"You may proceed."

The guard handed Elanor back her documents to confirm that she was her mother's daughter, and opened the gate to the prison. Elanor took a shaky breath, wiping her sweaty hands on her pants.

Here we go...

They walked past cells containing angry prisoners, clawing their hands out at the teenagers. Their eyes looked bloodshot, lots of prisoners' hair was extremely unkempt, their clothes wrinkled, stained, making them appearing to be on the brink of madness. Elanor noticed one prisoner swipe his hand at Valerie. Valerie, with her quick reflexes, clamped her hand onto the prisoner's calloused, grimy hand.

"Touch me again, and the hand comes off," Valerie snarled, letting go of the prisoner. The prisoner sneered, but he didn't dare lash his hand out again.

"O'er here," The bulky security man with a thick accent swiped his card on a lock, and the door swung open, revealing a room separated into two halves by a pane of glass; one side containing a woman sitting in a chair, the other side in which the teenagers and security guard were standing. Elanor froze. Did she want to do this? Was she really going to carry out what she had in mind?

This was the only way.


The woman, she had sensed them come in. She looked up, revealing her face from under her mess of blonde hair. Cameron took one look at the woman, and had to do a double take. This woman was almost a spitting image of Elanor. The same wide, curious green eyes, the same blonde hair that shimmered in the light. It was hard to believe that this woman was in her middle ages. If it weren't for the gloomy expression and shadows cast under her eyes, setting a sleepy look upon the woman's ace, this woman could have easily been mistaken for a young adult in their early twenties. Her face immediately lit up once she caught sight of Elanor, and she put on a smile that went from ear to ear. This woman didn't smile with her teeth showing, like Elanor would have. She pulled her lips into a curved line, her cheeks rising, causing the light to glimmer in her eyes.

Elanor ran up to the glass, pressing her palms against it. Her breath formed steam on the glass pane. The woman slowly rose from the chair, and walked over to the glass, pressing a hand against where Elanor's hand was. Something was sliding on her cheek, a tear. The corners of her eyebrows rose, as she smiled, choking on tears.

However, Cameron was feeling extremely confused. Why was Elanor so happy to see her mother? This was the woman that had scarred Elanor for life. Had Elanor been faking her hated for her mother? Had Elanor made it all up? No. If she had, why was her mother in prison in the first place? Why-

"I think we should leave them be for now," The security guard, clearly uncomfortable, inched out the door, Valerie, and, eventually, Cameron hesitantly followed the man.


It had been minutes since they had left Elanor and her mother alone. Cameron was trying so hard not to check on Elanor. What could Elanor possibly be doing in there? That's when he heard a thump coming from the room. He looked left and right. Valerie was sitting on a bench, falling asleep. The security guard had gone to calm down some restless inmates. Cameron tiptoed to the door of the room in which Elanor was with her mother in, and peeked through a window in the door.

That's when he saw the unthinkable.

Glass shattered, shards skittering across the floor, refracting light in a million directions, casting an effect like a disco ball in a dark room. The light had gone out, the only light that was in the room was coming from a pair of eyes. Glowing, green eyes penetrating the darkness. Fists making contact with skin, bodies streaking across the room. Hands making contact with neck.

Cameron knew how Elanor was to 'overcome' her mother.

And he was going to put a stop to this.


Author's Note

Okay... I know that 1) I haven't updated in forever 2) That was probably a really mean cliffhanger 3) This was a short chapter...

Ok... I kinda lost inspiration for a few days... Ok, weeks... Ok maybe a month or two, but I will update as much as I can... Missed you all! Please tell me what you thought about his chapter! I love your reviews!

Until Next Chapter,

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