Esther takes you on another adventure full of Nerezzas and ruined palaces. With Daniel being distant , Jason being caring all of a sudden , Silvia turning out to be nice and Jenifer being commanding , Esther is in a muddle of a situation.
She soon...
"A traitor ?" Dan asked , his eyes following mine. The brown pools landed on Silvia who hung her head low , facing the ground in embarrassment.
"What ?" Dan scoffed , his face portraying one of disbelief and outrage.
"Who else do you think could have let the Nerezza in ?" I asked. My question seemed reasonable enough, after all wasn't she the one to hold things against me.
"It doesn't necessarily have to be her ! What do you have against her ?" Dan's voice raising higher.
"What do I have against her ? Well , I say discrimination and racism. Or have you forgotten? "I asked , recalling every insult and every moment of feeling like an outcast. It just felt like a my heart was being pierced by a sword all over again
"She is guilty, I admit , but she repents !" Dan reasoned .
"Repents ?" , I scoffed ," You have no idea what you've put me through. Those days of absolute torment , which included a great hatred for myself which I hid within me still has a scar."
"Atleast you had a mother. She never had one since she was young. Her heart ached for one , Esther. Her ideologies were based on her past , learn to forgive and forget."
"My past has a scar too you know ? Do you even know what's it's like to be an outcast ? To feel that the affection or love you receive from a friend , girl as per my childhood imaginations would never be fulfilled?"
"Are you indicating that I wasn't one ? A friend ? The friend you longed for ?"
"You broke your promise Daniel , you broke it. You shattered my trust into pieces."
"I follow my heart. I trust my heart. It makes the best of decisions for me." Dan said , his head held high.
"So your heart lies with her ? Your trust lies with someone whom you've never spoken to ? It's only fair for me say that you stab people on their backs, you shatter their hearts and break their trust. That's all you do, Iscariot." I spoke with utmost confidence within me.
"All is fair in love and war. And you know nothing of love ." Dan said with a grim look shadowing his face. It was for the first time I ever saw him so serious and determined. It felt like he meant every word and with each word , a sword pierced my heart with each word he spoke with full meaning.
"That's enough !" Jenifer said ," You two are bickering like children. Someone needs to learn how to control their tounge." She glared at Daniel, who looked at her with unspoken rage. She then turned to me and asked me to let the matter go.
I turned around and walked towards the edge of the river. My hands cooly brushed the waters and my nerves seemed to calm down. The boiling anger within me faded to existence and my heavy heart was light again. I smiled at the fish that swam by , not caring to even glance at me due to the busy selves so occupied working.
"The waters here are so peaceful." John said as he sat down beside me. In the background I could hear Dan and Jason arguing about something while Christopher tried to calm them down. Silvia was very quiet during this 'debate'.
"Nature , is a natural gift from He who sits in the heavens. I for one see nature as one of the visible gifts from His very hands to me." I sighed , in content. My heart so calm at this point that it surprised myself. I stuck my feet out and slowly put them in the river , soaking in its coolness and wetness.
"So what's with Dan and you ?" John asked , his eyes looked determined to know the answer.
I sighed knowing well that he wouldn't let go of the matter without digging the whole thing out of me. I , unfortunately, had to give into his demands , not only because of my love for him as an older brother but also because he and I had gotten much more closer than Dan and I had ever been.
And so I began a tale of friendship , from they day the charcoal insecure black eyes met the chocolate brown ones to the chocolate brown ones bid farewell to the charcoal black ones , coldly. My eyes watered but the dam of my eyelids were strong enough to hold them in.
"You two are close friends ?" He asked with a sigh. His eyes staring right back at me.
"Were." I replied but for some reason I couldn't look up into his eyes. My eyes faced the grey stoney ground and I somehow was marvelling it's wondrous colour and texture.
"I see. His beliefs are crowded with those of ours. Full of poise and art , culture , if I should put it in one word. We do regard women with respect but we fail to realise that a woman was made from a man's rib." John spoke , as he got up and dusted off his clothes.
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He offered his hand to help me up but I dusted myself and got up on my own. My lips curved to form a smirking kind of a smile. To which , he gave me an amused one but jokes apart even though he wasn't the kind to give good advice or to console a person of his/her griefs. He knew how to listen.
I personally , feel he would make a great king. He listens patiently and analyses the situation and in the end gives a remarkable statement which resolves the conflict on its own. Unlike his older sibling, he tends to be more humble and patient which is quality I yet again admire and strive to percive but my jumpy and low tempered attitude makes it difficult for me to aquire the trait.
John is an empathetic sympathiser who , is the wisest of us. Sure , he has little experience of the world but his wisdom is surely worth admiring and I proudly call him. Brother.
