Vulpecula ✔️

Um....Okay.

We all got down the car and stood there staring at nothing. There was no jungle of banyan trees here. He changed his location in such a small time that I wonder if he ever even lived here in the first place. There was just sand there. Nothing else. Not even a single rock in that place.

"Guess we have to leave." Calla spoke up first. I looked at her and her pale face and realised that she set us up. I looked at everyone else and realised that they all set me up. "No Ava it's-"

"No no. You lied. You lied to me. You all did." I yelled out. It was frustrating to know that they all played me. I just want to throw a fit and show them all that whatever is going on, they need to stop and talk things through.

"You weren't ready to listen." Dylan mumbled slowly.

"I wasn't?! I really wasn't Dylan?! I gave you a choice. I asked you if you all were ready to go with me. Or if we could do this on the day things were supposed to happen. And you all fucking agreed." I said taking deep breaths so as to not lose my cool.

"None of us are ready Ava. We could've died if we went in just like that." Clayton held my hand and tried explaining.

"And did I say we wouldn't die? Did I say that I know the results? I gave you people a choice. You willingly played me. Did you know about it Kayden?" I turned to face him.

"No." One word. And an emotionless face, but the eyes said it all. He didn't know. Perhaps if he left my house last night, he would be knowing too. I'm grateful to him. Though it still doesn't make the hurt from the others okay.

"Ava please. We're really sorry. We needed to do that. Because if not, you would've left all alone. For all we know Aldrik could be on his best right now. We would be doomed. You would've died and we all could have too. We didn't want that. We're sorry Ava."

I sighed and stayed quiet. There's nothing to be done. They were right in a way but my ego wouldn't allow me to accept that yes I would be stupid enough to go into that forest on my own. Whatever the reason, they shouldn't have lead me on. It doesn't make me feel better at all. I feel awful. I feel angry. I feel betrayed.

"You all could just sit and explain these things to me. God, I don't even know what to say to anyone of you!" I hissed and ran my hands through my hair.

"We couldn't. You were not ready to listen. You were really angry Ava. So angry that we could see that you saw red in that moment. You wanted to end Aldrik at all costs. Tell me, how is that all supposed to be okay now? How could we let you go into the jungle and fight while you were blinded by anger?" Clayton explained. I still wasn't ready to accept that it was all on me. They shouldn't have fooled me like this.

"Whatever. You all can come to my place tomorrow. We'd even practice sword fighting. For now I just want to go back to papa and mamma." I mumbled and sat down on the passenger seat in my car and put my head down.

Few minutes passed, nothing happened. No one made a move, but I know Kayden is giving them an earful. My head was throbbing painfully and I didn't know how to feel or what to do. God knows if I want to express anything I might just burst.

Kayden silently sat himself in the driver's seat and backed away from the spot. His shoulders were tense and his eyes were hard. Fixed on the road ahead of us. Though we were backing out. I didn't question anything, but then remembered that Clay took a ride with us.

"What about Clayton?" I asked glancing in the direction of all of our friends, with sullen faces.

"He'll get a ride with someone else." His voice was just as tight as his grip on the wheel. I know Kayden is just as angry as me. But I'm more disappointed. "Are you okay?"