(OLD) Forever Desires

Chapter Six

Six

Vow smirked as Cover looked away with a painful expression. As I stared over at Sail — who lost interest in me — was staring at her with an expression of hate. He didn't believe her...at all. As I stepped forward to stand next to Sail, Vow shot darts from her hazel eyes. I froze. "How do I know this? It's written all over her face!" I bit my lip and looked away. Cover was too gullible, he never took the time to realize anything, which gave him a perfect disadvantage for mistrusting someone. "You were a Rich, right Ever? There's no denying it. Your father left you and threw you into poverty! He left you and your family to rot. But you guys were too happy," Sail looked at me in concern. I kept my head low, my dark muddy hair fell in front of my eyes. As Vow laughed she dragged her foot along the sand, smearing my escape plan. My heart — broken — could no longer beat. I couldn't feel. I'll let her win, since I was out of the game. I only had Sail now. "And —"

I opened my mouth to tell her to shut the hell up, but nothing came out, only the weak, cowardly wheeze that escaped my lips. "Shut up." Sail said sternly and glared at Vow. I raised my head suddenly I stared surprisingly at Sail. He pulled a knife from his belt and kept it steadied on Vow. He studied her closely and laughed. "For a second I thought you were telling the truth, until I remember this," He glared at her intensely. Vow stood rigidly. "Ever doesn't have father."

Cover looked up with a confused gaze. I crouched down, pulling my knees to my chest and holding my head with my hands. None of my siblings had a father, we weren't even related. I was certain we were test tube babies, until I was kidnapped and tested on. Only then I found out I was 100% human. Then I focused on being adopted, but that was illegal in the Yearning Desire, so my only choice was my mother was donated to three men. I shivered at the thought of being related to Cover, Vow, Nitera or Kemint...but what sickened me the most was myself being related to Sail. We've kissed so many times (mostly out of nothingness) and we knew exactly each others weak spots, I bet if I hung out with girls in my neighbourhood they'd be convinced that Sail and I were 'dating'. I didn't see it that way though. Would you slash someone if you were 'dating'? Would you fight with them if you were 'dating'? I blinked at the thought with bright red cheeks. 

"How can you not have a father!" Vow shouted bewildered and slung her arm in the air as if she were to hit something. I snapped out of my foolish thoughts and glared at her. Did she not know about test tube babies, donations or adoptions? I gasped mentally as I wrapped my finger around the thought. The only people who didn't have to suffer from these things were...Richs, 

"You're a Rich." I blurted loudly, loud enough to absorb everyone's attention. Cover glanced up confused, Vow squinted as she clenched her fists together and stare hatefully at me. But I had a large iron shield that could ward of any weapons of hate and pain. Only Sail caught on to what I meant. "The Richs don't know what a test tube baby is unless they're a scientist," I began and stepped towards. I snatched the knife from Sail's hand as I continued to inch forward. "or adoption. Families are too poor in the other Desires to afford to keep their child or children. Finally," I glared at her hatefully. My mother was used for money, she got mountains of it and after those three children, she was slaved to work. "donation. That is why I don't have a father...because my mother was so desperate for money, she was so young...a virgin...that she was donated. Not once. But three times." I felt tears stream down my cheeks. The knife was sweaty in my palm, and my body was weak and shaky. "You stupid Rich! You bastard! You were the one thrown out of your home because your father never loved the rest of your family! He threw you into the poorest Desire because he wanted you to die there! He never loved you! He planned for you to go in younger than the rest of us! He is the reason why you tried to kill me!

"I've seen your father. He looks a lot like me; the hair, the eyes and the smile. You hated your father, so you hated me equally for looking like him. You didn't want to stare at my brown eyes, you didn't want to watch the way my dark chocolate fondue hair blew in the wind and you didn't want to see my smile. You hated him so much that you wanted to kill him, but instead you teamed up with me trying to kill me every night. That's why I always wake up to the smell of blood, that's why I have the nightmares, that's why I have to sleep with Sail every damn night! That's why I need him more than I need oxygen!" I shouted my conclusion, tears ran down my face as I let the tip of the knife land on her arm. I had my knife pressed against her arm, Sail was frozen beside me, Cover sat silently pretending he was isolated from the world — but he wasn't. No one was as isolated from the world as I was. I kept everyone at a distance, and the only person I could trust was Sail. I trusted Vow and she turned that around. She wanted me dead. "If you want me dead so much why didn't you just kill me?"