The Soldier

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

 I am in the backseat of a limo, my hands in cuffs. Septimus, Commander Blue, and Cedar with me.

"Where's Jacob?" I ask.

Then I remember I left him. Just when I'm thinking it I start to quietly cry. Why'd I go find Septimus? How could I have been so stupid and ignored Jacob's warning? I start to go crazy. I was a fool for not trusting him.

I start pulling my hands away from each other and doing everything I can to get out of the cuffs. I growl like a wild animal and start to kick the seats. "Let me out!" I panic.

Commander Blue unbuckles his seatbelt and unlocks it with his key. Then he grabs me and holds my hand against his chest. I don't want to be too close to him, but he's the only thing that will resemble Jacob. My breathing calms and I clutch his shirt out of instinct.

"We're taking you back to the North, June." Septimus says.

I shake my head at him.

"Oh, really, June? You broke that man's ribs, June! If I hadn't come in, they would've straight on given you a worse punishment than they were going to give you." he says. I can sense he wants to hit me, and I keep my mouth close.

I rub Commander Blue's jacket, trying to stop my crying. Still, he's not enough. Blue Aura wouldn't ever compare to Jacob Aura. Not to me. No matter what.

Cedar doodles on her pad with her stylus as I realize that I may have seen Jacob for the last time, and I clench Blue's shirt tighter. I am angry and filled with remorse at the same time. I want to hurt my brother. I can just remember when we promise and loved each other. (It's my fault things ended up happening like this, still. That is something broken, therefore, I cannot be forgiven.) I remember when I first kissed Jacob; that falling sensation. I remember when I took the test to determine what job I get, and learnt that I would become a soldier... I want to change it, but I know it's my punishment. - Because I was too stubborn to listen to him.

:"Ti'u