HOLD MY HAND THROUGH THE WAVES

CHAPTER 11

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FEARLESS...

"What happened after that?" Kai asked, "I went back to her house..and- I found her diary." Adam handed the diary over to Kai and left the room, Ezra followed him out. "Adam!." before he could turn around he felt a pair of arms around his stomach, He recognised the arms right away by the bracelet. Adam tried to remove her hands and turned around but Ezra stopped him by the grip, "Please stay like this for a while, let me hold you." Adam felt diffident, ".....Ezra...?" She suddenly moved away. "I'm sorry Adam.." "NO! You are not gonna leave like that today." Ezra stopped in shock. Adam continued "You can't play with my feelings like that.. Do I look like a-" "Fine! I like you no, I love you..Adam. Are you satisfied now?" "No- no need to cr-cry now I didn't mean to- Ugh come here." Adam pulled her head to his chest until she stopped crying. "Yaa..?" "Hmm..?" Adam looked down to her. "Do you still have the things you bought for me?" Ezra asked teasing him and ran inside Kai's house again.

Kai opened the diary, "Look Rainier..It's filled with Adam." Rainier grabbed the diary from him. "Yeah..their friendship was kind of divine. Look Arthur she even mentioned Adam's love." "Who? And why are you looking at me like that?" Arthur peeked in. "Oh- It would have been so awkward if i really had intention on marrying Ezra." Arthur cracked into laughter. "I think Adam never opened this.." Arthur suddenly became so serious. He found a little pouch in it, He opened it and found an arrow pendant necklace in it. "ADAM!! COME HERE!" Adam came running Arthur raised his hand to show Adam the pendant. The diary fell from his hand and landed on the floor at the last page. Adam took the pendant, Kai's attention went to the book. "Why does that person seems so similar?"

At the same time in the waste land of Miriana, The houses and alleys were empty. In the darkness, Through the beauty of silence. In the emptiness beside a grave, A woman. Her long straight black hair which was untied made it easy for her to blend into the darkness. Tears were flowing down her honey eyes, She looked as beautiful as a white tiger. "Forgive me Bella...Forgive your stupid sister. I should have came back to you instead of staying there for revenge."

"It- It's Agnes.." Rainier said looking at Arthur. But Arthur didn't seem so surprised, He looked like he was searching for a lie to cover it up as he was. "Tell me the truth Arthur.." Adam was calm because he know Arthur always has a reason. "I knew it." Arthur was ready to confess....

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Eleven years ago in Lorelei, The guards were saving the survivors. People were burnt alive in the medical camp both Lorelians and Mirianians, King Edric was completely feeling culpable. He walked around covering his ears, Pure guilt ran through his mind. He couldn't bear the sight, Edric suddenly noticed an eleven year old girl crying in a corner. "Young girl?" He came up to her and asked, "Where are your parents?" She pointed at two fully burnt bodies, He suddenly pulled her head close to him. She was sobbing hard and pulling her hair. He removed her hand from her head and asked, "Will you stay with me? I will look after you like my own daughter and teach you." She nodded and held his hand, "But will you do funeral for my parents? No!for all the Mirianian's who died here." She asked looking straight to his eyes. "What's your name?" "Agnes." Edric saw a girl more mature to her age, bright, brave and capable. He saw A Ruler, A Queen.

Years passed, Edric and Regina raised her like their own daughter. She got along with Rainier and Arthur well. When she turned sixteen was when Edric's first wife's brother, Walter returned to the Palace. Agnes recognised the murderer who burnt her parents right away but hid position in the palace forced her to remain silent.

"Arthur I'm going to the beach for a walk.." "Can I come with you?" He knew something was wrong as she was silent for weeks now. As her reply was a no he decided to follow her. He found her crying in the shores sitting a rock alone, He walked up to her. She didn't notice him at first but he sat down beside offering a cotton cloth to wipe her tears. "What did we promise Agnes?" "But-" "What did we promise?" "That me and Rainier won't lie to you since you are older." She replied in a low tone as she wiped her face.

"Now tell me what happened?" "I saw him, the person who burned down the medical camp.." "Who?" "Your uncle, Walter." "Are you sure about this?" Agnes nodded, She was surprised as he was not surprised at all. "He can kill thousands if he can kill my mother, right?" Arthur asked grabbing the cloth from her hand. "What?

He killed your mother?" "He did but he indeed blamed it on her diseases..He poisoned her food." He answered wiping her kohl from her which was all over her face as she was crying. "Why didn't you say it to your father?" "I learned about it a few months ago from the maid, She said many lives are at risk if father knows about it, I thought he'll never come back as he got my mother's kingdom by killing his older brother and my mother but he turned out greedy." Agnes held his hand stopping him from wiping and asked, "Have you ever thought of revenge?" "Yes, I was always looking for a partner until today."


They spend one year waiting for the right time. Finally the night had arrived, The plan was quite simple. They planned to burn his room, If a palace room was caught on fire the guards will be busy on de-flaming meanwhile the rest of royal members stay safe in outhouse. One thing they always noticed about Walter was he never goes to the outhouse instead he leaves the palace area and visits the forbidden garden. Before they burn the room they told Regina about all this and asked her to keep all the members inside the outhouse. His room was the most flammable room as the curtains and other fabrics were viscose, walls had wallpapers and floor was wood.

As expected the room suddenly caught fire, Everyone left to the outhouse and Walter to the forbidden garden.

Agnes and Arthur followed him to the garden. By the time they reached there they saw him standing besides the roses. Arthur slowly walked to him, It was so dark as it was impossible to see anything. Soon as Arthur reached next to him he pulled out his sword and stabbed him right through his stomach. It felt so easy to him, He confirmed he stabbed the wrong person as he heard the laughing behind him. Agnes closed her mouth as she saw Walter standing right behind Arthur. "Who did you stab Arthur..?" Agnes whispered to herself.

Walter threw the lantern towards the body, which gave Arthur a clear view of his father who's hands and mouth were tied. He saw him bleeding in the wound which he gave him, Arthur fell on his knees. Walter placed a knife on his neck and asked, "You really thought an eighteen year old can kill me?" Arthur remained silent, "Look what you've done Arthur you killed your father. What are you gonna do now?" Arthur signalled Agnes to run. Agnes reached the outhouse, She couldn't even talk for sometime. "The king- The king is dead." She fell on the floor.

"Father!" Ezra waked her father from his sleep and pointed to the garden through the window. Abnel rushed out asking her not not come outside no matter what happens. The king died that night and Pastor never came back after that night he was locked in the underground prion since then. Arthur was forced to obey everything Walter said and Agnes was kicked out of the palace.

Greed in the end, Fails even the greedy....

-Cathryn Louis