Chapter Thirty

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"Oohhh" I moaned in pain. My lungs were on fire, my arms and legs and back and neck and....everything felt like it was on fire. Like I'm sittingrightnexttothesun--fire--.

"She's coming around" Someone said.

I slowly sat up and opened my eyes, holding back a gasp this time but it was too much to even put any pressure on my hands. So, I stayed down on what seemed to be the same bed that I had first woken up in from before.

I felt someone grab my hand and I immediately pulled it back, which caused a sharp dose of more pain.
I took a deep breath in and let it out. Noticing that it was Cora who attacked my hand.

"Oh Cora" I said surprised

"Hey there...why'd you do that when I tried to take your hand?" I could tell that she had taken offense to my sudden movement.

"Because...because it hurts" I struggled to get out the words.

"Oh" is all she said in reply.

I took in my surroundings. First thing I saw besides Cora, (who had obviously been cryin the life outta her) was Cole. He was staring at me so intently that it made me flinch a little.

"What. The. Hell. Were. You THINKING?!?" He shouted at me.

"I wanted to kill him.... that's what I was thinking" I mumbled at him.

I thought that if I left everything behind me that I'd at least escape the whole world screaming at me. But I was wrong, waaay wrong. It seems that I can't even defend those I love now.... looking from Cora's horrified face to Coles intensely angry face. All I ever wanted was for those I love safe, to be able to protect them and stay with them. But now I'm getting yelled at for it?

"Do you have any idea what your little encounter with Kie did?" He growled. Growled....I'd been beat, shot at, bruised, burned, and got the life literally sucked out of me. I wasn't about to be yelled at for helping Cora. And I especially don't care about what I did to Kie because I still had absolutely no clue as to why Cole was here in the first place. Have I mentioned that I also feel like I've been betrayed?
I also wasn't going to allow Cole, who hasn't explained himself, talk me down and blame me like he is. Truth is I'm just done being treated like a child, like I don't even know anymore. All I did know I was just done with all that was going on.

"You just growled at me...."I narrowed my eyes at him and clenched my jaw from the pain of having to use my voice. "I don't care what happened to Kie, he deserved it," I strained to get out, "But you're in no position to question me...after all those lies about yourself, about me. You knew everything about me, knew who I was, knew my parents.... but you didn't tell me. You lied.... talk about loyalty, some friend you are..." I said monotoned, showing no emotion looking him straight in the eye without caring about a single thing.

"Yeah, maybe you'll rethink that when you hear that I saved your little ass, that I was protecting you. If I didn't stop Ky....well let's just say it wouldn't be good. Rheya, we have rules, "he glared at me," you can't go around and fighting everyone you see! Shit, you even have to stand trial for your foolish childishness! How many freakin times do any of us have to tell you?"

"Cole" Cora interrupted.

"No stay out of this!" He snapped at her, " You think you have the world on your shoulders Rheya, when in reality some of us have it worse. You think you're all tough and can handle shit? You don't even look around at others to see how we lived, anyone of us would do anything to trade spots with you. You don't realize how much we've sacrificed just to keep you alive...you don't know the half of it. And you question my loyalty. You question everything. I may have been lying to you but what you don't know is that I was forbidden to tell you what you were, what we are, what we live for, we all were. I've given up so much just to keep you safe, exposing yourself to Kie like that nearly put all that I've been working for at risk.... I have every right to question you." He said in a deadly low voice...almost like he was threatening me.

"What the hell Cole?" I wasn't fazed at all by what he said, well I didn't let him see that I was, but I was sure confused," How the hell you gon expect me to know what the rules are? Or that my life was literally being controlled by whatever the hell you are? How do you expect me to be soooo understanding when I've been living life where I have to question if my life is worth shit, huh? How am I supposed to just be so thankful or grateful when all I've found out is that my friends have lied to me, betrayed me, that nothing is what I believed it to be, that what I believe to be the right thing is something I get in trouble for....you claim to be such a great friend or whatever....but your no different from my brother, from every other bitch that has ruined my life. How huh?" I felt tears prickling at the corners of my eyes, but I didn't cry. My voice was barely above a whisper.

It was quiet in the room. Dead silence. Except for the sound of three people unevenly breathing. Cora was staring at her hands, Cole was staring at me, and I was staring at the ceiling, tired and out of breath.

Cole was the first to break the silence.
"Fine, whatever. I'm done here. Your trail will start soon any way-"

"Cole-" Cora said

"Drop it Cora, it's gonna happen whether you like it or not. She needs to learn her lesson" he said.

"What do you mean-" he cut me off.

"You'll be getting what you asked for. I told you we had rules, and if they are broken there are consequences. I've come to a point where I think I may join with the others, your incompetent, reckless and weak. You don't understand the half of what we do. God your just so....so difficult. Uggh" he groaned and turned to walk out of the room, slamming the door shut behind him, causing the doorframe and table next to my bed to shake.

"Well, if someone would explain all this shit to me.... maybe I wouldn't have any problems stupid" I mumbled to myself.

"He's right you know..." I heard Cora say.

"Oh great so you're on Team Hate Rheya now too" I sighed heavily

"Uh no, I was talking about the rule thingy. You do have to stand trial for what you did to Ky....and other stuff."

"What other stuff?" I asked confused.

"Can't say, he was also right about the forbidden to speak thing to..." She looked at me.

"Ok, nothing new I guess" I stared back," so when am I standing trial?"

"Tomorrow. You'll need your rest and strength. I have faith that you'll pass. That you'll succeed."

I sighed and said," Wow, speaking in such a cryptic way is soo helpful Cora, thanks a bunch" I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes.

"I'm sorry but I'll get in trouble if I say more than what I already have."

"Then what can you tell me?"

"Well, I can hint you in that this is more of a test than an actual trial, tho I can't explain why. And that our telepathic bond will not work in the Council Room. That requires power and only those running the whole thing are the only ones that have access to it. They say that's because there needs to be order and that it's necessary. So yea" even if I didn't get half of what she said, I still understood that it was important.

"That all?" I gave her pointed look.

"Yes, I think so, imma go so that you can get some rest. I'll be back to drop some books off about our common law, so that you have some insight on what's going on.... but after I need to get to the Council Room and find a seat. I can't be with you while your being interrogated, there are laws that prevent me from being up there with you, but I'll be there just not next to you. Ok? So good luck and remember who you believe to be. Bye Rheya" and with that she left, without explaining what she meant or allowing me to even get a goodbye out. She just left. And I couldn't help but think that I also offended her in some way to.

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