The Enemy

Chapter 6

i narrow my eyes. "it's was the dare minho." he throws a stick at me. "that's not what gally said." i groan. "well gally's full of shit. you shouldn't trust the fucker."

he stares at me in silence until he crept away, leaving me alone.
i fall onto my back, staring at into the ceiling. it was so dark in here in spite the fact that it's daylight outside.

i grow much bored by the second. i even started to draw pictures against the mud. god it's been like an hour i'm so dramatic.

my silence was broke when i heard a scatter of feet above me. thomas sat in front of the door, he didn't say a word. just sat there.

i frown towards him, i approach the door. "what do you want thomas?"
he looks up at me. "i brought you food. i know you're not supposed to eat but i felt bad."

i throw me a piece of bread through the wooden crack. i sarcastically grow excited. "thank you so much thomas. you just saved my life from starvation."

"hey it's not my fault you're stuck here, is it? don't get mouthy with me when it's not MY fault. you're the one who started against gally." he spat.
i return the same attitude, sticking up for myself. "i can't believe i even kissed you with that dirty mouth."
"it was a dare for me to start up with gally. you know that! why isn't he in here as well?! i thought this place had fucking rules?!"

he scoffs, holding out his hand. "don't piss about ella. grow a pair."

i clench my teeth. oh how i want to rock his jaw. there was a tightness in my chest that i felt it was going to explode. i felt so angry, nothing i've ever felt before.

there was a wooden chair at the walls of the jail i'm in. my anger was too much, i got up and let out a wail, throwing the chair across the room. "THOMAS YOU'RE A FUCKING ASSHOLE!"

anger got the best of me until i fell onto my knees sobbing.

i had laid on the ground for hours on end, criticizing every single thing i do and why i do it.

alby finally approached the pit. he sees me looking up to the ceiling on the floor, he looks over to the mess i've created. "what have you done?" he asked assertively.

"thomas pissed me off." i stated with little to no emotion or effort.
"get out of here." he sighed.

i quickly head out of the pit and almost run to my hut, falling onto the bed i rest my head on at night.

i hear a knock at my door, i still feel anger so i don't say anything.
"ella?" i hear newt say through the crack. "can i come in?"

i flip the pillow onto my face until i hear his steps retreat.

i need to get out of this shitty place.

night crept up and of course there's bonfire night. i attend it but keep my distance from everyone. i sit by myself crossed legs playing with the grass beneath me, watching fights occur.

how come i go into the pit for being the shit out of gally? what would've happened if gally beat the shit out of me? would it have been different?

i decided to get answers. i walk over to alby who is say nowhere near the others. "can i help you?" he asked placing down his drink.

my hands were clenched and the tightness in my chest was back and it was burning through my throat. "how come i was put into the pit instead of gally?! huh?! is that some kind of sexist or double standards thing just because i'm a girl? if it is then i swear to god.."
i point my finger at him. "i will beat the shit out of you for it."

he held up his hands towards me, lowering my finger. "calm down ella. it's not just because you're a girl. if i were to put you AND gally in the pit you would've killed each other and since you gave more damage to another glader i made up the decision to put you there. gally got his own punishment."

i stare at him, waiting for him to finish his sentence. "and?"
"he's forbidden to do any building work for 2 days." he sighed, exhausted.

i crossed my arms in disappointment. "are you twisting my fucking neck in?"
"what kind of punishment is that? compared to that, mine was like getting a pole shoved my asshole!"

my words alerted the other gladers. "you really have to make a scene about this? it's been sorted and in the past."
i groan loudly, rubbing my temples. i feel like i'm about tip over and bend his jaw in. "this glade makes no fucking sense. it's so unfair!"
he stops me, towering above me and asserting dominance. "it's the rules! and if you don't like it LEAVE!"

i scoff, spitting at his shoes. "you don't tell ME what to do. and if you don't give him a proper punishment, i will rock your shit like i did with gally and you'll be crying to your mummy and begging for forgiveness and i won't take pity on your ass."
a crowd swarms, i push through and march my way back to my hut, slamming the door and sliding down it.

what the actual fuck is wrong with me?