Fallen

Chapter Ten

   White Dittany ~ This popular white-hued flower symbolises both feelings of love and passion.

   I awoke from my sleepless slumber when a loud BANG came from my cell door. I shot up from the cold, damp stone floor of my cell and stared up at the scar-faced angel once again," Why good morning princess." he greeted with a sickening sweet smile. By now, Jamie awoke and was staring at us from his cell," I have something for you."

I look at him with confusion as he digs through the pockets of his armor before pulling out two steel nails, showing them off to me. A cold shiver runs down my spine," Do you like them princess?" I shake my head no, my body now shaking like a leaf in the wind," Aww...you don't? I just thought they really look pretty if..."

He grabbed a hold of my right wing, holding it up against the wall with nail hovering above it," They were stabbed inside your wings."

" N-No...P-Please don't...." I begged, reaching towards the guard. But he slapped my hands away roughly, leaving a red mark on them.

" You have no room to speak, traitor!" He spat.

" This is wrong!" Jamie shouted, holding the bars of his cell while glaring at the guard.

" Shut up before I go in there and pin your wings to the wall!" The scar-faced guard threatened, causing Jamie to tuck his wings behind him in fear as he stared at us with wide eyes filled with fear and shock," Good boy."

He then turned back to me, giving my an evil smirk," Now no more talking," he says before SLAMMING the nail into my wing, causing me to scream out in pain," the only sound I should be hearing are your screams." Golden blood splurted out of my wing, staining my white feathers.

He began to twist the nail inside my wing, the pain being unbearable to me. I would scream from the pain while Jamie watched in horror from his cell," AHHH!!! P-Please! S-Stop this! I b-beg you!" I cried, holding onto my other wing for dear life.

The guard only chuckled in response, digging the nail deeper and deeper into my wing till it pinned my wing to the wall. The guard smiled at his work before bending down, trying to snatch my wing from my death-grip. He growled and stomped his heavy-duty boot onto my wound foot, causing me to let out another scream of pain. I let go of my wing and grabbed my foot, which was now bleeding once more through the bandage.

I curled myself into a ball as the scar-faced guard held my wing against the wall with the nail in his other hand," P...Please....s...stop..." I begged, feeling dizzy from the blood loss.

He didn't reply, and only rammed the mail into my other wing. I let out a blood-curdling scream as he twisted and pushed the nail deep into my wing till it too was pinned to the wall.

As he finished pinning my wings to the wall, the guard wiped my blood off on his armored pants before facing me with an evil smirk," You're lucky that that's all I did to you." he states coldly, pushing one of the nails deeper into my wing, causing me to yep from the pain. He let out a deep chuckle before turning his back to me, exiting my cell," What you looking at?!" he snapped at Jamie, who whimpered and turned his head away,

Once the dungeon door was shut, Jamie rushed to the bars of his cell and looked at me," Jasmine! Are you alright? Speak to me!" he pleaded, tears brimming his eyes.

" I-It hurts..." I whimper, unable to move and part of my body without feeling pain.

" I know I know...u-umm...l-let's take your mind of it!" he suggested, trying to be positive while his body shook," Talk to me, a-about anything!"

" M-Maroon...."

" Y-Yeah! Tell me about him!"

A sad smile crawled up on my lips," H-He was kind...and f-funny. H-He was sweet...a-and made my life...a-amazing...."

" He sounds amazing." Jamie states, giving my a sad smile.

" Y-Yeah...he was..." I say before weakly looking up at Jamie,: H-How did you die...?"

jamie smiles, but his eyes are filled with sadness," Gunshot wound." He states, looking down at his lap, his hand rubbing a certain spot on his stomach," Some...rival mafia members broke into Theo's house while I was there. It quickly escalated into a gunfight and I was hid in our room, watching the scene unfold. Theo was bust beating the living life out of someone and didn't see someone else come up behind him with a gun. The man aimed and was about to shoot Theo...b-but I pushed him out of the way."

A single tears fell down Jamie's face," I-I still remember how scared Theo was, the fear in his eyes when he held me as I bled out. I remember the words he said to me...t-the way he held my hand as I closed my eyes for the last time...."

" I-I'm....s-sorry, for asking."

Jamie shook his head, wiping his fallen tears," I-It's fine...either way. Once I got here, I tried to go back down to earth to see Theo, but when I got there..." Tears swelled in his eyes again,"...I found out that he killed himself, right after I died..."

" D-Does that mean-"

" He's here somewhere. I know it." Jamie states, determination in his voice," Theo was a good man...he has to be here. I would be looking for him right now, but I got arrested for leaving once I returned. I've been here for...a couple of weeks? I will be released once my times up."

I give Jamie a weak smile," I..I hope you f-find him..." I say.

Jamie smiles and nods his head," Yeah...I hope so too."