Chapter Six
Early the next morning Siria woke up. Lying in her bed, she placed her hand on her stomach but then quickly moved it and sighed. She began thinking of that night in Liberty. She smiled, but her thoughts were interrupted by Selene's voice. "Lex I'm not arguing this." In the café, Selene and Lex stood face to face while Amber, Slade, Ebony and Jay were seated quietly.
"Slade's hardly been here a month. How do you know he isn't some kind of con artist?"
"You'd know Lex."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you've had your chance and don't push me or you won't even be deputy." Lex sat back down in his chair. Selene continued her speech. "Slade it's your job to bring Ram out, and finally I've decided that Amber will be judge."
"What" Ebony stood staring at Selene. "Are you sure that's fair?"
"You too" Selene sighed. "I've had an entire month to think about this."
"But are you sure?"
"Why Ebony, are you worried about something?" Amber stood stepping closer to Ebony emphasizing their height difference. Ebony glared furiously until Slade nudged Ebony's boot.
"No" She turned to Selene. "Do what you want, you're city-leader."
"Well then meeting is over. The trial will start later this morning."
Siria stood outside her room watching everyone go their separate ways. Ebony and Slade stood alone in the café. With his arms around her waist, he whispered something in her ear. She smiled and then they kissed. Siria walked back to her room and changed.
Later that morning Siria sat in the café; she was feeding Baby Bray. Amber sat across from her eating breakfast. "Just imagine you'll have to do this all the time in a few months."
"Well with Bray's help I should be an expert by then. Amber where's bray's father."
"He's gone, taken by the Technos. I logically feel he's dead, but then sometimes at night or when I look at Little Bray here I get this strong uncontrollable feeling like he is alive and that just maybe he is trying to find me...but that's silly isn't it?"
"No" Amber smiled at Siria's frank word. "I feel the same about my brother; I want him to come back so we can have another chance at this loving sibling routine." Amber nodded in understanding. She had never told anyone how she really felt about Bray being gone; she felt it was better for the others. He had been a leader to them.
Suddenly hearing footsteps Amber turned, walking into the café was Trudy and she was holding Brady. "Are you feeling better?" Amber asked out of politeness, but knew the answer.
"Much better" Trudy seated Brady in a chair and prepared a bowl of food for her.
Brady looked around wiggling in her chair and placing her rag doll on the table. "Mommy does Liza get any?" The girl asked referring to her doll on the table.
"No you're eating this all on your own." Trudy placed the bowl in front of her daughter. Brady looking at the food Amber had cooked squished her nose in disgust. Then in a brash action stuck her dolls head in the bowl and quickly wiggled out of her chair to move to the other side of the room. Trudy looking wide eyed stared at Brady. "You come over here right now."
"No thank you; I don't want that. I gave it to Liza; she loves it."
"Fine then don't expect anything when you get hungry." Trudy sat down at the table and pushed the bowl closer to the edge for her daughter to get later. "I'm sorry Amber."
"No problem I only cook because I wake up first plus I never said I was good at it." Suddenly Amber got an idea for solving something that had been bothering her. "So...how are you and Jay?" She smiled she knew she was being tactless but had to confirm her instincts. Glancing quickly at Siria when she had said it, she noticed Siria falter at Jay's name.
"Oh we're fine!" Trudy beamed. "We are much closer now that the city is safe. We're even thinking of marriage. Amber's eye's widened as she quickly looked at Siria who had stopped a spoonful of food inches from Little Bray's mouth.
"Th-that's great Trudy! Isn't it, Siria?"
"Huh, Oh yes yes just...wonderful." Siria nodded distractedly as she handed Bray to Amber and left the room. Both Amber and Trudy looked in the direction Siria had gone. Trudy looked confused, but Amber, her gaze falling on the empty space Brady's bowl of food had been, looked as if she had finished a puzzle and wasn't happy with the result.
Does anyone like my little Brady scene? I know she shouldn't be forming elaborate sentences but I couldn't resist. :)
Early the next morning Siria woke up. Lying in her bed, she placed her hand on her stomach but then quickly moved it and sighed. She began thinking of that night in Liberty. She smiled, but her thoughts were interrupted by Selene's voice. "Lex I'm not arguing this." In the café, Selene and Lex stood face to face while Amber, Slade, Ebony and Jay were seated quietly.
"Slade's hardly been here a month. How do you know he isn't some kind of con artist?"
"You'd know Lex."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you've had your chance and don't push me or you won't even be deputy." Lex sat back down in his chair. Selene continued her speech. "Slade it's your job to bring Ram out, and finally I've decided that Amber will be judge."
"What" Ebony stood staring at Selene. "Are you sure that's fair?"
"You too" Selene sighed. "I've had an entire month to think about this."
"But are you sure?"
"Why Ebony, are you worried about something?" Amber stood stepping closer to Ebony emphasizing their height difference. Ebony glared furiously until Slade nudged Ebony's boot.
"No" She turned to Selene. "Do what you want, you're city-leader."
"Well then meeting is over. The trial will start later this morning."
Siria stood outside her room watching everyone go their separate ways. Ebony and Slade stood alone in the café. With his arms around her waist, he whispered something in her ear. She smiled and then they kissed. Siria walked back to her room and changed.
Later that morning Siria sat in the café; she was feeding Baby Bray. Amber sat across from her eating breakfast. "Just imagine you'll have to do this all the time in a few months."
"Well with Bray's help I should be an expert by then. Amber where's bray's father."
"He's gone, taken by the Technos. I logically feel he's dead, but then sometimes at night or when I look at Little Bray here I get this strong uncontrollable feeling like he is alive and that just maybe he is trying to find me...but that's silly isn't it?"
"No" Amber smiled at Siria's frank word. "I feel the same about my brother; I want him to come back so we can have another chance at this loving sibling routine." Amber nodded in understanding. She had never told anyone how she really felt about Bray being gone; she felt it was better for the others. He had been a leader to them.
Suddenly hearing footsteps Amber turned, walking into the café was Trudy and she was holding Brady. "Are you feeling better?" Amber asked out of politeness, but knew the answer.
"Much better" Trudy seated Brady in a chair and prepared a bowl of food for her.
Brady looked around wiggling in her chair and placing her rag doll on the table. "Mommy does Liza get any?" The girl asked referring to her doll on the table.
"No you're eating this all on your own." Trudy placed the bowl in front of her daughter. Brady looking at the food Amber had cooked squished her nose in disgust. Then in a brash action stuck her dolls head in the bowl and quickly wiggled out of her chair to move to the other side of the room. Trudy looking wide eyed stared at Brady. "You come over here right now."
"No thank you; I don't want that. I gave it to Liza; she loves it."
"Fine then don't expect anything when you get hungry." Trudy sat down at the table and pushed the bowl closer to the edge for her daughter to get later. "I'm sorry Amber."
"No problem I only cook because I wake up first plus I never said I was good at it." Suddenly Amber got an idea for solving something that had been bothering her. "So...how are you and Jay?" She smiled she knew she was being tactless but had to confirm her instincts. Glancing quickly at Siria when she had said it, she noticed Siria falter at Jay's name.
"Oh we're fine!" Trudy beamed. "We are much closer now that the city is safe. We're even thinking of marriage. Amber's eye's widened as she quickly looked at Siria who had stopped a spoonful of food inches from Little Bray's mouth.
"Th-that's great Trudy! Isn't it, Siria?"
"Huh, Oh yes yes just...wonderful." Siria nodded distractedly as she handed Bray to Amber and left the room. Both Amber and Trudy looked in the direction Siria had gone. Trudy looked confused, but Amber, her gaze falling on the empty space Brady's bowl of food had been, looked as if she had finished a puzzle and wasn't happy with the result.
Does anyone like my little Brady scene? I know she shouldn't be forming elaborate sentences but I couldn't resist. :)
