Sorrow, Love, Hope, and Horses

The other side

Cody's P.O.V

After taking a long jog through the woods, I return to my room. How could they think I

am betraying them? After all we have been through. I would rather die before I betrayed

my friends. And did they really say all that mean stuff about me? My heart broke into a

million pecies when she said that. None of them ever got depressed before? I actually

saved them. But none of that matters now. I'll soon be dead. My father hates me and my

friends despise me. Theirs no reason to be alive. I feel tears running down my face. I

feel broken. My father even said he was going to kill all of my friends right before my

eyes. How could anyone ever watch that? Or worse, do that. I could never ever kill

anyone, even my father. Maybe I should of never woken up when I was basically dead. If

no one wants me on this earth, then I shall leave. I get up and start to jog down the hall

toward the exit again.

I turn the corner and run into something. I go tumbling to the ground, and let me tell

you, that hurts like heck.

" ah, just the person I wanted to see." A voice said. I look up. Shoot.

" yes father?" I ask scrambling to my feet.

" why were you running?" He asks giving me a look that wasn't very happy.

" ah, ah, I wanted to stretch my legs. I feels great to be out." I lie. The truth was that I

felt sick. I still never recovered fully. My head hurts the most though. It feels like it got

ran over by a semi truck. Not a good image.

" oh ok. I just wanted to ask if you and the other boys wanted to start the newbies on

fighting. I want to see what they are made of."

" ah, I don't think that's a good idea-" I say as he cuts me off.

" great you'll do it." He smiles wickedly at me. " head up to the master room and the boy

are waiting their for you."

He gives me a shove. I start to walk towards the stairs. I slowly head up them. What

have I done? My friends can't fight. Well Chaser looks good, but the rest of them? I

worry the most about Genevive. I don't want anything to happen to her. I should

probably be mad at her since she ticked me off, but I'm just not that kind of boy. She

was the first real girl that I loved. Ugh. I screwed up so much. Now a few lives will be

taken because of it. I hate myself so much. I don't know what to do.

" hey Codes!" A voice yelled.

" Codes? Since when has it been Codes?" Another voice said.

" since like a minute ago."

" real nice..."

" ya. I know right. I just popped in my head."

" ready to go?" They ask me.

"Sure." I solemnly say. " who do I get to grab?"

" well Bruno, Killer and you can get cell 36. " the first voice said to me. " since you two

are the strongest."

" got it." I walked over to the kennel and clip the leash on the big Rottweiler. His name

is Killer and I'm not really sure why. He is the sweetest thing ever. My mom gave him to

me for my birthday. We were best buds. I could do anything to him. I liked to dress him

up as a princess so I could dance with him. The reason he scares people is because he

likes to jump on them and tackle them to the ground. But when he sees a stranger he

smiles at them making it look like he is growling at them making the scared of him. I

am in charge of Killer because everybody else is not strong enough for when he lunges.

Bruno and I start the walk back down to the cells.

" sorry about breaking your jaw man." I say to him.

" dude your punches are hard and solid. It hurt so bad."

" well, yours are pretty good to. I mean, you knocked me out. " we both laugh. I can't

even remember the last time I laughed. I realize that this isn't the best time to do so, but

it felt good. We finally reach the hallway. I see cell 36. I gulp. I start fidgeting with the

leash. Bruno goes a head of us and I lock the gate we went through and open the gate

leading towards the arena. Then I follow Bruno. I stop next to him and glance in.

Genevive is hiding in the back and the rest are all standing up. I guess it's the fact that

Bruno has a long rope in his hand.

" get up blondie!" Bruno yells to Genevive.

" come on man, be nice. She just went through a really tough break up." Chaser says

giving me a deadly look. I feel like I'm about to vomit.

" well I don't care about her stupid social life. " Bruno says. " now walk down the hall in

a LINE and stop at the corner. They file out. All besides Genevive.

" man, you get her. I'll take Killer." Bruno says taking the leash from me and walking

down the hall.

I slowly walk into the cell.

" look I'm sorry for earlier. And if you would just please listen to my explanation." I say

standing a few feet from her.

" I don't want to hear your stupid excuse." She said.

" fine " I mumble. I walkover to her and grab her arm and drag her up. We walk down

the hall and into the training arena. All the boys are there already. The newbies are all

in a tall fenced in area. All besides Chaser, Genevive, and some other boy.

" Cody bring Chaser to 13 and prepare him for the fight of his life." Father says to me. "

give her to me." I says pointing to Genevive. I lead her to him and grab Chaser. We walk

up to cell 13. Well actually it is a room. It has a nice bed with a bathroom and looks like

a small hotel room. It has painted walls with carpeting. Literally a hotel room.

I push Chaser on the bed.

" ok, I know your mad but let me explain." I say.

" ok."

" great." I explain everything. " Now he wants me to talk you into joining us, instead I

want to talk to you about something else."

" really? That's all true?"

" completely. "

" so what did you want to talk to me about instead?" He asked.

" I need your help."
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