Amber released the arrow from the bow and it went forward only to fall on the ground few feet from where she stood. Her jaw dropped instantly and she looked down at the arrow and saw her failure. She was determined the arrow would hit the board but now she looks clearly disappointed.“Again,” she heard Bathilda say and she went to pick the arrow from the dusty ground before positioning herself again.She brought the arrow forward, hooking it with the line of the bow and she stretched her hand backward, drawing it along with her. she fixed her eyes on the board and when she thought she was ready to go, she released it but got disappointed again.“Again.”This went on until the seventeenth time with Amber not giving up and Harper and Samantha who noticed them, watched from where they stood.“Again,” Bathilda said for the eighteenth time and Amber dropped to her knees with tears in her eyes.“Amber!” Harper called immediately and left her tools before rushing to where she was.Amber lift
Amber sat on the cold stone bed with her feet wrapped against each other as she thought back on what happened at the training ground. The door soon opened and when she moved her eyes towards the entrance, she saw that it was Harper.Harper smiled on seeing her and she had her hands behind her back as she walked towards where Amber sat before gentle sitting down beside her.Amber furrowed her brows a bit at her as she found it rather odd and she guessed that something must be up with her."What is it?" She asked her and Harper quickly turned her head to look at her with raised brows."What?" She asked back and then said, "Ah! It's nothing."Amber gave a slight nod and looked away from her only to hear her say, "Bathilda is so mean. How dare she treat you that way when you are obviously her Hedda? You should definitely remove her as the commander." Harper went on complaining and Amber just listened to her.Bathilda already told her about what she did but Amber knows it is Hazel's doing.
Amber waited in her room for Jade and she tapped her feet on the ground, feeling anxious. She has no idea what he wants to show her but she cannot wait to see what it was. Every time, she would turn her eyes towards the door whenever she hears any slight sound, thinking it was him. Not long after, the sound of instruments playing filled her ears; especially the piano and she shut her eyes to the merry voices of the people. They seem to have wanted a night like this since they resurrected, she thought, and just then, she heard a swooshing sound behind her and her hairs flew up due to the amount of sudden breeze that came with it.Alarmed, she turned her head swiftly only to see Jade who now walked up to her and she stood up immediately, looking surprised, and she moved her eyes to look at the open window from where he came in.Moving her eyes back to look at him, she pointed towards the door and said, “I thought you were go—”But Jade grabbed her hand before she could complete what she
"Long time no see. But who should I answer first? Dear sister, or the great Kyra?” Simon said and started to walk towards them.Jade came forward and pulled Amber to the back quickly and then he looked at Simone. “Is this what you planned?” he asked and from behind, Amber could see the little rage in his eyes. “Did the Elders ask you to lure me here and is that the reason Aiden has not returned?”Aiden. So Aiden is not at Polis right now, Amber thought to herself and she calculated through the time when Harper mentioned she was going to see Aiden and Jade looked at her. He knew! She thought again.“I came here on my own and I have not the slightest idea why he is here. I haven’t even set my eyes on him since I resurrected not until now,” Simone sounded honest.“Then why hasn’t Aiden returned and why did you send the letter?”Simone turned to face him and asked, “Did you come because you trusted the letter, or the one who sent it?” Releasing a sigh, she said, “I need to help Sage and t
Kevin was with the two other female juniors, eating anything they came across in a mini mall. It has been four days since they crawled out of their hiding place and began their eating rampage due to hunger. As they were going about it, Meera suddenly appeared out of nowhere, making them scream and to stand on their toes.“Mirabel!” Kevin exclaimed immediately when he recognized her and Meera moved her eyes to look at the two juniors who cling unto each other like always. A scoff escaped her lips and she asked, “Is this what you have been doing? All you ever did was to eat? Did you even care if I was dead or alive?”“You were gone for seven days. That is a week,” Kevin said and added, “At least you are here now.” A look of relief passed through his face.“At least you bothered to count,” Meera replied him back and her eyes moved to fall on the two juniors again.“W-where have you been?” one of them asked and she recognized her instantly. “You were only going to check and then you disa
It was the regular school days for Amber Willow; a seventeen year old high school senior in her last grade living in a small City called Cinder. The previous weeks for her were something she would name ‘surviving’ if she were ever told to give it a name. Being in her final grade and knowing that she had exams the coming week that would finalize her being in high school, she knew she had to let go of some feelings which she had held on to for quite some years. Amber held tightly to the strap of her backpack as nervousness filled her chest. She has not seen any sign of her only best friend as she walked down the hallway, heading to her classroom with other seniors who were either chatting away or minding their own business. The juniors classroom is based downstairs so it was rare to see them in the ‘Senior’s space’ as it is usually called which had caused a clash for over some years now. As she walked alone with her hair down, covering both sides of her face which was unusual for her
After Amber stepped out of Mr. Evans office with Emma, she heard her friend say to her, “Am I the only one who thinks Mr. Evans is weird?” Amber looked at her with the same expression she had worn when she left his office and she answered, “I think so too.” She released a sigh before asking, “Is it still too obvious?” Emma stopped walking and came to stand in front of Amber. She pushed the sides of her hair back and after taking a look at Amber’s cheek, she set her lips into a thin line before bringing her hairs back to cover the side of her face. “It isn’t obvious but on a closer look, it is,” Emma said and received a nod from Amber before they resumed walking in the quiet corridor. “I thought Mr. Evans saw it because he kept staring at me. He must have been wondering how my face is like this because I am not the type to fight,” she said as they walked. “He is just weird, that’s all.” Emma shrugged it off and Amber could not agree more. As they walked, they suddenly heard someo
Instead of heading back to the classroom, Amber changed direction and walked to the field with Emma who followed her without questioning her on what they were doing in the field. “Amber?” Emma called when they got to the bleachers. Amber sniffed back tears and wiped her nose with the back of her palm. “I’m sorry Emma. I’m sorry for making you go through this with me. I know it’s stupid but thank you anyway.” She sniffed again before sitting on one of the benches. Emma came to sit beside her and said, “You don’t have to be sorry. I chose this. I just want to stay by your side and never let you go.” Amber looked at her and laughed sadly through her nose as she blinked, “I wish that was coming from someone who loves me.” “Well, I love you,” Emma said with seriousness and Amber looked at her for seconds before laughing out. “What?” Emma asked with a smile. “You are funny and for a moment, I took you seriously. I know you love me and I do too, but I was referring to a guy. You can’t