Chapter 4: Hate you

"Sandra? Is that you?" I can't believe it. Did she kidnap me? "Well of course it is, sis. You shall finally pay!"

She started walking away from me. "But, Wait! Why? Why did you kidnap me?!" She just continued to walk away from me.

I started panicking. At first I was relieved to hear my younger sisters voice. Now, that relief turned into panic.

What is she going to do to me? What did she mean by I'm going to finally pay. I sat back down in my corner and just

waited for her return.

An hour must have passed by now. I started walking back and forth. I heard someone coming down the hall.

"Sandra?!" I shouted. "Nope, It's just me. David. I'm her partner." He started opening my cell.

Now was my chance to get out. Before I could even take a step, he shut the door. "Here, Sandra told me to give you this."

I saw him hand me a tray. It was a tray of food. He left and went down the hall again. Is this poison? Should I eat it?

It was two sandwiches with a juice. I put the tray on the ground. I was kind of hungry. I didn't even eat much of my breakfast.

I walked back to the corner and sat down.

I didn't have a choice. My hunger got the best of me. I walked over to the tray and started eating the food.

I only ate one sandwich. I took the juice and drank. When I was finished, I walked back to my spot.

Well, it looks like I'm going to be here for a while, might as well get used to it. What am I saying?

I have to get out of here. I started feeling tired. I just let myself fall asleep.

Not to long after I woke up, I heard someone coming down the hall. I headed toward the bars. It was Sandra. She started folding her arms again.

"How are you, Meryl?" I heard her say with coldness in her voice. "Sandra, what did I do to deserve this?"

I said, clenching the bars. "You know damn well, what you did!" She jumped into my face, startling me.

I jumped back from where I was standing. "What are you planning to do with me?"

I asked, trying to shake of how scared I was. "You shall find out soon enough." She stepped away from me.

"What did you mean when you said I shall pay?" I just had to know. "You don't remember, sis?

You should of because you tore my family apart!" I could sense tears forming in her eyes.

She continued to speak to me in a bitter tone. "It all started when you took that damn job!"

"I had to, how else were we going to be able to take care of our family?!" I yelled back, feeling my own tears building.

*Flash back*

I was sixteen when I left. Sandra was only thirteen.

Sandra: But you can't go, mom and I still need you.

Meryl: I have to go Sandra, you know that dad is in a coma and can't work any longer.

The doctor said he needs someone to be there for him. You have to go to school while mom can't work because she's taking care of dad.

I promise I'll find a job and mail the money to you.

Sandra: But you can't, I'll be alone.

Meryl: Listen, you won't be alone as long as you keep me in your heart. Mom said it's for the best.

I'm leaving. I've made up my mind.

*End of flashback*

I remember how I just let go of my sister's hand with tears in mine and her eyes and just left.

I started crying. She brought back that painful memory. I heard Sandra crying, she slowly began to speak.

"Shortly after you left, father died. Mom couldn't even bare the pain. She cried in her bed every night.

Do you know how much that hurt her. And then......and then she..." I started wiping my tears.

"Sandra, I-" "Yeah, you didn't know, we didn't even get letters from you. Only one measly letter.

That was right after mother past away!" I started tearing again, this time it came down fast. "Listen Sandr-"

"I don't wanna hear it! You left me! You left my family! You didn't wanna take care of dad so you left it to mom!"

I could see that Sandra was hurting from all this, but I couldn't just let her think untrue thoughts like that. "Listen Sandra,

I never wanted to leave you, you know that-" I was cut off again. "I said I don't wanna hear it, Meryl!"

I saw her run down the hall, holding her face in her hands. "I hate you!" before she left, I saw her speaking to her comrades.

I couldn't make it out though. They started hurrying to my cell.

"It's time for you to go girly!" It was David, he started pulling on my chains.

He took a key from his pocket and released the chains from my feet.

He put me on his shoulders and carried me out. He took me to a room with many lights. I saw this huge machine.

It had a little place in it for a pilot. Wait, he's gonna put me in that thing?!

"Put me down, right now!" I started kicking my legs and screaming, still with tears in my eyes.

He placed me in the pilots seat. "We're gonna use you to become the ever faithful servant of Sandra.

You'll finally pay, pretty baby!" He started rubbing my cheek. "Get off of me, let me go!"

I spat in his face. "Ohhhhh, you feisty, bitch!" He took his hand and slapped me. He jumped out the machine. I

tried to get out but electrical wires pulled me down. Wires started invading my ears trying to make its way to my brain.

Before the machine could be fully turned on a voice yelled out. "NOOOOOOOO, MERYL!!!!"

It was Vash!