51: Twenty-Four Days After

Dean

Hunter comes back, only moments after I tell Ella that she was the girl I cared for. I don't know if she believes me, but I hope that she knows I wouldn't lie to her about all of this. She is in so much of my heart, it scares me. If she doesn't feel the same as I do--which I don't believe she does--I don't know what I'll do. Ever since I've came to Earth, I've pretty much known her. She's always there, like a comfort in the night, and I don't want her to leave. Funny how dependent I am on her, and she doesn't even realize it.

I've told her so much. About me wanting to be a teacher, about my mother, about my planet blowing up before my eyes, about how the eyes on the back of my head, about wanting to be human. Even before I knew how much I truly cared about her, I trusted her. I trusted her, because she never laughed at me, or made fun of me. I wish I could say I was the same towards her, but I can't. I was awful, and she deserves better.

Hunter shuts the door behind him, as he introduces us to seven people, who's names I've already forgotten. I don't care to remember them, for in the uniform, they all look the same.

They distribute the uniforms to us, and I can't help but think about Ella and I wearing them as we came across the experiment, and how uncomfortable they were. Nevertheless, we try to give each other as much privacy as we can, despite the room being so small and cramped. After trying not to fall into one another as we pull on the pants, we're finally dressed, all we have to do is put on the helmets to shield our identity.

After we slip them on, Hunter tells us what we're going to do, but all I can think about is talking to Ella. I know it's not the right time, I know we have more on our minds and bigger things at hand, but I still need to talk to her. I've already apologized so many times before, but I feel like I need to do it again, to make her believe how sorry I really am.

"First, we're going to the defense room to arm up," Hunter drags on, as I make myself listen. "We're going to get every one in here a weapon, but try not to shoot unless absolutely necessary. After you're all armed, we're going to raid the barracks where the Guards are, for we're the only ones against this experiment, resulting in the rest of the Guards being a threat." Hearing that only eight Guards are on our side, compared to the hundreds that are here, really gets on my nerves. Is he serious? Does he honestly think that this is a good idea to go up against all of these men? I must have hit him harder then I thought. "There are about seven barracks altogether were the Guards are. We'll discuss more of this in the defense room when we're armed, okay?" He says, and they all chant okay back, except for me. I'm not freaking okay with this, Hunter, what I'm okay with, is knocking you out again.

Just as we're about to leave, I reach out and take Ella's arm, before pulling her to the side, not wanting to wait any longer to talk to her about all of this. "I'm so sorry, Ella," I begin, feeling flustered, and not really knowing what to say. "I'm sorry for everything, I never really hated you. I need you to believe that, no matter how terrible I was to you."

"Dean," she breathes, her voice sounding deeper under the helmet. "Don't, not here. This isn't the time for all of this."

"This might be the only time," I stress, hoping we get out of this, I don't want to live on the Earth without her. "Please, Ella," I practically beg. However, she just shakes her head and walks out the door with the rest of them, leaving me standing alone in her room, wondering if I should have never kissed her.

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