✓ 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 | E. Nelson [shiloh and bros]

𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍

It had been ten months since Elijah had last seen Ella, not counting the Maze incidents. While she did cross his mind every single day, right now, she was the last person he wanted to see. Or, to be honest, the last person who he wished would see him.

He was in a prison on a different raelo. Not the maze one, a different raelo. He was in the little cell with Judah, Josiah, Michelle and Shiloh. Micah had also been locked up, but he didn't know where.

A guard walked past them as they stared at the cell doors in shock. "Wait!" He yelled as the guard left. "We're innocent! There's been a mistake!"

"You can't trick me!" The guard replied, growling at him. "I was there. I was there when you robbed Timog's vault and ran away with the gold."

He unfurled some parchment with Elijah's sketch. "This is you, ain't it?" Elijah stared at the wanted poster and turned around to see his team staring at him in shock. "You're never getting outta here."

"Always knew you were a criminal." Michelle said, crossing her hands. Elijah rolled his eyes in despair. "I didn't do it."

Before anyone could add anything, a pink orb glowing behind Shiloh caught his eye. Seeing this, the others turned around, looking at the orb. The orb got larger and larger now crossing Judah's height, and reaching Elijah's, before it stopped. Pink and white wings fluttered behind the glowing light, that somehow seemed to stop in the corner, not reflecting on any of the bars.

The light suddenly shortened, going half it's original size and a few seconds later it dimmed, revealing a girl, bent over and breathing heavily. 

Brown hair cascaded down her shoulders, skimming the floor as her arms held her up. They hid her face, making it impossible for them to know who it was, although they had a rough idea. She was wearing a pastel pink sports bra with a white half- jacket and white joggers.

She straightened up slowly, still catching her breath and then looked up, making the team stare at her in shock.

"Hey."

After a year of trying to find the girl. She was in front of them. Shiloh was the first to react, instantly jumping on the elder girl, wrapping her arms around her. Michelle, Judah and Josiah were next, all jumping onto the hug, as Ella stumbled back from the addition weight. A couple of minutes later, they moved back, and Shiloh glared at Ella, now beginning to punch her.

"Hey, hey, stop!" Ella said, trying to catch Shiloh's fists in her hands.

"One whole year." Shiloh said through grit teeth. "An entire year we spent without you and all you say is hey?"

"Well, i was going to say more before you group-hugged me." Ella said defensively, as Shiloh side-hugged her again.

Ella raised her eyes, brown clashing with hazel and a smile spread on both the faces. Elijah started to move forward, but before he could even take a step, he was thrown back onto the bars by a figure rushing at him.

His arms closed around her waist as she hugged him, her face burrowing into his orange jumpsuit. He rubbed his hand up and down her back, as if to confirm she was really there, and suddenly, as he realised what he was doing his hands lifted from her back, and she backed away, smiling at him awkwardly.

She shook her head, the polite smile now back on her face. "Heard you guys needed saving."

Shiloh nodded, but stopped to turn back to Ella. "Are you going to go back?"

Ella shook her head. "I might return from time to time to check up on things, but I'm back for good"