DILLON WRIGHT - Son of Kieran, aquentence
LUNA WRIGHT - Daughter of Kieran, best friend of Lara
ALEXANDRA BERKLEY - Maid of the Wright Castle, best friends with Luna and Lara
HARVEY NEWMAN - Best Friend of Dillon, and close with Luna, Lara and Alexandra
CALLUM BERNARD - Ex-bestfriend of Lara
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Action"𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞." Betrayal is the beginning of the end in most stories. However, Lara Ashwood's journey through life began with disloyalty and will probably end with it too. After escaping her abusive family...