Gemstones

Because I Love You

Alex’s P.O.V.

 

I open my eyes, bright light shining all around me. I lift my head, noticing that I can’t move my arms. Something is pressing against my back, and I’m sitting on the floor in a large empty room. There is a wooden stake behind me, which my arms are tied around. Great. I got captured. I look across the room as a door creaks open, and a girl goes running across the auditorium-like room. She trips on her way and goes flying, her body hitting the ground with a dull thud. She mutters an ‘ow’ and gets up, and continues running. She spots me, and skids to a halt.

 

She stares at me for a while, her purple hair pulled back into a ponytail. “Alex?” She asks, running up onto the stage. Amethyst.

 

“Hi” I say, as she looks at me with wonder. Suddenly, she makes a face, turns around, and runs. The door she is going to run out opens up, and a boy around our age with black hair grabs Amethyst’s arm. He pulls her back onto the stage, and she kneels there.

 

“Stay here” The man leaves the room, and Amethyst looks up at me.

 

“What are you doing here?” She asks, her eyes narrowing.

 

“I came here with Topaz and Rose to get you. But Nadia caught me sneaking in” Amethyst shakes her head with disappointment, and suddenly Rose and Topaz tumble into the room. The man from before walks in after them, crossing his arms.

 

“Amethyst, could you please explain to me why these people are here?” Amethyst lifts her eyes to look at the man towering above her without lifting her head.

 

“I don’t know” The man glares at her, pulling out a tiny shard of something, holding it in his head.

 

“Tell me, Amethyst or I’ll have to break this” I don’t understand what he is talking about, and I can’t see the object from all the way over here. I can tell that it is a purplish color though. Amethyst bows her head, not looking at us.

 

“They came to get me” Amethyst says, and the man puts the object away. He walks over to me, pulling out a knife. Amethyst sees this, and stands up. “No don’t!” She runs toward me, and the man holds up a hand. She stops in her tracks, her mouth opening. She presses her hands against something invisible, and I stare at the man. He put some sort of forcefield around Amethyst.

 

Amethyst makes a face, putting a hand to her throat. She begins choking, unable to breathe in the airless space. “Stop. You’re killing her” The man stares at me, putting down his hand. Amethyst takes a deep breath, laying on the ground for a beat. She sits up after a while, and Topaz looks as though he wants to run to her.

 

“Amethyst you used to be so good. All I have to do is put this stupid human in front of you and you become defiant. This boy is a weakness, so I have to kill him” Amethyst is on her hands and knees, and she makes a face.

 

“NO!” Something purple comes out of her mouth when she speaks, and her skin looks a bit shiny.