Chapter Four
Summary: Ari decides not to forgive Thade
This was a phrase she had heard him say a hundred times. This time though, she wondered if he actually meant what he said.
"I'm not sure I believe you," she admitted, moving away from him. His eyes pleaded with hers.
"Ari," he begged. "I've been in love with you since the moment I saw you."
Ari spun around and glared at him angrily. "Then why Thade?" she screamed. Her yells caught him off guard.
Ari continued. "Why all the human slaves, why the cruelty and the ruthlessness? Why this damn mark on my hand?" Tears began to leak from her eyes, and she was so mad her hands shook. "I you love me so much then you should have showed how much you cared, not driven me away!"
Damn you, Thade, she thought. Damn you for making me cry and damn myself for letting it happen.
"That's what I'm apoligizing for," answered Thade, his reply much softer than hers.
"Well I can't accept it," Ari decided. The pain in her heart was almost unbearable. She had never been this upset. This was the most difficult decision she had to make. Ari looked away when she saw the hurt slide across Thade's face. Tears formed at the corners of his eyes, and he began to weep too.
"That seems fair enough," he said, weakly. His shoulders slumped, he walked past her and jumped over the railing.
Ari watched him go, then flung herself on her mattress and sobbed into her pillow.
Was this the right decision? she asked herself, unsettled.
Thade sat by himself, underneath a tree, hidden from people, so they would think he was still at Calima. He sobbed, as if he had just lost the entire world...and maybe he had. Maybe was his entire world was Ari. She hated him now, and his world was now corrupted with sorrow and pain.
A rustling behind Thade alarmed him. He turned to see a large gorilla staring down at him. It was Attar, and it seemed like he was happy to see him.
"What did you do to her?" he asked, sitting down beside Thade. "I happened to walk by her house and could hear her crying from there."
Thade was relieved that Attar treated him like he had before. It was comforting to see a familiar face.
"How did you find me?" he asked.
"I could hear you crying too," Attar replied, smiling.
Thade nodded, and took a shaky breath. "I tried to apoligize to her, but she didn't accept. I guess that's what I deserved."
Attar listened to his words, then turned to him. "Maybe she wants to forgive you, she just doesn't know if she should give you another chance."
"Trust me, if I could go back in time and change everything, I would." Thade stared out into the early morning bustle of the city. Humans and apes walked together, peacefully. Everything seemed to be fine. He could've given this, but he hadn't, and how he wished he did.
"I came to ask you something else," Attar announced. Thade turned to him and raised his eyebrows.
"A nearby city have threatened to attack us if we don't get rid of the humans. They hate them."
"How big is their army?" Thade asked, using the stragetical thinking he had used for many years.
"Much bigger than ours. We can recruite humans into the army, and train them, but we don't have much time."
Thade didn't know what his old friend was asking him.
"I need you to help me win this," Attar said, as if reading his thoughts. "It's going to be dangerous, but I know that you can help."
Thade was touched by Attar's words. Maybe if he helped fight, and defend the humans, Ari would see how sorry he was.
"Okay, I'll help you, but we need to start training young troops." Thade began making plans in his head.
Attar smiled, and patted his friend on the back. "We'll start as soon as possible."
Summary: Ari decides not to forgive Thade
This was a phrase she had heard him say a hundred times. This time though, she wondered if he actually meant what he said.
"I'm not sure I believe you," she admitted, moving away from him. His eyes pleaded with hers.
"Ari," he begged. "I've been in love with you since the moment I saw you."
Ari spun around and glared at him angrily. "Then why Thade?" she screamed. Her yells caught him off guard.
Ari continued. "Why all the human slaves, why the cruelty and the ruthlessness? Why this damn mark on my hand?" Tears began to leak from her eyes, and she was so mad her hands shook. "I you love me so much then you should have showed how much you cared, not driven me away!"
Damn you, Thade, she thought. Damn you for making me cry and damn myself for letting it happen.
"That's what I'm apoligizing for," answered Thade, his reply much softer than hers.
"Well I can't accept it," Ari decided. The pain in her heart was almost unbearable. She had never been this upset. This was the most difficult decision she had to make. Ari looked away when she saw the hurt slide across Thade's face. Tears formed at the corners of his eyes, and he began to weep too.
"That seems fair enough," he said, weakly. His shoulders slumped, he walked past her and jumped over the railing.
Ari watched him go, then flung herself on her mattress and sobbed into her pillow.
Was this the right decision? she asked herself, unsettled.
Thade sat by himself, underneath a tree, hidden from people, so they would think he was still at Calima. He sobbed, as if he had just lost the entire world...and maybe he had. Maybe was his entire world was Ari. She hated him now, and his world was now corrupted with sorrow and pain.
A rustling behind Thade alarmed him. He turned to see a large gorilla staring down at him. It was Attar, and it seemed like he was happy to see him.
"What did you do to her?" he asked, sitting down beside Thade. "I happened to walk by her house and could hear her crying from there."
Thade was relieved that Attar treated him like he had before. It was comforting to see a familiar face.
"How did you find me?" he asked.
"I could hear you crying too," Attar replied, smiling.
Thade nodded, and took a shaky breath. "I tried to apoligize to her, but she didn't accept. I guess that's what I deserved."
Attar listened to his words, then turned to him. "Maybe she wants to forgive you, she just doesn't know if she should give you another chance."
"Trust me, if I could go back in time and change everything, I would." Thade stared out into the early morning bustle of the city. Humans and apes walked together, peacefully. Everything seemed to be fine. He could've given this, but he hadn't, and how he wished he did.
"I came to ask you something else," Attar announced. Thade turned to him and raised his eyebrows.
"A nearby city have threatened to attack us if we don't get rid of the humans. They hate them."
"How big is their army?" Thade asked, using the stragetical thinking he had used for many years.
"Much bigger than ours. We can recruite humans into the army, and train them, but we don't have much time."
Thade didn't know what his old friend was asking him.
"I need you to help me win this," Attar said, as if reading his thoughts. "It's going to be dangerous, but I know that you can help."
Thade was touched by Attar's words. Maybe if he helped fight, and defend the humans, Ari would see how sorry he was.
"Okay, I'll help you, but we need to start training young troops." Thade began making plans in his head.
Attar smiled, and patted his friend on the back. "We'll start as soon as possible."
