"What does it look like?", Helen asked harshly. "Oh! Sorry", Xender replied, without waiting a second, she shut the door.
"What a girl! Now, where were we?", Helen said as I fell off and rolled to the side. "Why on earth are you avoiding this?", she asked, "do you know how many guys are dying to lay with me?", she said as she walked towards me.
My vision got better and I was able to get up, "where are you going?", she asked as I located and wore my pants, "out of here!", I replied, "what about our deal?", she further asked.
"The deal is off!", I said as I wore my shirt, "you.....gosh! How could I have forgotten that you were not fully human, I would have given you way more that just two glasses!", she said angered, "so that was your intention all along", I said getting p_ssed, "can you blame me?", she asked.
I looked at her and all I could feel was my hatred for her growing. I walked out of the room, "Derick!", I heard her call but I ignored and shut the door.
"Xender", I uttered as I glanced through the crowd with my eyes, "Derick", I heard my name, I turned to the direction I heard the call from, and saw a strange guy approaching. He seemed a little drunk; I could tell from how he walked.
"What were you doing in there?", he asked. For a second or two, I couldn't even think of a reply to give to him, "are you deaf?", he asked seeming about to resolve to violence.
"Hey, I am not in the mood for this, I need to get to Xender", I said as I turned around, "Hey! I ain't through with you!", he said as he pulled me back by the shoulder, "let go of me!", I saidd getting angry.
"Or what? You might have everyone fooled with your fake heroic acts, but not me, I know you are no good and I don't like you! Just playing around with the Commander's daughters!", he added still holding my shoulder, "I said let go of me!", I commanded again as I grew irritated.
"Will you just shut up and listen? If I see you anywhere near Helen again, I'll make sure I end your fake life!", he threatened squeezing my shoulder. "That's enough!", I said unable to contain my anger much longer and pushed him off myself. He moved like a feet or two away and charged at me immediately.
I saw him coming and gave him a punch to the face and he fell to the ground knocked out cold, all who were there exclaimed in shock, "fight!!", someone yelled, and in seconds troops had me surrounded.
"What happpened?", one asked as another bent down to check on the knocked out guy, "he attacked me!", I replied. "He's not breathing!", the one checking on him said as he stood up. On hearing this I was shoked and so was all who heard this.
"Come with us!", they commanded as one held my hand, I haven't fully grasped what was happening, I am highly confused.
"What happened?", Helen said as she came out of her room, "sub commander! This man just ended a life", they explained to her. "What!", she replied astonished, "Derick?", she uttered and I said nothing still lost in my head.
They took me to the commander, and made me kneel before him, "what happened?", he asked, "This settler just took a life", he said, "Derick!", the commander called as I looked at him in the eyes. "Why would you do that?", he asked.
"If it makes any difference, I didn't intend to kill him, he attacked me and I struck back!", I replied. "Was anyone there? Who can back up his claims?", the commander asked, and the troops who brought me looked at themselves and then at the person that yelled 'fight'.
"I don't know how it started, all I heard was the sound of a punch, followed by a large thud, when I turned, I saw a guy on the floor!", he narrated. "That isn't solid enough to let him go or punish him even", the commander said as he looked around, "Any other witnesses?", he asked out.
"I saw everything!", we heard a voice say, and everyone turned to him, "Ronald!", the commander called as Ronald, the guy with the over pampered hair among Xender's troops rolled in with a wheel chair.
"What happened to you?", the commander asked, "sir! With all due respect that isn't necessary right now. I am here to tell you what I witnessed", he said as he got closer.
I looked at him trying to recall ever seeing him anywhere around during the fiight, "where you even there?", I asked, "silence!", one of the troop said hitting me on the head with his stick, I turned to him giving a stern look.
"Let him speak!", the commander said looking at Ronald. "Sir I was passing by and I heard Derick raising his voice. I went closer to hear what the arguement was about. They were arguing about who get sub commander Helen. Derick told the now dead settler to stay away from her, but the settler too was stubborn and refused to give into Derick's wishes...That's when Derick got angry and used the chain he was given as a reward as a weapon, hitting the settler on his head", Ronald narrated.
All who heard this exclaimed, Ronald had told a very big lie, one which makes no literal sense. But sadly, I could not be defended. The person in question was dead already and no one else seemed to have seen what happened.
"That's a lie!!", I said getting angry as I tried to pull away from those holding me, "you....", I said looking at Ronald wanting to devour him, he rolled his chair back smerking softly.
"Derick!", The commander called aloud, "can't you see him smiling?!", I asked and he looked at Ronald who immediately masked up a straight face, and then at me who at this time was even more p_ssed. He turned back to Ronald, "I believe you!", he said.
I felt like one who just fell into the river during winter, I became quiet, shocked to my bones, "Derick has always had a temper, and also, I see the way he looks at my daughters. And there's no way he can kill with his bare hands, let alone with one punch, so therefore it must have been with a weapon as Ronald has narrated", The commander analysed.
"Take him away!", he commanded immediately, "wait!", he said as they were about to take me away, "where is the chain?", he asked. "Where is the chain?", the troop taking me away asked me, "I don't have it!", I replied. "Don't worry sir, we are going to beat the information out of him!", he said as he pulled me forcefully.
"Enough!", I said as I pulled away from the troops holding me, "the next person that touches me, I will kill for real!", I threatened. "I don't want to be locked up again! You guys clearly don't want me, so let me leave and stop causing you trouble", I said looking at the commander.
The place became quiet, "Let's grant his wishes commander, he's going to die outside the fort anyways! Let's send this nuisance who has always brought an insult to your name away", Ronald adviced.
"Very well! Leave!", the commander said, "escort him out!", he ordered. "Not without Medusa!", I said. "Who?", the commander asked, "my pet snake!", I replied. "Oh that!", he replied, "considering how well he fought during the war, he can stay, after all he hasn't done any wrong like you have", the commander said.
"That's unacceptable, she's mine!", I said angrily walking towards the commander. "Who gave you the right to decide what is acceptable and what is not here?", the commander asked.
"She won't listen to you! Or anyone that is not me, she would only cause destruction. The only one he would have listened to apart from is currently underneath the ground. I brought her here to be protected, and not knowing I was putting her in an even greater danger", I said as tears rolled out of my eyes. "Give me Medusa!", I commanded wiping the tears from my face immediately.
"If you guys don't take this boy out of this place, I'll have you executed!", the commander commanded and more hand were place on deck, pulling me out forcefully, "Medusa!!!!", I cried out as I was taken away.
We got close to the river, I and 5 men, who pulled forcefully, and some of the settlers who tagged along, "what do we do? The bridge has been taken down!", the troops holding me said as they looked at the water.
"The commander gave orders that he be thrown in!", Ronald said as he approached with his wheel chair. "I really hope you can swim!", He said as he got close.
"What's your gain?", I asked looking into his eyes which sparkled in wickedness like that of uncle Zack. He rolled his wheelchair closer to me, "Xender", he whispered.
"With you out! There will be no more problems, no more second thoughts! The commander doesn't have to think twice before making his decision!", He said aloud as they continued pulling me to the river.
They did not understand his words, they just obeyed because his words seemed convincing.
I decided to stop struggling, "let me be! I'll go!", I said and they let go, seemingly already tired.
I walked to the river bank, "are you happy now?", I asked Ronald, "to be honest I am not a 100 percent. I wish you died instead. Instead of your grandma. Yes I heard, and I am sorry about your loss, the poor woman wouldn't have died, it should have been you! But anyways, trouble is finally going to leave our fort for good!", He said as some troops arrived with the chain.
"The commander wants you to have it! He says you it was a reward for your good, and your bad shouldn't take it away from you", the troop member holding the chan said as he gave it to me, "where was it found?", Ronald asked, "Helen did!", They replied.
"I can't take this, it will only make swimming difficult for me!", I explained.
"Put it on his neck, how dare you reject a gift from our Commander!", Ronald said, and like before the troops saw sense in the rubbish he spoke
They did and I decided not to make a foss, cause I was honestly tied doing arguing with them. I looked at the distance between the fort and the forest.
"Derick!", I heard April's voice as I jumped in, seemingly just hearing about what happened. It was too late to turn back now, so I continued swimming.
I swam low, struggling with the chan till I got to the other side.
Masked by the night, I walked away from the forts water wall.
I was all alone, no friends, no pet, lost both moms, it was back to square 1. With no weapons even, just the chain they put on me before throwing me in the river.
To make matters worse, it began to rain, and it gradually increased to a storm. I was cold and couldn't see a thing.
I sauntered with the aid of the lightening's light, till I got to a tree.
I stayed under the tree still shivering, I was there shaking until it was morning.
Before then I had been able to get a really short sleep when the rain stopped falling.
I opened my eyes and saw a lifelessly person laying on the floor. It's Mrs Claire! She was out of the grave we dug for her.
"Mrs Claire!", I yelled as I ran to where she was.
I got close and to be honest, it wasn't a pleasant sight at all. I was irritated by the sight of the dead old woman laying face down on the ground.
I took a bold step and was about to pull her and drag her back to the grave we dug for her, when I saw a hole on her back.
I too look a close look at it. It was obviously caused by an arrow.
Arrow? Who uses a bow and could have such an intent to kill Mrs Claire?
I thought and immediately remembered Ronald's words, of how I would have been the dead one and not Mrs Claire. It seems he attempted to kill me, but Mrs Claire took the shot for me.
"Ronald!!!!", I yelled in pain as my eyes swam in tears.
to be continued...
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