Chapter 10 - Jealous
Hey guys, here's the next update! I will warn you, my tracks for this story have switched a little bit...
Evx : Hehe, I'm glad you think so! It might happen, but I can't guarantee who will be wedding whom or anything like that if it does!
Guest 3 : Hehe, thank you! I'm glad you like it so much!
andgirl12 : Haha, thanks!
xXMADD1EXx : Well, if you look at one of the chapters (the number escapes me), In The Past revealed Mina nearly drowned at one point because she hadn't been taught how to breathe underwater yet.
guest : Hehe, poor Teague though. I can imagine the embarrassment he'd felt.
Mina's POV
In The Past...
"You're such a brat!" I snap the words, but regret them instantly.
"And you're an idiot!" He snaps right back at me, but the words sting.
"No, you're the idiot for not realizing who I am!" Tears pricking at my eyes, I turn away.
"You're just a peasant. Why should I care who you are?" He snarls the words, and they sting even more.
"I hate you!" I sling the words at him, before running off.
"Where do you think you're going?" He shouts after me.
"I don't know, but anywhere is better than here, because you won't be there!" The tears are falling as I run, and I brush them away. I won't cry because of what he said. I'm not some baby. I shouldn't care what he said. So, I just run.
"Wilhelmina?" My father is in the woods. I can hear him.
I break through the trees, and I see him, turned to see me. I run up to him, and I think he sees I'm crying, because he bends down so I can run into his arms. I push my face into my shoulder.
"Wilhelmina, what happened?"
"I-I don't want to talk about it."
"Did you hurt yourself?"
I guess you could call it that. "Yes."
"It'll be fine, I promise."
He picks me up in his arms like he used to do when I was littler, and begins to walk back towards the castle. That's when I hear it, near the edge of the woods. "Mina?"
I don't respond.
In The Present...
I'm sitting in my room dejectedly. This entire day has made me absolutely miserable.
It started with breakfast. Teague ignored me. Completely. No matter how many times I tried to catch his eye, to find out that I didn't just dream up last night, he refused to even look at me. It wasn't just at breakfast though. It was at lunch and at dinner as well.
This behavior carried over to the test we had today too. A Fae magic test, to see what we could actually do. Teague only spoke to me when needed, with curt and cool responses. Was this my way of being rejected? I couldn't even figure out what he was doing. I preformed really well, or so I thought, but he didn't say anything. I was being treated like he treated everyone else. Had he just kissed me to mess with me and my emotions?
As I sat on my bed, I heard something outside of my room. Giggling. Annalora's annoying giggling. And it was coming from just outside my room. I could hear footsteps, and when I crept up to the door, I could hear them.
"Kiss me again, Teague." My blood began to boil at the image that my mind formed, and I tried to banish it away. But it makes me so angry, and it isn't going away very easily.
"Of course, Annalora." That's the response from Teague. My blood boils even more. Am I jealous that he's talking to Annalora the same way he talked to me when we would have our nightly meetings? Maybe.
There's the sound of kissing, and then footsteps. They're walking away. But I need to know if I'm imagining this, or if it's actually happening. I wait a few minutes before opening the door, and then creep out and peer around the corner.
There's Teague and Annalora, kissing once again. My anger reaches breaking point, and I turn away, rushing back to my room and slamming the door. That's it. I'm done. I don't care if I'm going to be a disgrace to my family. I'm leaving, and right now.
I hate him. I thought I was special. I thought that I actually mattered after what happened in the past. But apparently not. When he said he'd already picked a winner of these stupid tests, I thought for a moment that he meant me. But that's not the case. He meant wart-faced, rude, ugly, bossy, stuck-up, arrogant, idiotic Annalora.
I throw the few items I have in my bag, slinging it over my shoulder, and make it over to the window. I thrust it open, and peer downwards. It's a long drop, but I'm sure that I'll live. After all, Teague made the jump when he took me outside to bring back my memories. If he can do it, so can I. I won't let something like a small - or not so small - drop stop me. I crouch on the window sill, staring down. Am I ready to do this? Can I do it? But I have to. I made a fool of myself, letting Teague toy with my emotions for his own personal enjoyment. I'm not staying for any longer.
I'm about to drop down whenever I hear the door open.
"Mina? What are you doing?"
I know, I know, I'd said I didn't think I was going to do this to you guys. I said I didn't think I would make Annalora and Teague . But, I did. I'm sowwy. ;; But, it's necessary. I promise. Any opinions on how Teague is going to handle this?
Anyways, I'm bumping the review count, because I think you guys can do it! If it starts taking super long, I may lower it again. Aim for five reviews this time!
~ Dagger
