The Sapphire War

Chapter 10

(Emerald ⬆️ swipe for song)

Emerald's POV:
We drove for days
Maybe months, breaking into gas stations that where abandoned getting food, gas, supplies, then leaving.
It was beautiful being out of the place we grew.
I felt free, like nothing else mattered.
"Okay where should we go next!" Collins held up the map, "why don't you choose bailey? Pick one that doesn't have an "X" on it"
"That one!" She pointed to Wisconsin.
"Wisconsin!" Collins pointed to the sky
We where in Missouri so getting to Wisconsin wasn't that bad.
We stopped in Illinois to sleep and get supplies.
I went out on my own..
I wanted to be alone for a little..
I walked around I found notebooks pens and coloring books. Bailey would love them... so I took them.
I found a few things like canned soup, and more..
I felt that weird kick in my stomach again
"Ok.. that was not someone accidentally hitting my stomach.." i ran to the bathroom that the store had and I lifted up my shirt, there was a small bump?
"What the fuck?!" I put my hand over my stomach, "shit.."
I thought to myself for a second wondering what it could be, then I remembered the night where me and Venus, at the bar..
My eyes started to water.
I looked around for a pregnancy test and found one
I took it, I hoped it said negative.
I prayed.
I looked at the text on the box it said
"2 lines for positive,
1 line for negative."
I slowly closed my eyes and then opened them to look at it.
"Fuck!" The test had said 2 lines, I felt like punching a wall, but I held myself back.
I grabbed the things I found and put it in a bag we had.
I walked back to the others and looked down.
"Well, I guess I'm a mom now..." I sighed
I just wondered how Venus would take the news.
"Hey, I'm back" I yelled out.
"Oh hey!" Venus grabbed my bag and saw what I got, "thanks"
he pecked my lips and I blushed a bit.
"Im gonna go take a shower" Collins told everyone.
We all nodded and he went in the bathroom.
I took a shower not to long ago. So I didn't really need one. We have to conserve on time so we at least wait at least 3 or 4 days before we take another shower. Everyone has different days to shower we can have two people taking showers on the same day.. I guess today was Collins' day.
"Mommy?" Bailey looked up from my gas mask, "who's Alexander M. Jónsson?"
"That's my father.." I looked down at the mask which has his signature, "that's the only piece I have of him left...
"Can you tell us more?" Venus put his hand on my shoulder.
"Well, as most of you know I grew up in Iceland, in a very big house.. my dad was a author who loved to write about his children me and my younger brother Elijah, elijah sadly died when we where trying to get away from the war.. I surprisingly survived after almost losing half of my face and had been shot in the stomach, my brother was shot in the chest which hit his lung, he died in my arms I grabbed the gun from the wimpy attacker and shot him, I couldn't speak after they found me laying in the snow.. I had burns down the bone on my cheeks bleeding out badly, but I always remembered my father had sacrificed his life for ours, I don't think he's dead. My father is a very smart man. I want to go look for him, but right now something else is in my hands... and I can't leave."
I started to cry..
"Hey, don't cry your father was important to you and we get that. And if you change your mind about leaving, we'll be fine. I promise.."
"Daddy?" Bailey yawned at Venus, "sing me a lullaby.."
"Okay.." bailey laid down it was pretty dark outside no wonder she was tired, "'Cause we've been driving so long
I can't remember how we got here
Or how we survived so long
I'm tryna run from our pride
'Til you set fire to my atmosphere
And I remember how I spent the 23rd
Feeling six feet under
When I'm 30,000 feet in the air
Chasing that sundown
So far east I'm westbound..."
Venus kept singing..
I rubbed my stomach, and sighed.
Collins got out of the shower...
"What'd I miss" he said.
Everyone kinda laughed so did he.
Alison rolled a blunt.. and started to smoke..
"Can't you do that outside?" Venus fake coughed,
Alison just flipped him off
It was night, so everyone one by one started to fall asleep... even Venus was asleep...
I didn't fall asleep, I wasn't tired.. I kept thinking of my dad..
I took out a piece of paper and started to write... then I took a blank piece of paper with no lines and drew a picture of all of us I could draw pretty good, my mom loved to paint so she taught me to draw, I grabbed my bag and put a couple of canned foods in it, I also grabbed my clothes, and gas mask, I kissed bailey's forehead and kissed Venus' cheek..
"I love you." I whispered to him, "goodbye" I started to cry again..
I ran
For hours...
I just ran and didn't look back..
I'm sorry, Venus
I'm sorry, Bailey
I'm sorry, Collins
I'm sorry, Jacqueline
I'm sorry, Alison..
Im sorry, everyone..
I needed to get out of there..
I love you all, and I'm sorry.. once more.

Venus' POV:
I woke up to bailey screaming for emerald..
"Bailey what's-"
"Mommy is gone!" She cried and screamed her lungs out..
"Venus..?" Collins handed the note to me..
I read it:
"I know.. I'm stupid for going out on my own.. I'm a stupid person for not wanting to stay, I'm sorry
Everyone I'm sorry
Mostly Venus who will never meet his daughter or son, yes I'm pregnant and me being the stupid one I am goes out into the most horrible world out there... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
I promise to keep it safe,
Hey, maybe once more we'll meet again, I love you all, Goodbye.
P.S, take care of bailey for me.
-Emerald."
I tear streamed down my face and I laid down crying, I hid my face with my hands.. everyone else was crying too
I wanted to be with her.. but I guess I couldn't even have her, she wasn't mine anymore.. I loved her with all my heart.. I won't stop until I find her,
I grabbed my things, I grabbed bailey too, I walked out that door, and I never looked back.

Jacqueline's POV:
No! Fuck! I grabbed my hair and put it to a small ponytail.
Collins grabbed his things and so did Alison and I..
We ran for it, trying to find Venus and bailey, we knew we couldn't find Emerald she was to far gone.. Alison, Collins and I got into the car and drove the total opposite direction of them... we didn't know at the time..
We where all split up.
Wondering what we could find...

Alison's POV:
"I'm sorry for not being careful enough.."

Collins' POV:
"I'm sorry for not being strong enough.."

Jacqueline's POV:
"I'm sorry for being to distant.."

Venus' POV:
"I'm sorry for being to clingy.."

Emerald's POV:
"I'm sorry for not being good enough.."

Everyone's POV:
"I'm sorry for not being perfect..
But I will never stop until I find you.. once more, you're the only family I have left... I love you no matter what. No one else could make me feel this special.
Family, is all we have left..
I promise, we'll be together again..

goodbye for now.."

A/N
Thank you.. all of you, for liking this book.. there will be a sequel for it..
I love you all so much, remember.. family is family no matter what
For saying that thank you once more
Have a good day, thank you.
-Dr WL