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it's been a couple days since Kane arrived to the beach and to say i've been avoiding him would be an understatement

"Akira! Kane requested you in the executive meeting room" A random messenger informed

"ah sorry but i'm not feeling 100%, do be sure to tell him" I brush off speed walking to my room

the girl nods before running off

I flop onto my bed and shut my eyes feeling the sunlight shine through the window onto my skin

just as i start to feel myself drift off i hear my door slam open, "Akira you are needed in the meeting room, Aguni's request"

I groan at the inked figure who's katana is strangely not on his side

I don't bother to reply as I follow him to the meeting room I dreaded entering the second I did

"Akira glad you overcame your sickness" Hatter jokes seeing me

I just pursed my lips acknowledging the comment before standing the corner with my hands by my side

"is this why you've been avoiding me left, right and centre?" Kane asks shaking his head at my stomach

to say this makes me insecure would be an understatement, I didn't pay much notice to my bloating lately

I look up at the man to see his eye lingering on my stomach, though switching between the skin and my eyes questioningly

I open my mouth in attempt to respond, though nothing comes out

"The hell have you been eating? A bowl of everything?! How much have I told you to watch your carbs?" he exclaims nearing my corner, "you genuinely think now is the time to gain? to be some fat loser?"

I blink at the man sadly while crossing my arms over my lower stomach, "after your next game your gonna stop to a store on the way back and grab a scale" He shakes his head at me

"okay" I say, it coming out more a whisper though while looking between Kane and the floor

"fucking fat bitch - speak up!" Kane yells punching the wall next to me before storming out of the room

I just breath heavily hating how weak he made me look - especially in front of people whose opinions i valued to some extent

I'm wallowing in self pity when the sound of a throat clearing breaks my thoughts

"Sorry" i mutter to the executives who all have their eyes on me now, "what did you need me for?" I ask with a faint smile

"we have traitors, traitors we want you to deal with. They have hidden their cards somewhere and are refusing to speak" Mira informs

"we want you to use your seductress powers" Niragi smirks

I look around the room that only executives and militants are rested in

"and where are they exactly?"

"Room 19"

"cool" I reply getting up and leaving to make my way downstairs

I look at the room number making sure it was the right one before walking to see 2 tied up figures, one a middle aged woman and a young man

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I look at the room number making sure it was the right one before walking to see 2 tied up figures, one a middle aged woman and a young man

"hi" I smile shutting the door behind me sitting on the bed for the room

the pair glare at me, "i'm sorry your in this position, the minute the meeting was over i came" I sigh looking up at both of them again

The woman's now looking at me confused and the man is still holding his glare

"what are you fighting for? I mean what's back for you in the real world?" I see the woman fight an answer back looking at man whose just looked to the other side now

"you must've stolen the cards to get back quicker huh? I'm going back for my mother" I say testing a theory

The lady perks up at this, bingo

"I just.. I need her to know I love her - yknow?" I laugh joylessly, "i need her to know that. To know that i'm sorry and that i don't blame her" I continue biting my lip looking at the floor

"I need her to know it wasn't her fault, and i know that. That she's worth so much more then i've ever given her and i'm sorry for that" I shrug sadly

"i'm sure she knows darling" I hear a feminine voice speak, "i'm a mother, my son. He's what I fight for and what I always will" I watch as she smiles sadly probably reminiscing over the memories

"I don't think she does though, your son probably idolises you i mean you had the guts to hide cards! My mother? she cries infront of my door each night, and i wish i had the guts to help her but.. i'm too weak" I say my voice breaking at the end

the woman stares at me, a heartbroken look in her eyes

"even i admire you, my dreams of seeing my mother are probably gone - i mean my numbers 517!" I shake my head

"I want you to see your mother." She affirms as I look her in the eye

"I no longer wish to play this game" She says giving me a broken smile

my eyes widen as I get up and rush to the lady, "no, no, no!" I exclaim my hands shaking over her already deceased body

"I killed her, i fucking killed her" I cry looking at the body in disbelief

"no you didn't." A firm voice says behind me

"yes I did. She killed herself from my pathetic sob story, she had something to live for dammit!" I yell pulling my own hair now, not looking behind me

"This. this is why i want to leave. The guilt of killing, the bodies, i want to go home" I hear his voice say as I slowly turn to him

"you don't understand! it's acceptable in games but i flat out made the woman kill herself!" I deny tears filling my eyes

"don't you dare say another word of killing her" the voice shakes

"i'm dying either way tonight" he smiles meekly, "I want you to leave. I want you to go and comfort her son in the real world and live. I want you to live and right all your wrongs, you hear me?" He says looking me dead in the eye

"as if i'm getting back, i could play a 10 of hearts and i still wouldn't be high enough to leave" I scoff shaking my head

"our cards, our cards are in the master bedroom at Toranomom Hills residential tower, room 6D" He nods at me, "it's in the side table your gonna go there and-" I cut the man off

"oh i don't need to hear anymore thank you" I smile standing and wiping my fake tears

"thank you. You've helped the beach get this much closer to bringing all our residents to the world we once knew" I smile blankly at the man, "and for the record, I hate my mother"

I ignore his strings of curses and insults as I leave the room and head up to the executives meeting room again

"the address of the cards is To-" I cut myself off after examining the room, "well seems you already know" I raise an eyebrow at the phone playing live footage of the room with the mothers deceased body and the now sobbing young man I had just left

"I volunteer to go - i need to stop in somewhere anyways" I say, Kanes words from earlier still engraved in my mind

"Saiko, Niragi, Chishiya" Aguni lists, "go with Akira"

I watch as a random militant stands and walks out with Chishiya as I hold the door waiting for Niragi

I watch as Aguni stops him momentarily, whispering something in his ear

I just shrug and decide they're taking too long before dropping the door and following the other two figures

"let her get that scale and i'll shoot your fucking brains out"

"you think so lowly of me - you really think I would let her?"

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