Chapter 3
1505 Words
The General pulls me up off the floor this time gently then continues to walk. I follow without another word... for now. Finally we reach a door, he takes my cuffs off then opens the door gesturing for me to go in. I walk in the room and that’s when the familiar scent that I’ve been missing hits me.
“Nate?” I say quietly slowly he turns around to me. His eyes widen and turn watery with shock evident on his face.
“Mirah?” He whispers in disbelief. I run almost knocking him over wrapping my arms around him.
“Oh Nate I’ve missed you so much” I cry into his shoulder.
“Is this real?”
“It’s real Nate I’m here.”
He wraps his arms around me squashing me completely. I can feel his chest heaving up and down as he quietly sobs. I pull back from him taking a proper look at him, the first thing I notice is the amount of weight he’s lost.
“Oh Nate it’s been so long, I never once gave up on seeing you again and now, now I see you” I say between sobs.
“Thank you, Mirah” he says wrapping his arms back around me.
Suddenly we hear the sound of somebody clearing their throat. We were so caught up in the moment that we didn’t even realise someone else was in the room with us.
“Get behind me, Mirah” Nate says pushing me behind him.
I walk back around to stand in front of him. Looking down at my shoes nervously shaking my head side to side. When I look back up to him I can barely see with the amount of tears in my eyes.
“Namirah... What’s going on?”
“I-I... there was no other way Nate” I cry.
“What? What are you talking about?” He looks at me worriedly placing a hand on my cheek. I clear my throat.
“You finally get to go home” I put a sad smile on my face. There’s a moment of silence between us. Then I see the look of realisation on his face.
“No...”
“But I’m not coming with you” I’m trying my best to be strong for him.
“Namirah, no! I am not leaving here without you!”
“I’m so sorry Nate but you have to, you deserve to.”
“And what you’re supposed to stay here? I don’t think so Mirah. I am NOT leaving without you” he says pulling me in to another hug.
“I’m sorry, there was no other way.”
“We’ll fight our way out of here together.”
“No Nate, you’ll go home and I’ll stay here. You can finally go home, Nate. Don’t you want to go home?”
“Why the hell did you do this Mirah?!”
“I had to! I-I-I had no other choice.”
“There’s always a choice. You should’ve just left me here!”
“No, you’ve been here long enough it’s time for you to go home.”
“Well then I’ll just stay here with you.”
“Nate they need at least one of us home. Mom can’t do it on her own.”
“You should’ve stayed home! Why’d you have to come here” he cries “you’re not supposed to save me, it’s supposed to be the other way around.”
“I’ll be fine Nate, I’m sure I can handle them” I look back to the general.
“Mirah listen to me, I am not leaving you here” he says holding onto the sides of my face. My heart hurts seeing my brother like this.
“It’s okay Nate, everything’s going to be okay.”
“No, I am not leaving you here. I mean it! I can’t leave my baby sister here with these... these sick f***s! They are f*****g insane! Demetrius... he—“
“I heard my name.” I feel Nate tense up beside me before he grabs hold of my hand.
“Leave my sister out of this” Nate snaps.
“She has already made her decision, a very noble one at that.”
“What did you do, Namirah?”
“It’s time for you to go home, Nate. You’ve been here long enough. It’s my turn.”
“Your dear sister here has decided to take your place. Well not your exact position but nevertheless, you will be free to return home whilst Namirah... stays here.”
“Not a f*****g chance. I’m not leaving her here alone with you lot.”
“I knew you’d say that, but this is what’s happening and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it” Demetrius stalks towards us.
“Over my dead body” Nate challenges him.
“Hmm that could be arranged.”
“I’ll f*****g kill you” he says through gritted teeth.
“You probably could, if only you could shift into your wolf, but no matter, maybe another day you’ll get the chance. You have a minute to say your goodbyes.”
Demetrius finishes before turning around and walking back to the door.
“Namirah... What are you thinking?”
“It’s okay Nate I can handle myself, I promise. Don’t think of this as goodbye, think of it as... I’ll see you soon.”
“I don’t think you understand, Namirah... you don’t know what you’ve gotten yourself in to.”
“It doesn’t matter, as long as I can get you out of here.”
“No it does matter! I am not leaving you and that’s final! I will rather die here by your side than go home without you” he cries holding onto me.
“Shh it’s okay, I’ll be home soon. Don’t worry about me, Nate, I’ll be just fine.”
“Times up” we hear as the door swings open. Nate holds on to me tightly.
“I’m not leaving without her!” He yells at Demetrius, his actions only make me cry into his chest more.
“I love you, Nate. I love you so much, please look after our family” I say to him as he continues to yell at Demetrius, holding me against him. Before I know it we’re pulled apart.
“Namirah!!!” Nate yells. “Get your f*****g hands off her!” He tries to reach me but Demetrius has Nate pinned up against the wall as he tries to fight him off. The general pulls me out of the room. The door closes and I can still hear Nate yelling my name, my heart breaks once again. I can feel a physical ache in my chest hearing my brothers screams. The general puts my cuffs back on.
“Guard, take her to her room.”
“No funny business” he points his finger in my face before shoving me backwards. Nates goes quiet and a guard escorts me back to my room. When my cuffs are taken off I realise I’m in whats supposed to be my room.
I wipe my tears from my eyes.
Get it together, Namirah. You are strong and you are brave.
I mentally tell myself over and over again.
Suddenly I hear a sound coming from the hallway, it sounds like a trolley or something
“NO!” I yell banging against the window as I watch them wheel my brother past on a steel stretcher.
“NATE! NATE! I’LL KILL THE LOT OF YOU!!!” I scream as I punch the window continuously. Demetrius stops in front of my window and he touches something on the outside then his voice comes through a speaker
“Don’t worry he is simply sleeping, he has only been sedated.”
“If you are lying! You can kiss goodbye to this whole situation of whatever the f**k it is!” He rolls his eyes at me. “What you don’t believe me?! I’ll make damn sure you can’t use me for anything!”
He laughs at me in response. I take a few steps back before running head first into the window. I can feel the blood dripping down my face and from my hands as I continue to smash my head and my fists against the window.
“Stop it! Namirah stop this RIGHT NOW! Or else I WILL kill him” I finally stop and glare at him.
I see him calling out to somebody but I can no longer hear him. Then Violetta comes in front of the window. I watch as she raises her hands against the window, she must be doing some sort of magic. She smirks at me before the pair walk away. After they walk away I reach for the window only to be zapped.
I guess this is going to be my new life... for now.
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