A Tale Dark and Grimm [ON HOLD]

Chapter 17

  I walked toward Ingnuis's bunker. He was standing there holding a paper. when he saw me he put down the paper. 

"So did you bring me Benjamin?" he asked

"No." I said."Why do you need him and not me?" I asked.

"Because I want to make you miserable" he spat.

" I'll be back" 

"Ok but don't try to come back and kill me, cause only I know where the orchard is ,so only I could retrieve it." he boasted.

I left the bunker and went to Benjamin. He was sitting on a rock -looking stressed. 

"Hey" I said

"Hi" he said getting up."I don't want to be in the way of you saving your mom".

"I didn't decide that yet" I said.

"What's there to decide?" he asked-his voice cracking. I sighed. He was right, there was nothing to decide. I am going to kill Ingnuis-thats the only reasonable solution. I waited for the next day to come. I brought Benjamin to Ingnuis's bunker. 

"I see you've made your decision". "Now quick child hand him over"

I hesitated, but I handed him over.

"The orchard " I said

"Oh yes" he said. "Here" he said pulling a piece of paper with directions on it. "Follow those to the orchard".

I looked at Benjamin and he was busy inspecting a torn spot of leather on his jacket. I placed my hands behind me going on to my lower back. I grabbed my little knife that was stood there and held it tight.

"What are you doing?" Ingnuis  asked.

"Oh nothing" I said.

I grabbed the handle and threw the knife at Ingnuis. It hit him in the chest and he fell down to the ground. I walked up to a shocked and happy Benjamin. I grabbed the piece of paper and followed the instructions. The directions led me to a tree stump in the forest. There was the stunning orchard. I dug it out of the soil and finally made my my way out of the forest with Benjamin. I was reaching the beginning of the forest when a tall figure approached. It was Heath. 

"You got the orchard!" He said gleefully.

"You're not brainwashed?" I asked 

"No I was faking. That guy Ingnuis is on something to believe he could brainwash people".

"So why did you punch Jane in the face?" Benjamin asked. 

"I had to actually act like it".

I walked up to Heath. I punched him in the face.

 "Thats for earlier" I said. "Now can we proceed to help my mom?" I said making my way out of the forest. 

  Benjamin's POV

Heath wasn't brainwashed. Jane just punched him in the face. Nice.

Heath's POV

Jane just punched me in the face. Back home, she couldn't even open a soda can. Being in this forest has changed her. 

Jane's POV

I walked out of the forest and it felt so good. I had to make it to my mom fast. The doctor said she only had a month until she would be untreatable. I made my way to the hospital where my mom was being held. I made my way to the receptionist and asked her what room my mom was being held. She was being held in room 4-305. I made my way into the rook and she was there reading a book. 

"Hey" I said. She looked at me and instantly was overwhelmed and shocked-overall happy.

"Hi honey" she said 

I walked to her and hugged her.  Heath came in and saw her. She hugged him. The doctor came in moments later. 

"Doctor" I said walking up to him

"Yes"

"I have the clover-dust orchard."

"Impossible, there's only very few in the world they're incredibly rare."

I showed him the orchard and he was dumbfounded. 

" The cure for your mom will take one day to make and develop."

"Its ok I have been through a lot the least I can do is wait".