Chapter 14

Paris doesn't care about me anymore. Doesn't anyone get that? He loves Helen and I can't change that. I'm not good enough for him anymore. I might as well go home instead. No one cares about me here and no one cares about me there. Nothing will be different.

But what if I do go back? Will the people who killed my father try to kill me? No. They probably think I'm dead too. I was gone before they searched the house for any survivors. They probably don't even care. Why did you have to do that father? Why did you have to go and get yourself killed?

I lay in my bed that night thinking of Paris. Thinking of how much he used to love me. I've got to get him out of my head,I thought. He doesn't care about me anymore and he doesn't love me. But he did. He promised he would love my forever and look what happened. He loves Helen now and I'm nothing to him.

I looked out the window. The ocean looked so calm and gently. Much like it did when I saw it from home. Even though this ocean was different,it didn't seem different at all. This place seems too much like home again. But no one has died yet. And I hope no one dies at all. I hope there will never be a war. Even though I'm probably going to be wrong about that.

There's no way in hell I'm going to be able to sleep tonight,I thought. I might as well get out of here while I can. There isn't any use in staying. Everyone here should realize that by now. I just wish I could have told him about how my father died. But there isn't any use now. He wouldn't listen to me since he has Helen. Goodbye Paris...and don't follow me. No one needs to follow me now.

But what about Hector? What if knows that I'm going to run away again? Will he try to do something? He knows how much I still love Paris. He tried to bring us back together. But nothing worked. And nothing is going to work now. I shouldn't worry about Hector. He knows not to follow me. He has a wife and child to look after now.

I sighed and finally left the room without looking back. But guess what? Hector was waiting for me.

"Still planning on leaving?"he asked.

"Leave me alone Hector. I told you not to stop me."

"This is stupid you know. You're throwing your life away for nothing."

"How would you understand? You have a wife and a child Hector. I have nothing! I never had anything in my life until Paris came along. And now he loves another woman."

"He still cares about you."

"If he cared about me,he would have remembered."

"I tried to stop him."

"Trying isn't enough Hector. She's here now and Paris cares about her. I'm leaving whether you like it or not."

"They're coming..."

"What?"

"They're coming to take her away."

"But what if Paris doesn't want that?"

"Then someone will die."

"What about you?"

"I'm going down there to fight."

"Why?"

"Because...Achilles is going to be fight for them. I have this sudden urge that makes me want to kill him."

"Hector...I know I have no right to say...but don't do this."

"Will you stay and not fight?"

"Why does that make any difference? You'll still fight."

"Someone has to protect my brother if I die."

"You want me to do that?"

"Yes."

I sighed. I had no choice. Hector might kill me if I didn't. "All right. I'll do it."

"Thank you,"and he left.

Hector,you can't die,I thought. You can't die! You have to stay here and take care of your child. Don't you want to see him turn into a handsome young man? Achilles will kill you Hector. I just know he will.