The Rise Of Us

Chapter 28: Traumas

Seven months later........

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Amberlee's knee rocks while the car drives, her being in the backseat while Max is in the passenger seat and Lucas being in the drivers side. It is mucky outside, water being on the streets because of the rain occurring for a week straight, clouds being up in the sky with the sun barely out, it being around ten in the morning. She just decided to dress simple, her dressing all in black to keep herself warmer since it is cooler then a normal summer day. So she just settled for black joggers and a black long sleeved simple shirt and her purple sneakers.

As soon as the car stops in front of the Penitentiary Amberlee immediately makes her way out of the car, her almost tripping into a puddle of water. "Careful sweetie." Max tells her while moving her away from the puddle.

"Thanks. Okay where do we go?" Amberlee questions.

"We wait here, he'll be coming out from the front." Max responds, Lucas going to stand besides her.

Amberlee nods her head, her looking at the door at a distance, feeling her heart beat faster and faster and the anticipation making her barely able to keep still. "What's taking so long why isn't he coming out?" She questions in a worried tone.

"There is still a process for discharging Angel." Lucas responds.

"He'll be out." Max assures her, going to rub her back.

Amberlee nods her head, her looking back at the door. The past seven months have been good but hard, yes Amberlee held fast and kept the promise she made to Ryder but some days were harder than others she must admit, days where all of the memories just came flooding back and her being alone with her thoughts too much to where she started blaming herself again and started crying. There were some days where she was all over the place, one time she would wake up happy then when someone goes in her room she is crying hard or vise versa.

But because of the situation she must admit she has developed well into a stronger person. She looks out for things more and she is more observant of her surroundings. She wanted to do something different to herself, she was tired of looking at the 'same old thing' she guesses so she cut her hair in a long bob. The back being a little shorter than the fronts. The back of her hair comes just right at her shoulders at the front is a little below her shoulders. She likes it though, it makes her feel and look much more mature which she knows she has grown into.

The business is going really well, it's raging success still thrives greatly. The 'Rise Of Us' speeches still occur all around the world of people coming out for their abuse that they had to endure, it being all around news. All in all the past seven months have been productive but they have also been very challenging. There were days that Amberlee was about to leave out of the house to come here to see Ryder but it was either Amir or Lucas letting her know of the promise she made to him, because Amberlee knows Ryder asked them mostly to make sure she doesn't come.

Amberlee's eyes widen when she sees the door, seeing a guard make his way out of the door and that is when her eyes set on Ryder, him being dressed in simple black pants and a white muscle shirt. He has definitely gotten more larger in muscular size, more broad and more taller. She knew that would be the case, all prisoners do is lift weights or write and read books because of the strict limitations. His hair has gotten longer, it being slightly disheveled in his ponytail and heavy stubble being on his face, not into a full grown beard but his hairs grown on his cheeks and chin.

Amberlee cannot take the anticipation anymore, she goes to quickly run full fledge towards him.

"Angel wait—"