THE FLAME TORCH #book 2 (Completed)

The Flame Torch: Chapter Three

My name is Alyssa Thomas, and I've lost all of my memories about myself. My friends and I have escape the Games called Capture The Flag but leaving some incredibly great friends behind. I have found out that we were being used for TV amusement by these TV host and who has created the Games of Capture The Flag. Watch out Elizabeth Winter because we're coming for you.

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Last night was an embarrassment! Aris had told thousands of people and people watching at home that I was pregnant, with his child. I just cannot believe he would even say that! Why would he even say that? Why would he even think about it? I decided that I needed time away from Aris.

Me and Dylan had decided to take a walk, since I noticed that he also been having some trouble of his own. And the closest person I was with is Dylan, besides Aris. But I needed to talk to someone I trust more than anyone, including Aris. And I knew Dylan the longest from The Games.

"So, what you're saying is that Aris told basically the whole world that you are pregnant, with his child, but he was trying to make a joke about it?" Dylan asked as I nodded as an answer.

"Wow! What a jerk. And plus he's been acting differently since we've escaped The Games. Maybe he's been hanging out with Ki too much or he wants to have children with you? Who knows?" Dylan suggest as I sighed in agreement.

"Yeah, I don't know what's gotten into him? But, I don't know what to do?" I said as clueless as a dodo bird. Dylan sighed heavily and nodded as he looked in my direction.

"Maybe he wants your attention? Maybe you're not paying enough attention to him?" Dylan suggested as I hummed in response.

"Yeah, but telling the whole world a lie is not how to get my attention." I looked at him as he nodded like he understood me.

"Okay, that's true. But it does have your attention now. But...I don't know, I'm not really good at these type of things, you need Emma with this one Alyssa, sorry." He scratched the back of his neck as I nodded in response.

I understand that he wasn't the right guy but he was the closest person I knew, besides Aris.

"Yeah, I'll talk to Emma later. What about you? You seem not like yourself either, since we've escaped The Games?" I ask as Dylan kept quiet. He looked really upset and he rarely does anything productive or active lately.

"I don't want to talk about." He said as he kept on walking. I didn't understand that though. I get it that he wants to talk to a guy about his problem but I told him mine.

"Hey! I told you what was bothering me! Now it's your turn! Unless you really don't want too?" I told him. He looked up and down as nervousness washed all over him. Silence filled the air besides the wind brushing against the leaves.

"Fine, FINE! You wanna know what's been bothering me. It's Blake, alright. Its Blake. He deserves to be here, he didn't deserve to die. I made him a promise to safe him from The Games, and I've failed him." He admits as tears are now falling from his chocolate eyes.

He shakes his head violently as sobs came out from him. His breathing went heavy as more tears escaped like it was a waterfall.

"I should've of done something! He would still be here if I did something! Only if I did something!"

"What could've you done, it was unexpected. I never expected Will to have a gun and shoot Blake. And if I had, I would have said something. But it was unexpected..."

"Unexpected? I could have done something, anything to be exact! But I didn't. I lost my greatest friend, I broke his promise. He died thinking that I've failed him, he died because I didn't save him!"