Ch. 11-Reunion of Hate

I grasped Rick's arm tightly as we approached Van. Rick smiled, thinking it was a sign of affection, rather than fear. Van, hearing us draw near, looked up. When he set eyes on me, I saw fire in his eyes, but he turned to Rick.

"Afternoon, Mr. Yashimata." He said. "Would you like to buy something?"

"Um…Oh darn, everything's too expensive…." Rick said, flipping through the buying book. "What about you, Bloss?"

"I'm sorry; I don't buy from people who make others slaves." I said coldly.

"Well, that's good." Van said, equally harsh. "I don't sell things to slaves."

Rick stared back and forth at us. "Blossom…How do you know…What?"

"I know," I said. "Because this was my master, the one who enslaved me so cruelly!"

Van chuckled. "You were so stupid, and I see three years didn't give you a damn lesson." He shook his head and smirked. "You two losers leave; I don't sell to a slave and her boyfriend."

"You evil man!" I screamed. "Don't you dare insult Rick like that!" I got up in his face. "You were the one who caused my pain, my suffering. And I won't let that happen again!" Tears streamed down my face. "You don't dare!"

Rick stood still, shocked.

I started to pick up things from the table. I cried harder, thinking of my hardship. I threw paper and holders and objects and anything I could throw at Van. "Ok, I'll stop, I'm sorry!" Van dove under his desk, which hardly hid him.

I stopped, breathed deeply and stepped down. "Come on." I said to Rick, suddenly the one who I wanted most. He looked at me in a whole new way-A mix of understanding, happiness, and strangely…longing. I knew. I suddenly was feeling it too.

"Come on." He said, blushing hard. I nodded, and slipped my hand into his. We started walking to the farm in silence, but not so disturbing. That's when I spotted Jack walking toward us, his face angry.