Clentine:
Ian looked at the three alphas behind before his gaze finally landed on . His eyes were oddly red, his nose and cheeks flushed, and I was sure it wasn’t just from the cold. There was sadness there, like he’d been through sothing.
"You fucker, you left her there and decided to co back?" Haiden pushed aside to lunge at Ian. My body swayed, and Yorick stepped in quickly to catch from behind, keeping on my feet. At the sa ti, Troy lunged past us to grab Ian’s collar from the left while Haiden took hold of the right. I expected Ian to fight back, but he didn’t.
"Guys, let him go!" I shouted, breaking free from Yorick and stepping forward to gently push Troy and Haiden away. Now I was the only one facing Ian.
"I didn’t leave her behind," Ian defended. Even though he was looking at , his words were for all of them.
"I left to smoke for a few seconds. By the ti I ca back, she was gone. I looked for her, then ca back here to tell you we need to search for her. But when I found you gone, I figured you were already out there, so I went to the bathroom." His voice was heavy, tired, maybe both depressed and stressed.
"So you didn’t want to join our search, even when you were the reason she was left outside?" Troy asked, not about to thank him for the bare minimum of returning to say he’d lost .
"She’s fine. Isn’t she standing right here?" Ian added, no cocky remarks, no smirk, no grin. Just a flat statent as he pointed at , then stepped back. He walked to his bed, sat down, lowered his head, and buried his face in his hands.
"What happened?" I asked, noticing how the others glanced at him but didn’t speak, as if still unsure whether to ask if he was okay.
"I want to go back ho," Ian said, nodding. That’s how I knew whatever information he’d gotten was serious, devastating, even.
"Okay, guys, let’s head to bed. We’re not gonna listen to this fucker cry about his pack issues," Haiden said, pulling off his shirt with one hand and winking at . I always felt uneasy when he did that, especially shirtless.
The others started heading to bed too.
"Clentine, co on, go back to your bed," Yorick hissed, almost ordering . I gave him a look before walking to my bed and sitting down. I didn’t lie down; I stayed sitting, legs dangling over the edge like Ian’s.
"Bad news?" I asked.
Ian, gripping the edges of his bed with his head down, only nodded. His black hair shifted slightly with the movent.
"Maybe if we finish this mission soon, we’ll be able to head back ho," I said, feeling guilty because we were supposed to be fighting for our rights. How had we just accepted the mission without going back? Or maybe the mission was that important, maybe the monster really was getting stronger.
Ian finally lifted his head, eting my eyes with the strangest stare he’d ever given . Then, softly, he said, "Well, at least now I know there’s only one person in the world I can trust, that I can rely on."
After that, he lay down again without even taking off his jacket or shoes. But his words gave goosebumps. Did he an ?
We woke up early in the morning and were taken to the main hall, where breakfast was served. Everybody was busy talking about the things they would do out there in the North. Obviously, the white squad was sticking together, and this ti even the other squads were grouping up for the sake of safety, apart from the red squad. Oriana was sitting alone with her arms crossed over her chest, while her squad mates sat together discussing sothing.
After we finished breakfast, we were asked to leave, so we did.
"Rember everyone, the train will visit you in a week. You are supposed to slay this monster within that ti. Also, don’t forget the other instructions, like taking a route that will help you find your way back to the station. As much as we would like to send our train back non-stop, sadly we cannot. We cannot let those monsters board the train. I hope you understand. Now, best of luck."
This was the first ti Miss Rue made an announcent as she stood before us. I could tell the others did not like that she was allowed to speak today. Usually, Mr. Rick and Ms. Lenora handled the announcents. They act as if they are the ringleaders of the ringleaders. And then there were other squad ringleaders. I could already tell they did not care who took the lead.
I also heard that the ringleaders of the blue and green squads were not very satisfied with their crusaders. That was saddening because we were not there to satisfy anyone. We were here to fight for our lives and save many others.
"Now, please board the train." Miss Rue stepped away with the other ringleaders. Our squad had been very quiet since last night. I noticed Ian did not make any comnts or jabs at anyone, but he also did not eat breakfast. He didn’t eat dinner either, so I wasn’t sure what he was thinking. I understood he was angry and wanted to protest, but this would only be harmful for him. Going out to fight with no energy and no food in his system, I felt like he wasn’t thinking very clearly, especially when he was angry.
"I hope we all make it back ho this ti," Troy whispered under his breath. We all looked at him and nodded. We were running low on energy after losing so many squadmates, and now it felt more personal, knowing them better made the thought of losing them even more devastating. Then my eyes landed on Ian, and I noticed he was looking at . It was a very odd look.
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