De Pride Isle Sanatorium

Chapter 31: Fear

After breakfast was over, I actually wanted to check to see if people met up in the library. I walked up the steps and walked down the hall that lead to the library. I slowly open the door, just to take a peek. My eyes widen in shock. There were over... I can't even tell.

One, two, three, four...

I start counting how many people were there. Over fourteen people were inside the library, having a meeting. I pull myself away from the door and back away. There's no way a raid is actually going to happen. I have to tell someone! I turn around to run off and tell someone but I bump into someone. I fall to the floor. I look up to see who it is and it's Jaxton. "What are you doing?" He asks. "I wanted to see if they were really having a meeting. They were." I reply as I quickly get up. "Jaxton, there's over fourteen people in there. We have to tell a nurse!"

"No, absolutely not."

"Wh- Why? Why can't we-"

"Because, if you snitch and they find out, they're gonna throw you off the cliff. I've seen it happen before. Someone tried to plan a raid months back when I first came here. They got snitched on. They found out who the snitch was and knocked her out and got their whole gang to throw her off the cliff."

I gulp.

"We aren't going to tell anyone. I will not let you risk your life like that."

"But, Jaxton! A lot of people are going to die if this raid happens! It'll be just like the bunker we had a few nights ago, or maybe even worse!" I say, starting to panic. Jaxton grabs my arm and starts to lead me somewhere. He opens a door to his left and takes me inside the room with him. He shuts the door behind him. "Listen, trust me when I say this, you do not want to snitch on them. You'll die."

"So what if I die? I don't care. I only care about you and the other patients out there who might die if this raid happens."

Jaxton looks at me in shock. "D-Don't fucking say that!" He yells. I jolt out of surprise. "You are not going to snitch. You are not going to risk your own fucking life just so others can live. It's pointless. The raid will probably happen anyways so your death wouldn't have done any good. I don't wanna hear you ever say that you don't care if you die. Do you understand me?"

He looks very angry. What did I say? Did me saying that I didn't care if I die make him mad? I look down at the floor. "I'm sorry..." I say. I didn't mean to make him mad. I hear him sigh. He then wraps his arms around me and pulls me close. "No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I snapped at you. I just....I don't like hearing you say that you don't care if you die. It makes me upset. You matter a lot to me." Jaxton rubs my head, and then kisses it. "Don't worry about the raiders. I'm sure the nurses will handle it. They probably heard them screaming in there about a raid."

"I hope so. I just don't want people to die.."

"No one is going to die. Like I said, the nurses will handle it."

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I hope so..