Chp 8- My name is Eight O'Clock

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Sick of running.

Sick of hiding.

I wanted to just live. Live without someone to make me upset. Live without someone to cause me harm. I wanted to find safety in a world filled with danger. No one could give me that. I'm not sure what to think about anything anymore. What was it all for? I thought. I wanted the government to pay but I wanted myself to pay in a way for believing that my dad was still alive. I wanted to believe and if there was a chance in this world I would have given my entire mind to the fact, but it wasn't real. None of it. I walked along the crunchy grass looking at the birds in the night. My beginnings were far behind me now and I looked to the future waiting for new possibilities.

Lost, I was.

I killed hundreds of people in the name of my Father, in the name of my Mother In the name of protection, the name of my soul, broken soul, the name of eight O'Clock, the name of revenge, but I don't feel any better. I feel crushed, stomped, killed over and over again and what I am supposed to do now? Kill more people. Its only been three days imagine every single day. I thought my feet stopped moving.

In a daze, I looked up into the sky and I yelled "I'm done Killing dad. Don't you hear me!" I cried, " I'm sorry dad I can't be what you want me to be. I can't kill no matter how bad they are. They killed us and we didn't deserve that and maybe they do but God is the only one with the ability to say who dies and who lives, not us and I'm so sorry dad I know you where counting on me, but I'm the one living and you are dead... so I have determined that the plan has changed. I will no longer listen for your voice I will do what I think is right. The only person I will listen is God and unless you sit on a golden don't bother. I respect you and I always will but you crossed the line you put my heart on a stick and ran it around and I do not appreciate that. I will not work for anyone, not even my own father." I spoke.

My heartbeat, but with shorter strides than before. I picked my feet back up and walked. I walked and I never stopped. I walked so fast that I practically ran. This town had nothing for me. This land where I plant my feet is rotten. I walked until couldn't spot a person that I knew, somewhere new was the plan. My mom use to tell me stories about a land that was free they called it Whisper because it was secret. She said that the sky was always bright, the people laughed and sang beautiful humms and the government had no control over them. That's where I'm going. If I have to fight my way through I will. If I have to journey far than I will. I walked into a city called "Sharen" everyone seemed happy, I was back then, but I know that deep in everyone's heart they know the justice. I walked with my head held high up in the air.

The night started to fall upon the sky. I walked down an alley to seek shelter.

"Give me all your money" I man yelled into a boys face as he pinned him on the brick wall.

"I don't have any money" the boy cried.

"Hey! Leave him alone" I said.

"Hahaha, or what the little girl scouts going to come and hurt me." He said mockingly

I felt the anger in my heart for what he had said to me. Why does he think just because I'm a girl I'm no threat? Why does he believe that I am weak and not strong? I have endured so much and the world still believes that I can't end a weak life. end a life?That's not what I want to do. Save, save them. I thought.

I pushed the wind away from my mouth as I took a deep breath in and then out. I walked up to the man and I pushed him using a little strength *Boom the noise ran to my air like an earthquake as he fell to the ground. I started walking. The boy followed me.

"Thank you so much for helping me. My name is Jack. " He say as he held out to his hand.

I didn't respond

"Whats your name?" He said.

"Eight O'Clock," I said.

"Hahaha." He laughed. I looked at him with a serious face.

"Oh, you're serious sorry." He said

"Do you know where whisper is? " I said calmly

"No, but I know someone who does." He said. I stopped walking.

"Can you take me to them?" I said.

"Mmm...Sure, but only if you do thing for me." He said

"Okay. What?" I said

"Show me how to fight. How to protect myself."

"That's it? Okay, then I will." I said As I held my hand out to boy who was my age. 

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