Born to Kill |Clato|

Chapter 2

—“Cassidy, answer me!” — Damn it. My hands were sweating, my legs trembling and my sister was nowhere to be found.  If a peacekeeper finds her… I’ll never forgive myself.

I had walked about a mile, when I started to hear sobs; I got closer to them until I stumbled upon a small figure curled up in a ball. I turned it too see who it was, it was her.

—“Cassidy, are you ok?” — She freaked out a bit when I said her name; my voice sounded weird one octave higher than normal.

She raised her head; her hair was everywhere, trapped in her skin by the tears. She had puffy red eyes and some crimson specks all over her little face. Had she been crying all this time?

—"You don't know how worried I was don't you ever do that again Cassidy Green!" I thought I was never going to find you, or worse, that someone had seen you. Do you know what peacekeepers do to the children that walk loose out there in the night? When I tell you to wait there... "-I couldn’t go on, her arms were tightly wrapped around me choking my words.

I returned the hug, it felt good. I sent my hand to her back just strong enough for her to, yet soft and comforting. I never show this side of me, but who cares I found her and I will never let her go, is all I have left.

—"Clove, I thought you were dead" – she whispered in my ear, with her still broken voice.

—"Cassidy don’t think that, everything will be alright. I’ll always take care of you, and I’ll never leave you understand? We'll be fine as long as we are together” — We stayed there for a while, in our tight embraced having a ‘sister’s moment’ as Cass say.

But something ended with our adorable moment, just when I thought everything was over heard footsteps coming towards us. Cassidy shouted, I covered her mouth with my hand.

At that time you could hear a pin drop on the cold floor of the street.

Without thinking, I changed to defense position with my sister to my back. My hand flew to the knife that was still in my pants, we stepped back a few steps seeking not be seen.

The footsteps were getting closer, the light breeze made us tremble.

I went to see if the coast was clear, my sister stayed behind.

When we arrived, there was nobody, whoever had been was no longer there. I turned around expecting to meet with a frightened face, reflection of mine. There was nothing, Cassidy was gone...

She couldn’t do it alone, she wouldn’t leave me, and it was supposed that we would be together in this. I was going to protect her.

I looked everywhere, if Rilus finds her, her life will be a living hell.

A corner, an alley, a street and still nothing. She was nowhere to be seen, she had vanished like a ghost.

— "Looking for this?" — A tall boy probably in his twenties came out of nowhere, his white uniform glowed in the dark... he was a peacekeeper.

The man was holding Cassidy's by the neck and cutting off her breathing, her weak arms trying to break free, but it was useless, he was strong.

—"Let her go!" —I cried, I was scared and it showed in my voice.

—"Why?" — He smiled mischievously

—"She is dying leave her already!"—The peacekeeper seemed to be enjoying this too much for my taste, I wouldn’t say that witness my sister death is fun.

—"That’s so lovely; you want to save your sister." It’s a pity that she hasn’t much time alive... "—he tighten his grip around Cassidy’s  neck."