The Fall (On Hiatus until otherwise stated)

The Fall: Chapter 15 - Serena

I wasn't sure how long Isaac had been pretending to be Finn, and I didn't want to know. All I wanted was for this nightmare to end so I could go home and curl up into bed next to my mum and let nothing ever hurt me again.

"Serena, you shouldn't of run from me." He said.

"I'm going to be late for school." was all I could get out, and I berated myself for saying something so stupid in Isaac's presence.

"You'll be late for a lot more than that, come on." he said, pulling me along beside him. Back deeper into the woods.

"Why do you even want me?" I asked him. Surely I was worth nothing in his eyes but a problem in saving his home world, Skeron.

"I don't." he spat, which lead to more questions than answers, but I was beginning to realise that I wasn't going to be getting any. Isaac led me back to the camp that I thought had belonged to Finn. I wondered where he had gone? Maybe the last time I had seen the true him was Sunday morning when I first woke him.

I felt a deep sadness in my chest at this fact.

Isaac pushed me to the floor of the camp when we arrived and I didn't dare move, not now he had revealed who he truly was. Even though I had been scared of Finn last night, a small part of me - a subconscious part- knew that he wouldn't hurt me, not really. But if I tried to run in Isaac's presence again I was certain it would only lead me to my death. I curled my knees up to my chest and hugged them and watched as Isaac paced around the camp.

"He should be here by now." he muttered under his breath, but this time I was too scared to ask him who. Did he mean Finn? Or was he on about someone else from Skeron? A council member maybe? I shivered, remembering the conversation Finn - no, Isaac and I had in my room last night. How close I had been in trying to kiss him. I could feel the bile rise in my throat, but I held it in. Not wanting to draw any more attention to myself than I had to.

I watched Isaac quietly as he waited for who ever was to join us, though I couldn't be certain it would be soon. I did wonder why he gave me so much information last night. Maybe he was trying to discover how much Finn has already told me? He wanted to see how much his Prince had let slip to the foreigner.

It meant that everything he had said about 'Isaac' betraying Finn was true, coming straight from the traitors mouth. He was probably enjoying seeing me feel sorry for his Prince, feel sorry for their planets situation and their people. How long was I to be a pawn in these men's fight for power?

I wasn't sure how long we had been waiting, but it felt like an eternity to me. The Sun had finally risen, and I guessed it was around eight o'clock, but I couldn't be sure. I needed my phone. I spotted it under the makeshift shelter we had slept under last night. My insides crawled at the thought. Don't think about it Serena. I said over and over in my head to keep myself calm. Isaac has finally sat down, his demeanor seeming a little less tense than earlier. I knew I had to get to my phone, then I thought of something.

"I need the toilet." I said, my voice was so quiet I wasn't sure if he had heard me. "I said I need the toilet." I said louder. Isaac didn't look up from his spot, but he replied.

"I heard you the first time." I screamed internally. This wasn't going to be easy. "Go where you are." he said, no concern for my well-being at all. Though this didn't surprise me, it only angered me and made me more determined to see my plan through.

"I don't know what hygiene is like on Skeron, but here on Earth one does not go where one is sitting." I said, trying to act as if what he had suggested was insane - which it was - but I needed to pile on the disgust to even get him to think of letting me move. Isaac finally looked up at me, contemplating his next answer.

"You go behind that tree" He pointed, beyond the shelter. "You have two minutes. Don't try anything stupid." he said, I was so bewildered that the first part of my plan was working I didn't move straight away. "What are you waiting for? Time is ticking." he said, making a clicking sound with his mouth. I stood up from my place on the floor, my legs were stiff from being bunched up but I ignored it. I quickly dashed past Isaac and towards the shelter. As I approached I could see my phone. I knew I had to fall now and make it look convincing or I'd never get my phone.

Just as I was in reach of my phone I fell, landing hard on the floor. "Tick-Tock." Isaac said aloud, and I grumbled under my breath, but I had succeeded on landing on my phone. I scooped it up and held it close to my chest as I rounded the shelter and went behind the designated tree.

I pressed the button on the top of my phone to bring it back to life, the battery life was at 15% so I knew I had to act quickly. I didn't know who I should call, I hadn't thought that far ahead in my plan. The number I had for Finn was probably the number for the phone Isaac had on him now. I wasn't even entirely sure if Finn had even come back after he left my room last Sunday morning for the first time.

There was no real way for me to know. I knew what I had to do. I quickly typed a message into my phone and sent it off. It only took a few seconds before I saw the familiar speech bubble loading text from the other person.

yes, he's here. Amy replied.

I sighed in relief. The real Finn was on the bus.

tell him I'm in the woods with Isaac.

I sent back, and I waited for Amy's reply. It took a bit longer than I was expecting. I looked around again, and the woods seemed eerily quiet. I wasn't sure if my time was up, but just as the next message from Amy came through, Isaac grabbed my wrist, making me loose the grip I had on my phone and not being able to read the next message.

"Someone's been a naughty human." he sneered, and pulled me out from behind the tree. Leading me back to where he could watch me. I looked back at my phone. It flashed as the phone received another message I could not read.

I've told him. He just got off the bus. What's going on???? I'm really worried about you. We don't know anyone called Isaac! x