I couldn't think of anything but the thought of being sent down to the close.
As soon as William went in for his test my mother and father would have been sent home.
As I knock on the door to our house I think how am I going to explain this to my parents.
"It's Kate she cleared the tests" says my mother joyfully to my father.
"Mother, what are you saying I never said that".
"I know but if you were sent anywhere else then you wouldn't be hear would you" my mother says then I snapped
"well the rules have changed now even if your being sent somewhere else then you still come home and then leave at 10:00am in the morning the next day".
"Kate what happened" my mother says sadly.
"Please get father and come to the living room" I say walking into our house.
My mother rushes to get my father.
'What am I gonna say' I think then my mother and father walk in and sit on the sofa.
"Well Kate what happened" my father asks looking worried.
"Well the first test was that a man was holding a gun to a little girls head and I had to stop it so I....."
Before I could finish my sentence my mother says "you stood in front of the little girl to stop him from killing her" "no I tried to convince him not to kill her" I say.
"Kate that is what a authentic would do" my father says looking disappointed.
"Sorry. Anyway the second test was that there was a man stealing from a shop and I was supposed to stop it" I say then my father says interrupting
"and you brought him everything he wanted and then helped fix up the shop".
"No I whacked him over the head with a metal tube and killed him accidentally"
"Kate I can't believe you would do that that's what the gallants would do not what we would do" my mother says angrily.
"I know and now tomorrow I'm being sent to the close" "no honey" my father says.
At that moment my mother and father embrace me in a hug I don't want to move I just want to stay here forever but then we hear a knock at the door
"its William let's hope for better" my father says going to the door "he doesn't mean it horribly Kate" says my mother but I know exactly what he means.
William walks through the house to living room where me and my mother wait when we are all standing together my mother asks "so what happened?".
"Long story short tomorrow I'm being taken to ardent" me and mother look at each other in surprise I am about ask my brother why but my father gets there first.
"why"
"because I showed ardent in both of the tests
" William then draws the attention on to me "are you staying in beneficent" "no tomorrow I'm being taken to the close" I say.
I feel like I'm about to burst into tears when my brother comes to me and says "don't worry it's probably better than you think".
Then he pulls me towards him and gives me a hug.
That night I can't sleep I just think about the close and what will happen to me when I get there.
"Are you ready Kate there here" my mother calls sounding sad.
I walk down the stairs so slowly that my mother shouts at me to hurry up I almost run out the door but just as I am leaving my mother grabs me and gives me a hug and my brother comes as well but my father doesn't.
"hello I will be your instructor and leader ,along with several others, for the time that you stay in the close.
"What's your name?" He asks "Kate Dawson" I tremble.
"Well Kate my name is Theo Clarke but in the close you have to call me Leader Clarke understand?" He says sternly.
I nod.
He then grabs my arm and pulls me away from my mother and William "no get off me" I scream.
"Don't let them follow us" Theo says to the guards.
My mothers now screaming "please, bring her back, no Kate".
I stop screaming after we go round the corner but Theo doesn't let go of my arm.
He has a firm grip on me, one that I could not push myself out of.
Theo has dark brown eyes and brown hair even though I hate him for dragging me away from my family he is very handsome.
He takes me to a truck and we stop just outside of it.
The truck holds 8 seats and you sit in twos.
Two guards get in first then Theo pushes me in and sits next to me then two other guards sit in front of us.
The driver cries out "is that it?".
"Yes thank you the rest are being taken by someone else" Theo replies.
"Where is the close" I ask curiously. " near to here" Theo replies.
"What will happen when I get there?" "Why don't you stop asking questions and wait to find out?" He says angrily.
Ten minutes later we reach a compound.
All of the buildings are black and there are graffiti everywhere.
The truck pulls to a stop and the door opens "go" Theo says not waiting for me to ask.
He then leads me into a tall black building full of weapons and punching bags.
He takes me to a room full of people like me and says "stay here i'll be back in a minute with some others" he then leaves.
YOU ARE READING
Not being chosen
AcakA beneficent, kind warm hearted is tested to see where she really belongs. When she finds out the truth how will she react? How will she live in a place with violence and where she becomes a soldier?And where the people closest to her could become h...
