Coal [on hold]

Chapter 6

I was frozen. I couldn't move. All was silent for a while. Then the room exploded into chaos. People screamed and ran around. I heard little of it.

Until one person picked up Cedric's Last Will and started reading it aloud. The room hushed again.

"Upon my death I, Cedric Charles Banner, leave all my belongings to my daughter and apprentice, Carbo Banner, and it is my wish that she is to be my successor as Head Creator." It was Fletcher that read it. Then everything went back to wrecking havoc on my eardrums.

"She staged this!"

"She's a traitor!"

"She killed the man who gave her life and stole his fortunes, as well as his name!"

My head snapped up, my eyes darting around for the source of the accusations. They came from all around so I just clutched my father's body close to mine and yelled at them to shut up. Everyone fell silent once more.

"Even though I'm a coal-child, adopted and an outsider,", I snapped. "Does not mean I would poison the man that saved me. Saved me from a life of poverty -possibly on the streets- and the one of wasted talent. He gave me a life and loved me as his own-" My voice cracked and I could feel the tears begin to stream down my cheeks. "Show some damn respect!", I screamed. "My father is dead and it's someone's fault!" Someone grabbed me and dragged me out even though I was kicking, screaming, hissing and spitting.

"I will find out who did this!", I managed to scream before I was stuffed into a carriage and brought home. As it turns out, it was Fletcher who had dragged me out. Once home, I threw myself down onto the bed and cried. I cried until exhaustion brought me into a fitful sleep that did nothing but show me nightmare. I woke screaming for the only person in the whole world that cared.

The person that was now gone.

Wow, this one was short... I plan on uploading the next one really soon!

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