Hi people! I'm really sorry for not updating for a while, I am a terrible procrastinator. Anyway, hope you enjoy! Please review:)
"Children! I have called you here today, because He Who Walks Behind The Rows has spoken to me. Last night, he told me that more outlanders are on their way here." Isaac stood at the front of the church. The children began to panic slightly, starting to chatter amongst each other. An outlander hadn't come since Vicky and Burt.
"Silence! He Who Walks Behind The Rows told me that this is a test. There will be two sinners, but one child. The test is to see if we can trust in this child. Now, the outlanders will be here soon. We must prepare. The time of sacrifice has come. Now, go prepare!" And with that being said, the children hurried out of the corn.
"So, what do you think the outlanders will be like?" Rachel eagerly asked Ruth. Rachel hadn't had much experience with outlanders, considering she was pretty young.
"Trouble, just like the last ones." Ruth snapped. She had a terrible feeling about this. But, whoever was happy about this must have been crazy. Did they not remembered what happened the last time outlanders came?!
Ruth marched into her room, slamming the door. Tears formed in her eyes. How could Isaac be okay with outlanders coming? It was just crazy. Ruth breathed heavily and she put her hands to her hair, the tears now falling.
"Why?" She cried out, pacing the room.
"Why!" She screamed this time, throwing things and stomping. She picked up a picture frame, ready to throw it when she saw what it was. It was a picture of Malachi and herself when she was six and Malachi was ten, before the cleansing of Gatlin.
"Why?" She sobbed once more, sliding down the wall with the picture wrapped in her arms. She remembered that time, right before the picture was taken.
"Hi Craig!" Six year old Sandra, at the time, called to her close friend.
"Hey Sandra, what's up?"
"Well my parents are taking a bunch of photographs for a photo album." Sandra said, twirling her long brown hair.
"That's cool." Craig smiled. Sandra blushed, seeing her crush smiling was always something she loved.
"Well, I was wondering...if you wanted, you can be in it."
"Really? That would be awesome!" Craig said happily. Sandra's cheeks grew more red.
"Let's go!" Craig said, taking Sandra's hand, much to her delight, and they ran off to her porch.
"They look so cute together." Sandra's mom said as they ran to the house.
"Looks like Sandra has a little crush." Sandra's father chuckled.
"Smile!" Sandra's mother said. Sandra and Craig stood smiling, still holding hands.
Ruth smiled at that great memory. Sometimes she missed the times before the cleansing of Gatlin, but then she remembered that without the cleansing, she would have never married Malachi. She just wished that Malachi was still here to see everything. See the birth of his only child, and get to raise him. But, what's done is done, and Ruth knew she could never change that.
"I love you Malachi." She murmured out loud.
Ruth smiled as she turned her head, looking out the window to see the cloudless night sky that shimmered with stars. She remembered how excited she was about marring Malachi.
"Oh my, I just can't believe this is happening!" Ruth squealed, turning to her dearest friend.
"I'm so happy for you Ruth! I know you and Malachi are going to be happy forever." Rachel smiled brightly. She had knew about her best friend's crush on Malachi. Ruth blushed.
"I just don't believe it. I mean, I've always wanted to be with Malachi, but I never knew it could actually happen." Ruth smiled. Rachel was so happy for Ruth.
"Well believe it! You're a women now and you're marring the strongest and bravest of all. You're one lucky women." Ruth smiled at that comment.
One of the other girls then walked into the room.
"Are you ready Ruth?" Ruth nodded and walked out of the room, headed to the church to be married to the love of her life.
Ruth smiled a toothy smile at that memory. She climbed into her bed, covering up with the white cotton blanket. She looked up at the stars again, before closing her eyes. And right before she drifted off to sleep, she swore she heard the echo Malachi's voice say "I love you too Ruth"
Hope you guys liked that! Sorry again for not updating in a while. I won't be on fanfic until Tuesday though, I'm going camping for memorial day weekend with no internet, yay(NOT) Anyway, please review!