The Insiders

Chapter 11

Chapter 11- Sharlene

"Coren!" I shout as I run down the hall after him. I'm exhausted from fighting him but he needs to know I'm fine, Because that's the only reason why he's running away. I run, and run, and run some more but I can't find him. I stop to take a quick breath. Where could he be? Where would he go? The idea hits me like a bullet. I begin to run. Very quickly I arrive at the room with the secret passage way. I run past the jets and helicopters until I reach the cabinet. The cabinet is pushed aside from the passage but not all the way. I squeeze through the little crack the cabinet has left me and run up the dark tunnel. I remember the first time going through this tunnel it took me fifteen minutes almost. I want to cut that down a lot. I begin to run fast as fast as I possibly can. Finally, I reach the stone stairs. I quickly dash up them. When I reach the top I quickly look around to see if he's here. My eyes stop at the stone wall and on top of it sits Coren looking over the ocean. I try to control my panting as I gracefully walk over to him.

" Are you okay?" I ask as I come to a stop about a metre away from him. The only sound around us are the waves hitting the rocks below.

" Dont ask me that question Shar." He spits back.

" Why not-"

" Because I'm the one who should be asking if you're okay! I'm the one who keeps hurting you!" Coren shouts still not looking at me. I'm frozen in my place.

" So why are you asking me if I'm okay, when I hurt you." He finishes. It's silent for a while. What do I say? What do I do? Coren continues to sit there staring at the waves. Sudden anger flows through me. I walk up to the wall but I don't sit on it I stand. I stare at his face, but he still doesn't look at me.

" Yes I am allowed to ask if you're okay!" I begin to shout. It takes Coren by surprise, I can tell as he sharply turns his head.

" I'm allowed to ask if you're okay because you're always the one running off! I understand that you're mad at yourself if you hurt me but I'm going to get hurt. It's how this system works." I plop down beside him and lower my voice. Coren looks back over the ocean.

" What you did in there hurt only a little, but it was incredible." I tell him.

" I don't even know what I did." He says as he takes a small glance at me.

" I know what you did," Coren slowly looks at me fully.

" You blocked me out of your mind," I begin to explain. He's still looking at me so I continue.

" You used your strength to keep me out of your brain. I was knocked to the ground because my mind was trying to get around it but I couldn't do it." That's all I have to say. We just sit there and listen to the waves.

" I still hurt you, Shar. I hate hurting you." He says again. He slowly stands up and begins to walk back to the tunnel.

" Coren stop," I say as I chase after him. He stops but he doesn't face me. Why did I stop him? What did I want to say? I quickly run in front of him. I lean onto my tiptoes and kiss him on the lips. Coren doesn't resist. He lightly puts his arms around me and pulls me closer. Our kiss lasts a good minute then I pull away with a chill.

" You cold?" He asks. I nod. He doesn't say anything back. He walks to me and places his hand in mine. That's how we walk. We walk like that all the way back into headquarters. We walk like that deep into the night.

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" This is your room right?" Coren asks me. I nod my head. He leans in and kisses my forehead. He lets go of my hand and he begins to walk down the hall. I watch him until he turns right around the corner. Once he does, I lean against the door and slowly slide to the ground. That kiss was perfect. He's perfect. Nothing's stopping us from being together except one person. Peter. I used to think kissing Peter was the most amazing but now I've kissed Coren and it doesn't feel the same. My thoughts are interrupted by a sound. I listen closely to find out what I'm hearing. I hear a scream coming from down the hall. A high pitched scream that could only come from someone young. I slowly stand up and turn towards the sound. Another scream. I slowly walk. The screams are more frequent now.

" Help!" I hear a young girl scream. I pick up my walk to a run.

" Where are you?" I yell back. The screams stop. I relax to a fast walk. There's someone chocking around the corner. I don't know what to do. What if someone is around the corner. I don't want to make things worse. Somebody's chocking Sharlene it is already bad! I turn around the corner to see a small girl with light brown blonde hair laying in the middle of the hallway with blood around her. The girl has short pink pyjamas on.The girl is Joy. The girl is Amy's little sister.