Road to Entitlement: Ten
Road to Entitlement: Ten
Instead of going back to Alistair, I went straight to my room, I realize I didn't have the face to not let Alistair see what just happened, I know that I will only end up spilling everything. I do not want that, we just dealt with a great gunfire, I do not need to create one.
I burrow myself in pillows, until I hear the bell goes.
"Good Afternoon, The 23rd chosen contenders, this is your headmistress, Cynthia. We are asking you to prepare for your early self faction test, we will be pushing forward the group academics, and that will be on the 3rd day after today, you have 1 day to prepare for your self evaluation. The sanctions for low ranks are on the discussion of the committee, still uncertain, but as promise, there will be. Again, Good Afternoon, and do well."
The speaker lets out the ending tone, but it felt like mine was ending. Alessia and I still hadn't talk to each other after what happen, and when I felt like my head is already suffocating from all the happenings, I am even ask to deal with more problems.
I take out the pillow on top of my face. I glance at my side table filled with the realm's published books, none of which I wanted to read. I don't feel the need to study, will they take me out of the program if I refused to study? I hope that will be the sanction for low rankers, although I never predicted it would be me, now I only want to see what will happen if I really did become one.
I scream on my pillow. I just want for the chosen to end, 3 years is too long! I hold my head in air, completely reminded of what was it like when I didn't have to deal with the centrus, the chosen and anything that has had to do with it, I swear, If I deal with another thing that starts with C again, I will rip all of my hair out.
Aren't you supposed to be thinking what the centrus is up to?
The voice inside of me says. I remember what happen when we brought Alistair to the hospital. I remember that we will be facing sanctions for Camila breaking rules. A facilitator breaking the rules.
"Stand up." I hear someone behind me says, I look to see Alessia. I look at her, calm and in proper posture. I love how her long black hair is lying in front of her body, and how her bangs is in full shape. I wonder if her hair is always like this.
"Stop staring at me, stand up." Alessia commanded. I immediately follow as her voice is starting to get deeper. And, I am starting to get scared.
"Where we're we going?" She lifts her head back and stare at her nails, Alessia is scary right now, did something happened when we went to her faction?
"We need lunch, Now girl stand up before I rip you out of your sheets." I do what Alessia says and stands up from my sheets, I did not want her to rip my sheets out, even if was just a joke.
Alessia walks outside, seemingly confident, as if nobody had warned us earlier, I try to gain a little confidence to match hers, but I failed.
"Why would you even ask me for lunch?" I ask, shyly. Alessia is never the type of girl I knew I would be friends with, I always knew she was part of my circle, but not the typical person I will view as Dion, a friend.
"I still don't get it why we we're faced with such challenge, and you will just lay to your bed, we need to plan something or else we could lose the chosen." Alessia says, as we enter the canteen. That's the reason why I burrow myself in pillows, Alessia, I do not want to win the chosen.
"Do you have something in mind?" I ask Alessia as we line up for food.
"No, but I the very least know how to try and think of something, Alistair is not even out of the hospital yet." She says, watch as the cook pours something on her plate, goes the other way and wait for me.
"Do we even have to do something? Can't we just trust the process?" I say, completely out of words and was even too lazy to help Alessia out, when we went to her faction, it took a whole lot of strength from me.
"You can only trust the process because you were a faction 7 member, but as for us low faction members, we had to work our feet to keep it from falling apart."
I stare as she sits down, wait for me and watches me as I sit in front of her. I do not get what she says, but I do notice how her hands are more scarred compared to mine. I don't think I ever notice such difference until now.
"I haven't seen Treyton or Kahlil, Do you think they are in class?" Alessia says, while gleefully eating her portion of food.
"Only us are not in classes, I bet they are, and I can't face them yet, especially Treyton, He knows what we did." I reply. She stops eating for a moment, I watch as she holds the spoon in her fingers and stops shoving them to her mouth. Clearly, asides from what we encountered from Cynthia, We also need to deal with Treyton shutting his mouth shut or else...
"Wow, I had completely forgotten that arrogant guy from faction ten, and just so you know, It ruined my meal." She says, continues to eat but in smaller portions compared to earlier.
"Since you were all blabbering about what we needed to do, Let us add that to the list of the things we need to deal with." I say, seeing her eat in smaller portions made me want to eat more.
As much as we wanted to avoid both Alistair and Treyton, the realm pushes our luck, Treyton is walking towards us, clearly going from his class room, and Alistair from the hospital, seeing him all wrapped up in medical bandages reminded me of what had happened.
"It sucks that none of you ever attempted to visit me in the Centrus hospital." Alistair says, grabs me by the hand gently.
"The centrus has a hospital inside?" Treyton says, blocking the hand that grabbed me.
"Why do you always interfere with conversations that clearly doesn't involve you?" Alistair says, I watch as they exchange piercing stares. I look at Alessia for help, I do not want to deal with both of them, their child alike attitude included.
"Stop it the two of you, There is plenty of Ernilla to share, Now Treyton, Excuse us, We have more important matters to deal with that doesn't involve you." Alessia grabs me and Alistair, I was in shock how Alessia pulls both of us effortless.
"Red hair, Can I ask you to do something?" Alessia says, looks deeply in my eyes. I nodded, even if I don't know what she is asking, I am scared of what will happen if I don't.
"You are the only one who can enter the grounds where Camila is staying, You can tell the guards that you just wanted to catch with Camila's lesson since the self faction tests are coming, I know where she is staying when Cynthia pulled us, I took that chance to search the area." Alessia says, without a pause. Determined that we should do something, in which I lack the energy to.
"Another plan? We barely survived the first one." Alistair says, pointing at his arm sling.
"No, You barely survive, plus this doesn't involve leaving the centrus. Isn't the chosen important to you too Alistair?" Alessia changes her stares from me to Alistair. She is right, This is important to them, I am the easiest bait, I will not be affected.
"Wow, you could easily throw me off the grid. Wow." I say in astonishment.
"Ernilla." Alistair calmly calls my name.
I walk out, Now I do get it, And the hurtful thing is, I am willing to be used.