“Let’s get this over with,” Josh says and holds my arm, “You stay behind me,” I decide to let him think he’s leading this and move towards Dominik. “Hey, I need my knife back”
“Go find another,” I say and walk side by side with Dominik and Damian.
“How did you understand what Karl said?” Dominik asks obliviously, I hold his arm for a brief moment before I remember what we’re walking into.
“I got a word here and a word there it was a hunch, but I was almost certain,” I tell Dominik and he nods.
“So this is how it’ll work,” Dominik starts, I look at the moon above us, a full moon, it’s looking yellowish with the sudden heat of the past few hours. “Got it?” Dominik asks and everyone nods, I didn’t hear a single word, yet I still nod. “What didn’t you hear?” Dominik asks and I whisper “everything” in his ear. “It’s ok, stay still, lay low, I’ll wink at you when you can take over if you want to,” Dominik says and I assent.
“Got it, cap,” I say and he laughs.
“Don’t call me that, please-”
“Why? Does it feel like you're dating one of your soldiers?-”
“It sounds like I’m the third wheel, so I’m just going to slow down,” Damian replies to my words and I laugh.
“Sorry,” I whisper-scream at him. “I’m glad you two got along”
“Yes, he’s the least insufferable,” Dominik says and holds my hand. I hold him back, a warm feeling that reminds me I’m alive. I survived and am still here, fighting goes straight to my heart into my soul. Something lingers in the hollow pit of my soul. A light. A flame. Something to be hopeful about.
“You love him,” I say pushing and Dominik makes the most disgust-filled face.
“No. I love you. I like mint. I tolerate Damian well enough,” he clarifies and I laugh, “If you want me to say I love you just ask, don’t play games”
“I have no clue what you’re talking about,” I say and let go of Dominik’s hand when I see Karl waiting for us outside a building, similar to any other one here.White, big, with apartments, open concept, modern, with small sky blue and chocolate brown details.
Karl is an intimidating man, more than Dominik from a distance. Tall, muscular, looks kind of like a muscle wall, dressed in black like every other security member. He’s got a closed-off face and a disconnected look that gives this eerie, “I shouldn’t be near this guy” feeling.
But Dominik and my brother? They’re much more intimidating. I don’t know if it is because of the world they grew up in, no… that can’t be it. I have no idea what world Karl lived in, perhaps worse than Josh's. It’s the eyes. I realise after thinking for a bit. It’s the death and utterly careless look in their eyes. Dominik’s eyes only seem to somewhat shine near me. When they do shine we’re alone. Mostly. Almost always.
Josh’s eyes are always dead, but today I saw something with Sammy. I don’t know what they’re hiding. Maybe the kiss was something more. I’ll have to dig into that thought.
“Ready?” Josh asks when everyone comes in but me. Josh is keeping the door open. I nod and come in. I don’t get involved in death, torture or anything with blood because I see myself in the other person’s position. I can’t seem to detach myself from the one I’m inflicting pain on since I was taken. Now I need to detach. Be the old Love. The Love that wanted to be part of the legacy, before she was crushed and reminded her place was in the sidelines, where I’m safe.
“You brought little Kane, so I can end her too? How nice of you-”
I don’t let him end the sentence I send the knife flyingright beside his head.
“Not so little after all,” the young man says, he’s now bleeding from his ear. It’s nothing, compared to what he did and what I plan to do.
I walk to the other side of the room and see that the light is only shining bright on top of the boy. I hear a scream and look at Josh.
“Other prisoners,” he mouths. I get my knife from the wooden wall and wonder if they made the walls out of wood so the sound would be more hearable through it than concrete.
I play with the knife in my hands and reapproach the situation.
“Am I not getting an A+ for not crying, too bad. You guys are tough-,” Josh interrupts the ginger with a punch. Damian takes Josh away when he gets ready to throw his hand against his jaw again.
“Why did your father attack the Kanes?” Dominik asks holding the guy's pinkie.
“Fuck you, Ricik,” he says and spits on Dominik’s t-shirt, Dominik breaks his finger but all the other guy does is flinch for one second.
“We gave him what he wanted?” I state but I’m unsure, when he laughs I know I got it right.
“He didn’t just attack us, he attacked the south cities, Kane’s, Ricik’s and Denfell’s ground. But they might be going further. He wanted a reason for his father to start a war, and torturing his son in a safe space, is the perfect excuse.-”
“Tref Khikfc Iv vfratt,” the ginger says and I know I needto learn Mitkian as soon as possible. By Dominik’s hit on his head, it was something about me.
