The Other Side of the Mask
12 Chapter 12: Everything's a Lie
"I'm disappointed in you."
I look up and see the knight that's XiaoLong's friend. I ignore him and look down at the ground.
I think about a half hour passed before they stopped. I holed up in a corner of the cell and put my head down. What have I done. Not only have I spelled my own doom, but also my family. Mayor Chun is definitely not going to spare them after this. I think more and more, until I fall asleep.
I technically was half asleep, as I could hear the conversations outside.
"What?! This girl poisoned the prince? How dare she!"
"I know right?"
I hear the Queen's voice, "What?! You can't get the antidote?!"
"I-i'm sorry it's in the mountains and we need time to make it."
"Search the whole nation; we need an antidote for my son!... and make sure this lass dies a painful death."
More silence…
"It's a miracle that your son is alive right now. Most die in an hour."
A loud clang wakes me up. My head aches as the guards pull me out. I am put on a cross, to get burned to death in front of public eyes. I glance around in a blur and recognize my parents' figures. The rope around my hands were loosely tied, and Mayor Chun was behind my parents, smiling, or at least I think. He probably found a way to get out or something… Damn him! I would grit my teeth if I could, but I think I was out for almost a day without eating.
Suddenly, the trumpets sound and they announce the Royal family. I take that chance and break the ropes. I untie the ropes around my legs, and run!
I run, run, run, using all that I was taught by XiaoLong. I swear I probably ripped some muscles as the adrenaline filled through me. I grabbed both my parents and jumped out of the fifth floor courtyard and into the forest. I surprisingly land safely and lean myself against a tree.
A slap came across my face. My cheek stings as I look up. My parents' faces were full of hate and anger.
"How dare you take us out just like that! We're going to die now! Because of you!"
"You ungrateful child! If you're going to die, die yourself! Don't take us with you!"
"W-what are you talking about?"
"You were never our child in the beginning anyways."
I look up and see the knight that's XiaoLong's friend. I ignore him and look down at the ground.
I think about a half hour passed before they stopped. I holed up in a corner of the cell and put my head down. What have I done. Not only have I spelled my own doom, but also my family. Mayor Chun is definitely not going to spare them after this. I think more and more, until I fall asleep.
I technically was half asleep, as I could hear the conversations outside.
"What?! This girl poisoned the prince? How dare she!"
"I know right?"
I hear the Queen's voice, "What?! You can't get the antidote?!"
"I-i'm sorry it's in the mountains and we need time to make it."
"Search the whole nation; we need an antidote for my son!... and make sure this lass dies a painful death."
More silence…
"It's a miracle that your son is alive right now. Most die in an hour."
A loud clang wakes me up. My head aches as the guards pull me out. I am put on a cross, to get burned to death in front of public eyes. I glance around in a blur and recognize my parents' figures. The rope around my hands were loosely tied, and Mayor Chun was behind my parents, smiling, or at least I think. He probably found a way to get out or something… Damn him! I would grit my teeth if I could, but I think I was out for almost a day without eating.
Suddenly, the trumpets sound and they announce the Royal family. I take that chance and break the ropes. I untie the ropes around my legs, and run!
I run, run, run, using all that I was taught by XiaoLong. I swear I probably ripped some muscles as the adrenaline filled through me. I grabbed both my parents and jumped out of the fifth floor courtyard and into the forest. I surprisingly land safely and lean myself against a tree.
A slap came across my face. My cheek stings as I look up. My parents' faces were full of hate and anger.
"How dare you take us out just like that! We're going to die now! Because of you!"
"You ungrateful child! If you're going to die, die yourself! Don't take us with you!"
"W-what are you talking about?"
"You were never our child in the beginning anyways."
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