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Ch.4 Secrets Collide
Amy being here totally threw me off. What was she doing here? Why was she here in the first place? I led her outside and out the neighborhood. I led her to an abandoned area with benches. She stayed quiet, but I could see questions in her eyes. I sat down on the bench first and put my head down, looking at the concrete ground. I saw her shadow sit down next to me. "What were you doing back there," I said icily.
"I just wanted to talk to you," she said innocently. I shouldn't be mad at her. She didn't know squat about my life until now, just like everyone else. I looked up at her and leaned back against the seat.
"About?"
"Well I saw the text messages and I just wanted to see that you were okay. I'm sorry about everything."
"Why are you apologizing?" She seemed surprised at my icy tone.
"I just thought-"
"Well you thought wrong. Can you just get to the point?" Amy looked down, intertwining her fingers.
"I just wanted to cheer you up." Her voice seemed sad and disappointed.
"Why?"
"You took me under your wing those couple of days and it's only right to return the favor of kindness."
"It didn't need to be returned."
"But it was the polite thing to do."
"What is with you and all this etiquette stuff?"
"I was raised to be polite and thankful."
"Everyone was, but look at what happened." Her eyes flicked around nervously.
"Maybe it's just that they think of etiquette as a game. Just something they learn as a kid that they'll only carry so far." I snorted.
"They carry it for six years, how nice." She looked up at me again.
"Am I angering you?"
"Making me mad you mean?"
"Yes, am I making you angry? Because I can go if you want." Her eyes were filled with hurt. Tears were filling them. I regretted everything that made her feel like this. When I didn't respond, she got up. I grabbed her wrist before she could walk away.
"Amy, don't go. I'm sorry; I just had a rough day." She sat back down.
"Forgiveness is strong." She looked at me. "Especially in my heart."
"You're staying right?"
"Yes. I actually wanted to tell you something."
"Well can I tell you my secrets first?"
"Okay."
"For one, I've been in a gang and I've hurt a lot of people."
"Have you ever…"
"Yea, three."
"Three? Why?"
"One for initiation and the other for a mission."
"The last one?"
"It was my step-dad."
"Silver's dad?"
"No, my dad's married to his mom."
"Oh."
"It was my sister Crystal's dad. He used to treat my mom like dirt. Beating her, telling her what to do, and giving her no respect for privacy or personal space. She used to cry at night because of everything. So one night, my brother Manic and I decided to stop the torture." She put her hand on my shoulder.
"You'll forgive yourself and him one day?"
"No I won't. He almost killed me. I can't forgive him. I'm not going to forgive myself either. Those two innocent people. I'll never forget their faces."
"Forgiveness is strong. It'll come along eventually."
"And if it doesn't?"
"It will, trust me."
"Alright, I'll trust you. And you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone about this."
"I promise. You seem sad about all of this."
"Yea I know. I feel like there was something else I could've done, something to stop myself."
"Everything's over now, so just try and forgive yourself."
"I'll try, for you."
"Have you lived in that project all your life?"
"Yea, I've seen a lot of people suffer and die."
"I'm sorry."
"Me too."
I hesitated, thinking it over before I told him. He just confessed everything to me, and it's only fair to do the same.
"Sonic," I said. He looked up.
"Yea."
"I have a secret too, but you can't tell anyone. Not your family, not your friends, not even your pet. This just has to be kept between me and you."
"Alright, what is it?"
"I'm not from Texas."
"Then where are you from? You look like a California kind of girl." I shook my head.
"I'm not from this country." His eyes seemed confused.
"What?"
"I'm from a small island of Costa Besono. It's not very small, but small enough for it to be not an importance to other countries. But it's important to me."
"Where is it?"
"I'm not sure myself."
"You were raised there?"
"Yea. I'm-" I though it over before letting the words come out my mouth. "I'm princess of Costa Besono."
"You're a what?"
"A Princess."
"Then what are you doing here? Why aren't you at your country?"
"A year before my carination, my father died. He left me in charge of Costa Besono. My mother had absolutely no control of the arranged marriage."
"Arranged marriage?"
"Yes. I was supposed to marry General Tucsan's son, Scourge. I never liked him and I never will. Two months passed and we were practicing my carination when General Tucsan's army attacked. This program suspected that he would attack so when he did, they took me away from the country. They took me to this building, gave me some foster parents, and sent me to a town. This is the third town I've been to. I've had different statuses in every town though they feel the same."
"Are you hiding or something?"
"Yes. If General Tucsan finds out where I am, then he'll drag me back to my country."
"What'll happen then?"
"He'll lock me up to rot alongside my mother. He's taken over and there's nothing I can do to stop it." Tears fell down my cheek.
"Amy-"
"That's another thing. Amelia isn't my name. My name is Belinda Dulcinea-Corazon Chalina."
"What does that mean?"
"Beautiful Sweet-Heart Rose."
"Still pretty."
"Thanks." I wiped away some of my tears. Sonic scooted closer to me and put his arm around me. He smiled at me as he wiped away my tears. I smiled back. I hugged him. He understood me more than I thought he would. He didn't care the danger I was in, he still like me and that must've been what I liked about him from the beginning.
So i gave you the secrets! Yay, but you'll see how it effects their relationship later. Anyway...PLEASE REVIEW!
