Jackie sat on a cold damp pavement, legs crossed, breathing slow and steady as sweat streamed down her forehead.
She looked into the empty space as dusk approached and crows could be seen flying bye.
Training had become more vigorous,as the accidents of the previous mission were being avoided as they had lost most of their best fighters.
She sat arms akimbo focusing hardly at nothing as her mind ran,not from the war or demons but from Lucas.
It had been a few days now and he still hadn't spoken to her,if by chance they met on the corridors he would practically ignore her.
The harder she tried not to care or feel bothered,it still pricked her heart that her closest friend had rejected her.
As crazy as it seemed Lucas was like a brother to her,he was the only hand that pulled her out of the burning flames.
They had been since the very beginning of this hellhole always pushing each other to survive, sometimes when she couldn't take it anymore,he was just the motivation that she needed to move on.
Now he was just acting like a total douche bag,as if all their years together meant nothing to him and he was throwing it all away.
She cursed beneath her breath as a tear drop ran down her cheek as she remembered their fight.
"Lucas wait up, let's talk". She ran to catch up with him.
He continued walking and then suddenly stopped and turned abruptly and stared at her,as anger, sadness and disappointment all flowed in him.
"Talk about what ? your new lover? is that what it is? then I have nothing to say to you". He wanted to leave but Jackie grabbed his arm .
"Stop acting out of your senses and listen,he was just helping me out with my ability". She protested.
" It seemed more than that".
" That was just a procedure or something no need to overreact."
"The only one here who's out of their senses is you Jackie and it's really disappointing". He said with disgust.
"Sorry if , I disappointed you but all I'm trying to do is survive and we both know we both did nasty things in that aspect".
"This isn't surviving Jackie is playing with fire and you seemed to have forgotten the second rule".
"I clearly know the rule, which is know your enemy and the enemy is right outside, everyday killing innocents like us and if we don't stop them now it's over."
"Sometimes the enemy is much closer than you think and you have totally forgotten that the plan was to survive and trust no one"
"These people have done nothing but help us since day one,gosh they even saved your life and all you can say is trust no one,you should be grateful and at least show them a little respect"
Scoffs,"Did you ever ask yourself why? why were they being so nice or were you just blinded by a little comfort and didn't see they were using you"
"I would have known if they were using me or not and besides I have the ability not them".
"You see that's the problem, this power or ability whatever you call it or not, it's blinding and changing you".
"I have changed or you are the one who's changed, jeez you are just stupid right now."
"All I know is that,I want the old Jackie back because I don't know who the hell is standing right in front of me".
"I'm still the Jackie you know".
"No,the Jackie I know wouldn't behave like this,so you either pick a side ours or theirs and till then we can talk". He said and turned around to leave as tear drops fell from both their eyes because they felt the weight of what just happened.
Tears still flowed as she remembered the event,why was he acting up this way ? yes this was not the first time they had fought .
But this time it felt different,it hurt more because it felt like she had betrayed one of her own and he has turned his back on her leaving her to suffer alone.
If only he'd knew,her worst nightmare was losing him and everyday in her dreams it always played out the same way.
Blooded hands with a dagger had when she looks around she finds a body, the body was his and she had sliced his throat and felt pleased with it.
She shook her head to banish the thought out of her mind because the more she remembered the more she was scared.
That was why she needed their help,to keep her powers under control and as long as it was under control the dream wouldn't come true.
Deep down, although she denied it the thought still pricked her conscience .
"What if he was right? what if they were just using her?". She thought to herself.
But if they were using her,why then did they send their fighters with her and they died.
Why the impromptu mission,after they had already seen her as a monster and untrustworthy.
As she still thought to herself,her mind flashed back to what lieutenant Kael had said about them being scared about her turning against them.
Maybe, Lieutenant Kael knew more than she said.
Lieutenant Kael have also been acting suspicious, always sending ironic comments and concentrating mostly on her during training, working her up more than the rest.
She decided within herself,to go and confront her face to face and ask her questions.
She searched around and asked a few people before she found her.
Lieutenant Kael sat on a broken fountain,carved from marble.
She sat reading a book, the most shocking thing Jackie had ever seen because books had been scarce.
On closer observation, it was a Bible. The most stunning thing ever because to everyone God was dead.
It somehow brought back memories to Jackie as she remembered her mother.
As she intently studied the Bible avoiding distractions from anyone including her, forcing her to learn a few verses herself.
"Are you going to stand there all day? what do you want?". Kael looked up from what she was reading.
" Do you believe in all that?". Jackie asked pointing at the Bible.
" Do you believe in your abilities or the demons out there".
"If he really did exist why did he then did he reject us"
"He didn't reject us rookie,we rejected him and if there's nothing more you would like to discuss you are dismissed".
" Where did you get it from?".
" A personal property of mine,it you are looking for books to read there is a library no one uses just behind here ".
" I came to ask you what you know about all this?".
"I only know what I saw and nothing more".
" Then who's HE ?".
" That I cannot help you with because such information in your hands are dangerous".
" I'm not dangerous you know that ".
"Yes you are rookie, the sooner you realise that the better for you".
"I didn't ask for this you know,I just need to understand this as much as I can so I could help."
" You are a ticking time bomb just like him and you are even more dangerous by being unstable".
"Why so much hate towards me? I haven't even done anything wrong yet but save your life".
"You see that's it you haven't done anything yet, which means you will one day".
" You aren't telling me everything yet you still hate me Soo much".
"You just need to watch yourself rookie because this place is full of people who would kill you if you just as looked too much demon ".
"I'm not a demon, I'm just human forced into something I couldn't control with no chance to choose".
" As long as you have his blood you are, and you reek of it". She said and got up and left Jackie with her thoughts.
Jackie was left alone speechless and alone, for the first time in a long time she felt helpless and alone with no one to return to.
She looked around as tears choked her and her heart ached .
What was she to do now, the only person she could turn to was now avoiding her for the fact that she was a monster.
As long as she had these abilities the whole world saw her as nothing more but a monster.
No, she wasn't going to cry now,she would fight this and overcome for that was what she had always done.
She walked back to her room to think of her next move and plan on what to do.
As she laid on her bed, she thought of how to get the truth out of Kael but nothing seemed to pop up.
She then thought if maybe someone else might have had these powers before her and maybe he was still alive somewhere and he might be the key.
She thought to herself as a glimpse of hope shined in her heart but then the thought hit her when she realised she knew nothing about this person or where to find him or was it a her?.
She sank back into her bed as her eyes darted around until it landed on a piece of paper on her table just beside the candle light.
She got up and walked up to the table, she picked up the paper and which contained only one word TRAP .
Nothing more or less but something else happened when the light of the candle reflected harder on it.
it wrote more, THE ANSWER WHICH YOU SEEK LIES BENEATH YOUR FEET BUT STILL YOU CANNOT SEE .
She read the letter over and over again,who sent this she asked as the wind blew off the candle .