『 Broken Promises 』The Promised Neverland Ray x OC

T w e n t y - O n e

"It was a cliff." Norman and Harper both said in sync.

"Beyond the wall is...a cliff." Norman justified.

"What? Seriously?!" Emma exclaimed, her jaw almost hitting the floor.

"It wasn't a height we can easily jump from. Krone definitely wasn't lying. And the demons don't take us lightly. A cliff like that needs no security." Normans smile fell.

"You mean we can't use the wall to escape?!" Emma froze.

Phoebe was sitting against the wall, cuddling with Harper.

"Well, there is a way." Norman walked over to the bed and grabbed a notebook and a pen.

Phoebe and Harper sat on the bed too.

"We ended up going to the edge of the wall. It split into two more. One side still faced the cliff while the other made up the side of the house here." Norman explained while drawing a shape on the piece of paper.

"They were both at sixty degree angles and the two walls on the inside were identical. I saw the same scenery ahead. So basically, what I've learned from this is that the house is on a hexagonal property surrounded by a cliff. And the lot that's directly across plant three is likely the headquarters. It was the only lot with a bridge so since we can't escape by using the wall, that bridge is our way out." Norman finished.

Then a knock was heard and everyone jumped, turning their heads to the door.

The door opened, "Norman, Harper! Moms calling for you!" Phil smiled.

"Tell her we'll be right there." Norman smiled.

"Okay!" Phil responded with a smile and left the room.

"Well we should get going." Norman said nonchalant and walked to the side of the bed that Emma and Ray were on.

"Hey just wait a minute!" Ray exclaimed.

"Norman!" Phoebe and Emma yelled.

"Here. We didn't use it." Norman held out the device that was going to be used to disable the tracking devices, the thing that Ray spent six years on.

Rays face became filled with rage. "Seriously?! You were gonna come back from the start weren't you?!" He grabbed Normans shoulder.

"Sorry. We had to see what was beyond the wall first." Harper smiled sadly.

Rays eyes shot to Harper then he looked at Norman again.

"You...you said we'd survive together! But this whole time...you were planning-"

"Yeah. Sorry. I lied. I can't risk making any mistakes. Cause I can't let you die. The plan might be ruined if we run. And that would be a problem for me. I don't even want a chance of losing-" Norman explained.

Then Phoebe stood up and walked over to Norman.

"Did Harper agree to any of this?!" She exclaimed.

"BeeBee. Me and Norman talked about it together. We can't mess this plan up and risk you guys getting killed." Harper frowned and pulled at the hem of Phoebes skirt.

Phoebe looked down at Harper.

"But-" Phoebe was about to protest.

"You can't change our minds." Norman and Harper smiled, speaking in sync.

"I've decided." Norman said, the room fell silent.

Ray walked backwards and sat on the bed, putting a hand over his eyes.