『 Broken Promises 』The Promised Neverland Ray x OC

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Emma fell to the ground hyperventilating.

"You...okay?" Norman breathed. His eyes looked empty, broken, scared.

"This place...is a farm...we're all just...food." Emma wheezed, her green eyes filled with fear.

Phoebe kneeled next to Emma breathing heavily.

"It can't be, didn't everyone...g-go to foster homes and mom is...a normal loving mother...right?" Emma looked up to Phoebe and Norman.

"C-Conny..." Phoebe sobbed, tears pouring out of her eyes. She fell into Emma and covered her face with her hands.

"T-this is all a mistake! What we saw wasn't Conny! Who could it be?" Emma tried to comfort Phoebe but it didn't work.

Norman calmed himself down and looked at the two girls, he gulped with sweat dripping down his face.

"I'm afraid it was Conny."

Emma started bawling, she put her head down into the grass and screamed.

<•••>

"Welcome home, how'd it go?" Ray greeted the three of them, holding a lantern.

Emma kept her head down and Phoebe kept flicking her pinky against her thumb.

Norman grunted "We didn't make it in time."

Then him and Emma walked past Ray and went upstairs.

Phoebe was frozen in place, as every part of what happened flashed through her mind in an ongoing loop.

"Bee?" Ray was in front of her, she jumped and a shiver ran down her spine.

"S-sorry, goodnight." She said with a quiet monotone voice then she walked past him.

"Wait." Ray grabbed her wrist lightly.

Phoebe looked back at him but avoided eye contact.

"What happened?" He asked with a frown.

She smiled lightly. "Nothing, I really do need to go to bed though. Goodnight Ray." She held his hand for a second more then let go.

"Goodnight." He quietly responded.

                          <•••>

"Have we been living here this whole time...just to end up as food?" Emma asked quietly, tears threatening to stream down her face.

Norman stayed quiet for a moment before he spoke. "Let's escape. We'll get out of here, that's right...we can do it. Between the three of us and Ray-"

"And the others, what about them? We can't leave them, if we do they'll all be killed for sure. I can't take it, I don't want to lose anymore family." She sobbed, Phoebe hugged her with a blank face.

"And you won't have to." Norman put a hand on her shoulder then slid down next to her on the floor.

"Try not to worry, we'll flee.  All of us." He comforted with a smile.

"Really?" Phoebe asked.

"But how? How can a bunch of kids run away from those monsters?" Emma followed.

It was silent for a few seconds, then Emma gasped. "Strategy. Like when we played tag."

"Right, we will find a way. One that ensures all of us survive." Norman nodded to the both of them.

They both nodded back.

Phoebe sniffed and looked at the both of them. "We're all gonna get the hell out of this place. And nobody is being left behind."