"I promise, I'll do whatever it take to keep you with me." Estella's father's voice had waken her up a while ago. The young girl now sat beside her sleeping brother peering through the ajared door. On the other side she could make out her mother restrained tightly to a bed. She had long ago tired herself out from a violent rampage. Her father sat beside her eyes drooping with exhaustion as he lovingly stroked 's wife's hair. This was a common night in the family's small two roomed apartment. Estella's father whispering promises to her sick mother as her little brother slept peacefully beside her, still to young to understand the struggles of living in a world infected with the flare.
"Estella, come here." Her father motioned for the girl to enter the room. Estellla scrambled out of bed feeling her way through the dimly lit room tripping over a pillow. "shhh" her father warned her. "don't wake Aris"
Estella wondered to her fathers side eyes glued on her mother who lay tossing about in the bed. She felt her father lift her up into his lap his shoulders shaking behind her back. "Ella?" "Yes, Papa?" Estella looked up at her father reflecting his brilliant hazel eyes. Both filled with a gloomy cloud constantly misted over with the grief of watching a love one slowly die.
"Ella, you know mommy and daddy love you and Aris very much." The tired man sighed. Estella nodded her mousy brown hair falling to reveal the rose of her cheeks. "Mommy's very sick..." He continued. "She has the flare, an uncurable disease." She added mater-of-factly. Her father chuckled sadly. "Yes she does, oh my bright little 8 year old, we have asked to much of you already, growing up quickly to help with your little brother." This was true, but common for the time. Many children now a days had to grow up fast. The world was no longer a place for a child's innocence. Growing up was surviving. "I want you to have this" He handed Estella a small bracelet with two charms, a silver star, and a silver moon. "No matter what happens you keep it." Estella nodded securing the bracelet around her wrist "That's a good girl." Her fathers sad smile caused Estella to worry as he hugged her tighter. "But, you'll be better off...." He whispered into the girls hairs before slowly rocking her in his arms.
"Ella what's that?" Aris mumbled quietly hidden behind his older sister. Estella shrugged, "Its just someone at the door Aris, it'll be okay". But the knot in Estella stomach grew as the knocking became louder and more persistent. "No no no there were suppose to come next week not today I'm not ready." Her father anxiously ran out of the mothers room answering the door.
"Mr. Darby I presume." A man in a suit questioned her father.
"Y-Yes sir." Her father nodded.
"Where are the children?"
Mr. Darby motioned the children to step forward. The man looked down to the children with inspecting eyes. He crinkled his nose upon noting the scraggily state they were in.
"They're both immuned, you can check if you like." The man nodded.
"Fine, by me we'll take the boy." The man stepped aside allowing to other men to step in grabbing hold of Aris's arm. The 6 year old let out a shriek as he kicked the orderlies back. Estella held tight to Aris's hand.
"No I Won't let you!" she insisted pulling Aris back.
"Ella, darling please." Her father pleaded. Estella's eyes wondered back from her desperate father to her frightened brother reluctantly she released his hand.
"Fine, But I'm going too!" She stated. "Your too old." The man sneered at the girl his chin in the air. At this moment he looked much like a rat to Estella.
"The your not taking him!" She informed allowing the shock of the adults to settle in as she pulled her brother back safely behind her.
This sparked the Ratman's interest as he looked at Estella with a new light. "Fine." He smirked turning to her father.
"And for you." The Ratman handed her father a case filled with syrenges and bottles. The label read PROPERTY OF WCKD: BLISS.
"Your selling us...." Estella whispered in disbelief. Her father shook his head. "No my dear, i- its not like that your mother she's sick-" "My mother died!" Estella interrupted. "She died the minute that disease took a hold of her, all thats left is a brain dead zombie hungry for chaos and you want to feed it more than you want to feed your own children." She accused.
"Ella don't be like that-" "No Papa! Look what she did to Aris." Estella pulled up her younger brothers shirt to display a scratches on his back. "Or the bruises on my thighs, shes crazy and you want to sell us for her." The Ratman smiled with amusement of the scene.
"Fine go ahead, Sell us off, I'd rather be with strangers than a pitiful man feeding his own killer." With that she dragged Aris out the door ignoring her fathers pleas. "Well then, Welcome to the team." The Ratman smiled as he ushered the two young children into the car.
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A/N: Hello!! :) I hope you enjoyed the first chapter just so you know Aris is the younger brother of Estella.
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Of All The Stars {Newt FanFic}
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