The pain was evident in her voice and it ripped at Pride's heart. Pride
moved to her, but she moved away and out of the hut. Pride looked to the
girl in the bed, who was giving him a questioning look.
"I'm sorry it was a mistake," he said putting his shirt on as he left the hut. He ran after Faith, seeing her just ahead of him, "Faith! Faith!" he called out to her but she didn't stop. He ran to her and grabbed her arm and span her around to face him.
"Let go of me," Faith growled tears glistening her eyes as she struggled to get loose of his grip.
"No, you have to listen to me," Pride said, "It was a mistake. I came here last night and thought it was your hut. I must have come in on the wrong side of camp. It was a mistake. I'm sorry..."
"A mistake? Couldn't you even tell it was me?" Faith said angrily still trying to get free of his grip.
"No okay, it was dark. There was no light..." Pride said trying to explain all this to her.
"I don't care! Okay!" Faith said to him.
By now the Protectors around them had begun to stop and watch what was going on. Some of them even looked ready to pounce Pride for harassing their leader like that. Pride looked to them all and then back to Faith, "Don't say that, because I know you do care. You care as much as me. You know there's something between us. I haven't been able to get you out of my mind since I last saw you. I know you're upset and that shows that you do care. Just please listen to me, Faith," Pride said to her letting her go.
Faith was silent for a moment and then said, "So what if I do care? At least I don't go sleeping around with other men....if you say you care about me how could you do something like that? You must have known. How could you? How could you? Especially.....especially when I'm pregnant!" she said all of a sudden and then ran back to her hut.
Well that certainly took Pride by surprise. Pregnant? The word kept circling his mind, until it eventually sunk in. She's pregnant with my child? Pride didn't know where to begin or end his thoughts. He looked at the Protectors still watching him and said, "Do you mind?" The Protectors stood there watching him for a few moments until they began to dissipate. Pride stood there looking somewhat dumbfounded by the whole thing. Why hadn't she told him before? Did it matter know? They were going to have a baby. They could get over this...live together, bring the child up in the forests. His plans for their future swirled in his head. Until he settled back down to earth, and decided he had to go see her.
Pride walked with confidence and renewal to Faith's hut and knocked on the door, "Faith? Faith? Can I come in?" he called to her.
"Go away Pride...I don't want to see you," she said from inside.
"Please Faith...we have to talk about the baby..." Pride said.
"You don't have to worry...I took care of it...." she said.
What was that supposed to mean? Pride waited a moment and then decided he had had enough with it all and walked into her hut, "Faith...what do you me- -" he started to say and then stopped in mid-sentence as he saw her.
Faith lay on her bed, her clothes strewn about the place, and the white sheets stained with blood. Beside her, on the table, lay something metal, something unrecognizable, but drenched in blood.
"What have you done? What happened?" Pride said concerned.
Faith sniffed back her tears and looked to him, "I got rid of the baby."
"I'm sorry it was a mistake," he said putting his shirt on as he left the hut. He ran after Faith, seeing her just ahead of him, "Faith! Faith!" he called out to her but she didn't stop. He ran to her and grabbed her arm and span her around to face him.
"Let go of me," Faith growled tears glistening her eyes as she struggled to get loose of his grip.
"No, you have to listen to me," Pride said, "It was a mistake. I came here last night and thought it was your hut. I must have come in on the wrong side of camp. It was a mistake. I'm sorry..."
"A mistake? Couldn't you even tell it was me?" Faith said angrily still trying to get free of his grip.
"No okay, it was dark. There was no light..." Pride said trying to explain all this to her.
"I don't care! Okay!" Faith said to him.
By now the Protectors around them had begun to stop and watch what was going on. Some of them even looked ready to pounce Pride for harassing their leader like that. Pride looked to them all and then back to Faith, "Don't say that, because I know you do care. You care as much as me. You know there's something between us. I haven't been able to get you out of my mind since I last saw you. I know you're upset and that shows that you do care. Just please listen to me, Faith," Pride said to her letting her go.
Faith was silent for a moment and then said, "So what if I do care? At least I don't go sleeping around with other men....if you say you care about me how could you do something like that? You must have known. How could you? How could you? Especially.....especially when I'm pregnant!" she said all of a sudden and then ran back to her hut.
Well that certainly took Pride by surprise. Pregnant? The word kept circling his mind, until it eventually sunk in. She's pregnant with my child? Pride didn't know where to begin or end his thoughts. He looked at the Protectors still watching him and said, "Do you mind?" The Protectors stood there watching him for a few moments until they began to dissipate. Pride stood there looking somewhat dumbfounded by the whole thing. Why hadn't she told him before? Did it matter know? They were going to have a baby. They could get over this...live together, bring the child up in the forests. His plans for their future swirled in his head. Until he settled back down to earth, and decided he had to go see her.
Pride walked with confidence and renewal to Faith's hut and knocked on the door, "Faith? Faith? Can I come in?" he called to her.
"Go away Pride...I don't want to see you," she said from inside.
"Please Faith...we have to talk about the baby..." Pride said.
"You don't have to worry...I took care of it...." she said.
What was that supposed to mean? Pride waited a moment and then decided he had had enough with it all and walked into her hut, "Faith...what do you me- -" he started to say and then stopped in mid-sentence as he saw her.
Faith lay on her bed, her clothes strewn about the place, and the white sheets stained with blood. Beside her, on the table, lay something metal, something unrecognizable, but drenched in blood.
"What have you done? What happened?" Pride said concerned.
Faith sniffed back her tears and looked to him, "I got rid of the baby."