One bite.
That's all it took to start one of the greatest catastrophes ever.
Caden Marshall, a high school graduate, runs on with the only motivation of saving his sister.
Gabriella Calder-Marshall, a military trainee, seemed perfectly equipped to s...
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He watched Gabriella walk away from him until he could no longer see her. He knew he was delaying this. He should've told her, but the words just didn't come out. How would she react when she found he suspected her of something so horrible? If she was guilty, she'd probably silence him and if she wasn't, he'd have ruined the relationship.
Caden didn't like either of the potential outcomes and decided to wait for more evidence just like Renee suggested. He picked up the broom that he dropped on the floor after eavesdropping on Arthur and continued his work, he didn't want any more trouble.
He tried to keep an eye out for Arthur, just to see what else he was up to, but to no avail. Arthur was nowhere to be found after that. It was odd since he'd usually spot Arthur multiple times a day. Caden did consider that he might still be in his secret conference but felt too afraid to go back there seeing as he almost got caught the last time.
It wasn't worth the risk.
He kept his mop back in the storage closet and returned to his room. Not long after, Renee had also returned.
"I'm so glad you're back," He said upon seeing her. "I need some expert advice"
"Go ahead" she prompted.
"I saw Gabriella today, I was going to ask her about Arthur..." He said and trailed off.
"But you didn't?"
Caden nodded and slumped against the chair and Renee sat down next to him.
"I really don't know what to tell you," She said with a sigh. Caden lifted his head to see her face, which was overtaken by a disturbed look.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"You don't seem like you're going to listen to anything I say," She said "You've already decided that Arthur is the bad guy"
"What makes you so sure he isn't? He's always been unreasonable and took our weapons away, just so we can't fight him back. And now he's doing some shady business" Caden explained.
"Maybe it was just... business" Renee argued "You don't even know what they were talking about"
"I know you have a point, but try to see it from my perspective. As long as we live here, we're under his control and he's planning something big, who knows what'll happen to us?"
"Then just wait. Everything seems ok so far, if you find out more, then we'll leave" Renee said.
"Opportunities only come once Renee, it's up to us to make it happen the second time," Caden said with a sinister look on his face.
"Um... What're you suggesting?" She asked.
"You know how Arthur keeps a curfew? It's probably to keep us all away while he's doing his business" Caden said.
