Chapter Seven: The Broken Covenant

Stop! Rosemariee s voice filled the air like a bomb being dropped. Rupert and Eden turned their face to her as I struggled to keep my eyes open. What are you doing?! Daniel shouted running up to Lax pushing him, Get away from her! he punched lax in the face as Eden ran and held him. Daniel, what has gotten into you? Did you forget who the real enemy was? She said confused.
Yeah you! He shouted pushing her down, Cornelius grabbed him tossing him down the mountain as he rolled into a rock and laid there unmoving. Rosemairee shouted charging at Cornelius who just knocked her down. Lax laughed as his nose bled. Lax! I shouted as I stood up trying to move as my white nightgown, now covered in blood, stuck to my body, my robe fluttered in the wind as I tried to look intimidating with the beaten scares and blood on my face. Eden ran to me knocking me flat down on my back tying my hands up with rips of my robe and my ankles. She blindfolded me as they tore the remainder of my robe and mocked me, I laid there quiet.
If you really are the Daughter of Man, then save yourself. They gave me time to free myself, I thought about it but I decided against it, this is my faith. What day is it? I asked.
Thursday. Eden responded without a care in the world.
Then this day, I took a deep agonizing breath, I was bleeding to death, shall be called Trinity Thursday. Marking my death. Who are you to need a marking? Cornelius asked pointing at me laughing. Bethel charged at him knocking him to the group, I ve had enough of your shit Cornelius! She yelled punching him into the ground. Lax laughed. Rosemariee gasped as Daniel ran to break it up, Eden punched Bethel, they fought as Rosemariee ran behind the tree and hid. I looked back and saw her blue eyes filled with sorrow, in the night light her hair looked black. She was the girl I saw in my dream. Stop. I whispered slowly. The wind was now picking up, Oh Father, do not forsake these people. These people are my people, they have left me to die, they have turned against me, but I will never leave them. I love them. I felt Fathers anger rise, I felt Brothers face turn away knowing he couldn t see his beloved sister go through this. Judith Cristal, forgive the sins of our sisters. Forgive the sin of mankind, let your Brother be gentle on their souls, let you accept us. Rosemairee bowed down and started wiping the blood off of me before Cornelius shoved her aside and picked me up making me dizzy for a moment.
Last words? He secured the rope on the tree. I looked up at the moon smiling, I know Father is waiting for me to deliver my soul into his hands, and I will soon. I remember when I saved Bethel. I remember the look of paying me back in your eyes that day. Do you still have the outfit? She looked utterly shocked that I remembered and brought it up now. Y-yes. She stuttered. I remember the day I saved Eden, I remember the day she held my hand giving one last push. Did you know that your daughter was alive? You never gave me a chance to tell you. You cried so much, you hid so much, when you stopped you asked to never speak of it. She s alive and you didn t tell me? Eden shouted. She ran to me and slapped me.
Yes, I was respecting your wishes. Shut up you monster! How dare you! Where is she? She looked around frantically. She s not here. I whispered.
Obviously. Eden shook me so hard I thought I would die right there. I d already lost so much blood. I remember the day I met Rupert and Cornelius. Yeah well I owe you nothing. Cornelius said, he picked me up again, I had no energy to fight.
He hung me on the rope, I squirmed gasping for air.
Father in your hands I come. I closed my eyes, my life didn t flash before my eyes. Instead I just fell into a deep sleep, it felt like hours but it was more like three days.