Jedediah POV

Chapter 7: The hesitated jump

On one hand I hoped the first time working together would happen very soon, but on the other hand I hoped it would never happen. I don't trust that Roman. What if he also made an arrangement with the giants, something like: 'I'll make sure you capture Jedediah if you leave me and my people alone.' If I got that chance I would've taken it. When I thought about it more and more I started to trust it less and less. And it also made me nervous. The only thing I could do was waiting…

~Jedie & Ockie~

"Jedediah, is something wrong?" I scared up when I got pushed out of my thoughts, but I recovered fast.

"No Jacob, everything in just fine," I said and tried to sound normal.

"Then it's alright," Jacob said with a nice smile. "You just acted so absent the last few days. I thought: maybe there is something wrong. But can I help you with something?"

"Not now, Jacob," I said a bit unkind, while I didn't mean it that way. The boy before me suddenly looked disappointed. Of course he was kept smiling, that's what he always does, but from the inside he felt angry. He wasn't mad at me, he was mad at himself. He thought he had disappointed me again. He never disappoints me, but he always thinks he did.

"It's okay, Jacob," I said friendlier. "Just go help the others with the train rails." Jacob nodded one time.

"Sorry I bothered you," he said just before he turned around and walked away.

And then it happened. Cecil opened the glass gate to the outside world and his eyes were already aiming at me. As fast as I could I took the rope I was carrying with me all those days. I held it tight when Cecil lifted me up again and took me with him. Till he finally putted me down.

Again we stood there side by side, but that time we looked at each other. I knew I should call his name, but because of some special reason I wasn't able to do so. And from the look of it Octavius was testing me, just like he did when we formed the alliance. Why did that weirdo keep looking at me?

"Jedediah?" Finally Octavius called my name, even though it sounded like it was a question.

"Octavius," I said back. It was a lot easier to do all of a sudden.

"Look at me, I'm talking to you!" Cecil said, but we kept on looking at each other. We agreed we would ignore every order from the giants. And it felt great. "Look at me and listen," Cecil continued. We both still looked at each other. A malicious smile appeared on my face. A same smile appeared on Octavius' face. Just in time I noticed Cecil's hand coming at me. I let myself fall on the ground to dodge the hand and I stood up immediately. Octavius already stood before me. We were ready for it.

I pushed one end of the rope in his hands and together we ran to the edge of the table. First I checked if Octavius still held the rope in his hands. After that I dared to push the rest of the rope over the edge. "What are you two doing?"Cecil kept on yelling, but we ignored him. I warned the Roman by looking in his eyes. 'Hold that rope tight,' I tried to say with my eyes.

After that I grabbed the rope and went down. I was pretty amazed when I notice I landed safely. I was prepared the Roman would let me fall down. I looked up and saw how Octavius jumped down already. I was able to catch him just in time. I pushed him of me immediately and checked if he still held the rope again.

For the second time I pushed the rope of the edge and went down. And for the second time I was amazed about the fact I landed safely. I turned around immediately, but this time Octavius didn't jump. He just stood there, while Cecil's hand reached for him.

"Come on, jump!" I yelled to him. He looked at me with distrust. It was like he wanted to jump, but he didn't dare.

"Octavius!" I yelled as loud as I could. When I thought Cecil would grab Octavius, Octavius finally took his hesitated jump. I caught him again, but this time I pushed him of even rougher.

I picked up my rope very fast and ran to under the couch. Octavius already stood there and was panting like an old horse. I threw my rope on the ground and stood before Octavius.

"Why didn't you jump?" I asked immediately.

"Maybe because I don't trust you," he said back.

"I don't trust you either, but I don't risk both our lives by just standing there." "Maybe not, but you had to oversee me all the time. I saw how you looked if I still had that rope in my hand." "Yes, of course I did. But at least I didn't wait an hour. You just stood there." "And you think that is weird after you almost let me fall the first time." "That wasn't my fault, how could I know you would jump immediately." "Cecil almost got me. I had to jump fast." "Oh, so that's why you wanted him to almost catch you the second time."

"Stop shouting like that, they can hear you," Octavius said whispering.

I hadn't even notice we talked louder and louder.

"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all," Octavius mumbled softly.

"So you want to give it up already," I said and was amazed and irritated by the words Octavius just said. "Tsss, quitter." Then Octavius looked angry at me. I think I offended him a bit.

"I am not a quitter and I am not giving up," he said with a calm voice, but also with an angry look.

"Good, then our alliance still exists," I said and I also looked angry at him. "But for the next time: don't hesitate, just jump."

"You can't ask that from me," Octavius said when he looked straight at me. "I will always distrust and hate you. I will always hesitate when it has something to do with you." I couldn't say he was wrong, because I thought about him just the same way.

"Then hesitate if you want, but just jump," I said.

After that I turned my back to him. What was I doing? I was hiding for three giants underneath a couch with my biggest enemy…

And there is chapter seven! Kinda love the part when they keep on yelling at each other. ^^

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