|Zahaire|
Braylon lets out a deep sigh. He looks to the group and seems as if he is considering his words before speaking.
"My sister...we were raised in an orphanage as you would say. That place wasn't very caring. Lets just say that, that place did things to us. Things that would change any child's perspective on the world."
Braylon takes a seat on the ground and he begins to fidget with his hands. He begins to speak.
|Braylon|
*Flashback 160 Years Ago*
It's cold. I don't know where we are but it's cold. I look over my shoulder and see my sister, hivbapeivr-
*Present Day*
"What hell did you just say? You were speaking like a million words at once dude!"
Audree interrupts.
"Sorry. I forgot your human ears can't comprehend our tongue." I reply.
"Wow, could you have sounded any less condescending?" Audree folds her arms and shoots me a glare.
"Apologies...I will translate from now on."
I pick up from where I left off.
*Flashback 160 Years Ago*
My sister Iphangenia, is curled up in a ball shivering. I scoot over to her and cover her with my coat, hugging her from behind. After a while her shivering stops, but my back is now cold, I don't care.
As long as she is safe...that's all that matters.
Iphegenia turns over to face me. Her skin blue with dark blue circles on her cheeks. Her natural hue was returning to her now that she is warming up.
"Where are we Ray?"
The vessel we are in shakes causing us to jump and slide across the floor.
"I don't know Nini...but these people said they would take care of us from now on."
"But we already have a Mom and Dad."
Nini's brows are furrowed. Her eyes are wide and curious.
So innocent...how should I tell her?
"No Nini...they--they're gone now."
"I know that! But they said they'd be back by now. Ray I'm scared." Nini starts to cry.
"Shhhh. Okay, you know how Mom and Dad are brave heroes right? Well...they went out to save our city and...and..."
My vision gets blurry as my tears begin to overflow. Just thinking about that letter we received from The Order...it just doesn't feel real. How can they take our parents from us to fight for their goals and just hand us a shittly letter saying: "Oh hey! Sorry that your parents died...now you can go fuck yourself and survive on your own."
They knew we had no other family. But they didn't care...they just needed a new platoon of meat shields so they could cower away in their palaces.
YOU ARE READING
The Secrets Among Us
Science Fiction"W-what is it?" I ask, too afraid to look at the body again. "Look!" He wretches. "I was hoping you'd tell me..." I whimper and slowly turn towards the body. The muscles all over the body are all contracting and twitching. -- The art for the cover i...
