Parallel Paths↪short story

Chapter Twelve: Parallel Paths

Chapter Twelve: Parallel Paths

{ALISHA}

What did she just said?

Go Ahead

She's really stupid, isn't she? How foolish. If I were her, I would've just spitted at that wicked queen's face.

"Oh dear. The history twins are now...well, really history?" maybe she's right. We're not twins, nor sisters. We are completely different. Ten years in an isolated kingdom might be torture that it affected her brain.

"Maybe you are correct. I don't have a stupid twin" I stated facing anywhere but the people

"*laugh* How nice. Well, then, dear Alisha. Would you like to watch how we will stone your former friend to death?" I gasped. I may hate her now but I don't want her to die

"You'll stone her to death?!" I exclaimed

"Why yes, cutting her head of is too cliché. And you will be the only one watching as she dies"

"I would be glad if you will watch" Nalla suddenly spoke up. She had a sad smile. That kind of smile...

I never wanted to see it

"Perfect! Then what are we waiting for? Oh but first of course, we'll feed you before you die. Call the prisoners for a farewell supper" Hannah ordered

"You hopeless creature" I snorted

"And you dare to tell me that?! You are the one hopeless! You were not able to do something when your royals did something stupid! And now your beloved friend will die! And you have nothing to do that will stop it!" then it hit me. She's right.

All in all; I'm still weak

"Please, enough" Nalla pleaded

I am weak. So weak. Too weak.

"Alisha, please don't cry" I'm crying?

Again?

"See? Hopeless" she slapped me

"Take them to this palace's dining hall, along with the prisoners"

And with that, they took us away

{AXCEL}

This, this will be the punishment for everything we have done.

I sat at the corner of the cell hopeless, looking up at the small window

"You're giving up?" Gerald sat beside me

"They're going to kill her" we heard Hannah's wicked announcement

They're going to stone her to death

"Then talk to her for the last time. I know that this isn't the royal's fault, I have a part in it. I'm involved with our foolish plans" and those with us heard it

"What plan?" I looked at the queen, she nodded

"We planned from the very start to lure one of the 'twins' to open the treasure. It did not worked on Alisha, but it did on Nalla. When she was caught inside the treasure's room, when she was sent to the isolated kingdom; all of that were planned. The queen told Nalla words that would let guilt strike her, and it did, she was depressed. According to the queen's calculations, Nalla will sign up for Princess Hood, and she did. Nalla was able to open it, so she was crowned princess, but of course it also involves her skills as a lady. But Alisha being a soldier wasn't included in our plan. It somehow didn't affected the plan anyway so we let it be" I explained, tears suddenly dropping