Margret bring me into my room then tosses me on to my bed not saying a word then slams the door behind her. I pull up my shirt up seeing a large black bruise reaching from my armpit down to my hip, "ow" I hiss. I roll on to my back "I still need to start a rumor soon," I mudder trying to keep my heavy eyelids open. when I wake up my side once again stings, "looks like my bruise got worse," I slowly stand up grabbing my book on writing and reading and snuggle it under my baggy shirt. I topple down the hallway to griffin's room. when I finally get to griffin's room, I knock on the door where I'm greeted with a great big bear hug. "Alex, Alex you're here, you're here," griffin yells jumping up and down, I push griffin behind the door and close it behind me. I pull out the book showing griffin, "what's that?" griffin asked "I'm gonna teach you how to read and write" I smiled. Griffin gives me a puzzled look "but isn't that against the rules" he asks "not if they don't know" I laugh, after teaching him to write and read for a few hours. I look at griffin, "griffin, I need you to tell people I stole these from the holding room okay?" griffin looks up at me with a face full of tear "but you'll be sent to the west wing" he cried pushing his head into my chest, "please don't go Alex your my only, my only" "shh" I whisper "I need you to do this for me okay" he nods his head as we curl up in a ball and he starts to read some of the beginning verses for a few more hours. after finish the book I look down and see a spark of creativity and wonder in griffin's eyes, he sighs then looks up at me "Alex, why do people still not touch us?," I sigh giving him a hug. "I know what you mean at least you have someone that will give you a hug unlike me at your age," he stands up "you didn't answer my question," he screams "why do all the adults hate us, why was I born like this" I can see hate and anger fills his eyes and I can sense his bloodlust from here. "come with me" I walk over to the door and lead him down the hall, "where are we going?" griffin asks from behind me, I open my door "my room" I laugh, I pull griffin inside "welcome to my room" I laugh. "wait here" I smile taking out sky's box letting him fly around the room griffin's eyes watching sky fly around till I stick his finger out, giving sky a place to land. we sit on the bed together, I tell him all about Ava and Daniel and everything else about both me and the orphanage," griffin, do you see why it's important to start the rumor now?" he nods "is that all true" I also nod, "then ill do it" he cried "ill do it for you" he continues to cry get and I get probably my last bear hug from griffin.
Comments (0)
See all