Elizabeth does not know how much longer she can stand strong; she's bound to fall apart. The arranged marriage is her last straw, she feels her walls crumbling down and is ready to give up in a snap of a finger. Almost as quickly, the sweet and inn...
My deep slumber was cut short as I felt someone roughly shaking me.
"Elizabeth! Wake up!"
I opened my eyes to be greeted with the sight of the face of my hysteric maid. I slowly sat up and rubbed my eyes. Suddenly, my blanket was ripped away and I was pulled up. Clarissa started dragging me to the other side of the room.
"Clarissa, what is going on?"
stopped her by grabbing her arm. I noticed how her hands were shaking so I grabbed them, gently making her look at me. She looked at me, fear evident in her eyes.
"There has been a break in by the rebels. I need you to take this backpack and run, get to safety and only return when absolutely safe. Do you understand?"
What? Rebels?
My sleepiness had been completely obliterated as soon as I processed the seriousness of the situation. I had to run away. Although my immediate reaction was far from fear, it suddenly changed when I heard a few gunshots and screams of pain in the distance.
"Clarissa, you're coming with me, right?"
I feared her answer, I was not sure on what was happening but one thing I was sure of was that it wasn't safe. I wouldn't leave Clarissa here.
She looks down at her feet before answering:
"I have to keep you save and if that means staying behind" she looked up at me and gulped "then so be it"
"No, I won't allow that. I will not leave you here" I looked at her, my voice cracking and laiced with desperation.
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She looked pained for a moment but composed herself and grabbed my shoulders and started speaking slowly.
"There is a loaded gun in the backpack use it if necessary and do not hesitate to pull the trigger. Your enemy won't show the same compassion "
With that she went to my dresser and moved it revealing a door, she opened it and turned to me: "Go on then. I will always be" she brought her finger towards my heart, gently pressing down "here"
I shook my head furiously.
"No! Please come with me!"
I hugged her tightly not ready to give up.
"Please" I brokenly whispered in her ear, hot tears running down my cheeks.
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She grabbed the back of my head and looked at me with a wobbly smile. I just cried harder and held on to her. In return, she hastily kissed my forehead, her lips trembling. She went to grab my cheek when there was a loud thud at the door.
"Hurry child! Go! Go!" She quickly pushed me inside and turned to me and uttered her final words:
"Forgive me"
The door closed with loud clash then I heard her pushing the dresser into place. I just stood rigid, too shocked to cry. My feet were frozen and I couldn't bring myself to run away.
Clarissa
I felt a painful stab in my heart. I tried to shake away the thoughts of losing her, she will survive. She has to.
"Where is she?" I heard an aggressive voice yell.
"I don't know"
Next, I heard a feminine cry of pain. Every fiber of my body was telling me to go back, to help her, but all I did was stand there in shock as a loud bang was heard followed by a thud.
This compelled me to run, so I ran. My heart was ready to burst out of its cage but I pushed my feet to move.
Clarissa, I promise you, I will avenge you.
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