Rebels of the New World

Chapter 4

--Priya's dream--

"Priya, can you come here?" I heard a weak voice calling me.
"Coming, mother!" I went inside the tent to where my mother was lying on the make-shift bed. "Is everything ok?"
She sighed, "I don't think so... I need to talk to you..."
I sat down next to her, "What's going on?" I was starting to get worried.
"Well....You know how I've been really sick the past couple days and-" She was interrupted by a cough, "-and I think it's getting worse... Look sweetie... You and I both know we don't have any medicine... I'm not going to last much longer without any..." She turned her head and looked at me, "I'm going to die soon, and I'm sorry...."

I teared up, "No! I'll find some medicine, you'll be fine in no time!"
"Priya-"
"I'm 13! I've been fighting for 4 years, I can handle getting medicine for you!"
She sighed and smiled, "I'm sure you can."

I grabbed my gear and quickly left to look for medicine. There were a lot of people out so I stayed hidden. I made it to a store and it was practically empty. I went in and found the medicine. I took it and my my way safely back to the shelter.

"Mom, I have the medicine! I heard nothing. "Mom?" I walked to where she was resting and my eyes widened. "MOM!?"

I dropped everything and ran to her side. "No no no no no no no!" She wasn't breathing and I didn't know what to do and it made me tear up. "Mom, please wake up...." But it was useless. She wouldn't wake up..... My whole family was gone....

I will put a stop to this! It's their fault I have no family! Bill's the one that created the fatal disease that my mother had, selecting few at random. I will  get my revenge, no matter what! 

I looked at mom, "I'll avenge you and Paislee. I won't let anything get in my way! I promise you...." It was late and I went to sleep. This was the first time I've been on my own. No one to take shifts, no one to wake me up, no one....

Before I knew it, it was day. I don't even remember going to sleep that night. I got up and gathered my things. I gave one last glance at my mother and left.

I stayed hidden although I knew how to fight. It wasn't crowded, but I still stayed low. After a while, I say a little girl no younger than 5 running for her life. I then saw a huge group of people chasing her. I decided to follow in the shadows. They cornered the little girl in an alley way. I could tell she was terrified. I scoffed at the people and shot their heads. Never even saw me. Figures. They were sick, cruel people, and people like them needed to die.

I walked up to her and she backed up as much as she could.
"P-please don't hurt me....." I could see tears forming, "I d-don't have a family..."
I stopped walking, "I promise I won't hurt you. I lost my family last night, I'm not going to hurt you." She looked up at me, tears still in her eyes.
"Really?" I nodded. she smiled a little and hugged me. I didn't know what to do.... I looked down at her and saw how cute and innocent she was. She didn't deserve this cruel world.

She.... she reminded me of Paislee... I kneeled down  and put my hands on her shoulders and we looked at each other.
"Why were they chasing you?"
"I.... I needed food so I stole some from them... They saw me and ran after me..."

I nodded in understanding, my face soft. "How long ago did you lose your family?"
"L...last week...."
I'm sorry..." I sighed, "I lost my mother last night. She was the last member of my family..."
She sniffed, "H-How old are you?"
"13, you?"
"7.... thank you for saving me."
I nodded, "Of course. I couldn't let anyone kill someone so innocent. I'm Priya by the way."
"I...I don't have a name...." she looked down.

I felt so bad for her, she was too young for this world.
"If you want, I can look after you..."
She looked up at my and her eyes lit up, "Really?" I nodded and she hugged me tightly. "Thank you so much...."
I stood up and picked her up, hugging and holding her. "I had to."

I set her down and she grabbed my hand. "Come on, let's go get you some real food." We left and ate, me giving her most of the food. That whole day, we were moving further and staying hidden.

At the end of the day, we were in a place that no one's yet found before and went to sleep.

AS time went on, we put out trust in each other more and became closer. I called her Paislee and she's started calling me mom. The first time she did, I made a promise to myself to never let anything happen to her. I would always protect her no matter what. For her 8th birthday I made her a bracelet from a string and beads I found over time while we were moving. She was like a daughter to me. On her 9th birthday, I taught her how to fight. She had a lot of potential and by the time she was 10 she would be a master at fighting. A month later, she made me a necklace for my birthday. She was one of the best things to ever happen to me.

It was some time in March and it was getting dark out.
"Come on Paislee, let's get to bed."
"Alright mom," she hugged me and I tucked her in bed. I kissed her forehead and she fell asleep smiling. I smiled at how cute she looked, she was a little angel. Soon after, I went to bed in the other make-shift bed,

After a while, I woke up to a loud scream. I quickly woke up and my eyes widened. There was a girl about my age attacking Paislee. I looked at the girl in horror as she stabbed her in the heart. Her scream was the last thing I heard.

I woke up gasping and quickly sat up. I was breathing hard, trying not to cry. I squeezed my eyes shut and punched the wall hard, leaving a whole. I hugged myself and teared up. It's because of that fucking question... He's the goddamn reason I dreamed about her...

After all that happened, I had learned to lock it away and ever since then I've been the way I am now. But because of that fucking question, it was unlocked and let out... It was still dark out, but I couldn't go back to sleep. Not after that dream... I just hugged myself and quietly sobbed.

Damn.... So we get to finally see a soft-side to Priya. I have the whole story planned out in my head, it just took me a while to decide how to add Paislee and her in. Pretty dark, huh? Hopefully I made some of you cry, which frankly I'm not really good at. So this is the reason she dodged Keyon's question about why she's the way she is from last chapter. She didn't want to unlock the memory, but sadly it was already too late. There will be a few filler chapters that don't really have mystery or reveal any story plot, but if I do that it just means I'm leading up to it.

And trust me, it will get more interesting on her 18th birthday which isn't too far away. *Evil laughter* There will be more backstory revealed, and who knows. Maybe I'll switch to Keyon's pov and show some of his backstory. And speaking about Keyon, if you can't tell right now he's pretty much the exact opposite of Priya, very loose and laid back.

Anyway... PLEASE tell me what you think of this story. It's definitely my favorite one to write but it has very few reads, Transcendence has way more but it's not my favorite. Please give me feedback about what you think about this story, and PLEASE tell me what you think will happen later on.