Ivy
It felt like an hour, an hour since Edith locked us up in an 'all white cell' the floor was white, the ceiling was plain white and the wall was painted a really bright white... I couldn't even find the door out of the cell, it looked like a box... A really white scary box.
I was pacing back and forth, thinking of ways to break out.
I knocked on each wall, listening for a hollow sound... But all I got was a thick thump in return.
What the hell did they use in building these walls?
"I can't believe we're not talking about what happened out there, Ivy." Roman said for like the thousandth time.
"And... Roman, I can't believe you're just sitting there, doing nothing. you should be helping me find a way out of here." I said, kicking the thick wall.
"Didn't you see where she led us to? There's no escaping this." He said, getting up from the floor. "We should talk about you... What happened out there Ivy? You were like a different person." He stated out.
He was so right... I felt like a different person, I felt like I could do anything, I felt like I knew the angle Ralph was aiming for, before he aimed. I felt like Supergirl, and it was still so confusing.
That was exactly why I was pushing it down the back of my mind.
"You fought robot people Ivy. Not just anyone, you fought people with ninety nine percent of strength... You fought them like they were toddlers, and the strength you pocessed was inhuman."
I stopped pacing and turned to him. "I know its unexplainable, even I myself am confused about all this. I don't know what happened to me out there, but-"
"What if it has something to do with Ethan? Or maybe the pills?" He asked, cutting me off.
I shrugged, considering it. "That might be it... I don't know Roman... But whatever it is, it saved our lives."
Roman rolled his eyes. "Which doesn't matter because we're still gonna die."
"We're not gonna die. We just have to get out of here." I muttered, turning away from him, as I inspected the walls, checking to see if I missed something. "It might seem impossible, but we should be able to get out without making any noise and-"
Roman pulled my shoulders, turning me towards him again "We're not getting out, Ivy... I know that for sure. We have just an option of surviving this, and that is if they are kind enough to call Ethan."
My eyes widened. "They can't do that." I rushed out. "If Ethan knows he'd hate me."
"If Ethan knows, we get a chance at surviving this." Roman said, and he was right.
But I can't let that happen. Ethan would hate me, he'd think I betrayed him, and that was the last thing I wanted, his hatred... We had something going between us.
I now know of my feelings for him... And I guess he feels the same way. And he trusts me to hell and back, I gave him my word, knowing I would betray him later on... But I had hoped this would go smoothly.
If Ethan finds out, he'd never trust me again, and I can't afford that... I can't afford his hatred. If he finds out, he'd feel betrayed, and he might leave me, and that was the last thing I wanted.
"Ethan can't know." I voiced out my thoughts, shaking my head slowly. "I can't let that happen."
Roman frowned. "He won't kill you if he finds out... He'd only be mad... And it'd fade away like it never happened."
"He'd hate me, Roman."
Roman sighed. "Don't over think this-"
"I'm not. I promised him, I promised to keep his secret, I promised not to betray him, times without freaking numbers! And I did just that."
"All for good intentions." Roman said.
"It doesn't matter what my intensions were. They're useless now, aren't they?" I said, without much strength, as I walked pass him, getting uncomfortable on the cold white floor.
His shoulders slumped as he joined me on the floor.
We both sat there in silence for minutes.
I knew there was some truth to what Roman said. I had good intentions for coming here... But it was in vain. It was all in vain. We might die today, and it'd be in vain. Ethan will surely hate me if they contact him, and that would be in vain too.
And I knew... I knew he would get contacted, as long as Edith was involved.
I knew if it was up to her alone, she'd call Ethan, and we'd be safe. But so many people saw us, and Ethan might not have that much say over the authorities of his sector; so Roman and I leaving here unharmed was still on a big maybe.
I swallowed.
I should have listened to Roman... Maybe we weren't prepared.
Wait...
But- I fought them right? If Edith hadn't interfered with it, we'd be out of here without a scratch, and Ethan wouldn't have suspected anything.
But that was aside. I fought them! That was still on the table... Where had that come from? That strength, that anger.
What could it have been? Was it Ethan? If it was, then- how?
I remember taking martial art classes when I was young, simply because my Dad wanted me to have at least one attribute of a guy, since they planned to have just one kid, and that fortunately, was me.
Well, in all, those classes never ended well... I just didn't fair too well with training and I always got my ass beat by Honey, the best fighter back then... I still remember her winning smirk like it was yesterday.
But those moves I pulled today, was part of the techniques I never paid any attention to, back at the classes.
Why the hell do they feel so fresh in my head?
I sighed, why the hell am I thinking of this now? I should be thinking of ways to stop the inevitable from happening. I should be thinking of ways to stop myself from hurting Ethan when he comes to eventually find out.
"Look at the bright side." Roman's voice broke into the silence. "We're one of the first kids in ICHS to break into another dimension. We know what people would kill to know. You've fought people with robotic chips. We've been locked up in what looks like a jail cell we'll only see in movies... We're basically heroes." He said.
I couldn't help the small smile that grazed my lips. "If we die now, no one would know."
"At least we will... That knowledge alone is hope arising..."
I chuckled.
"Honestly Ivy, don't be worried... I can take the blame... I'd tell Ethan that I forced you into coming here, and you can let him punch me twice, after that, you can stop him... Cause like I said, I'm not ready to die now." He gave a half laugh.
My gaze swept to him. "You'd do that for me? For someone you barely even know?"
His eyes met mine. "I've known you since elementary Ivy... And yes, we might never have ever talked until recently... But I see you around the halls and in the park and- and around... Also, Kyle wouldn't shut up about you."
I raised my brows. "What?"
His lips kicked up at the corner. "I don't mean to be a snitch but- there was that one time he couldn't stop talking about you... And when he started dating Janie, I was shocked since- well, he had a crush on you, not your friend."
I blinked. "That's unbelievable... Kyle never talked to me. No one but Janie ever talked to me. You never talked to me... And honestly, when Janie started dating Kyle... I had no friends, that's why Ethan came into the picture. And his presence changed everything." I said. "For the better at first... But then, there was the secrets, and the Inc. And now everything's just messed up, but his trust in me, and his actions towards me just- it made me feel like there was nothing to worry about. With him, I feel safe."
Roman smiled. "You like him? Ethan?"
I exhaled. "Its more than that, Roman. I don't know how to explain it."
"You feel connected to him?" He suggested.
I smiled. "Yeah, I feel connected to him... I see him. Yes, I like him, but it goes beyond that... I feel like I've known him forever, and it's killing me that he's gonna find out about my betrayal this way." I said.
"It'll be fine. I know you don't believe that, but I'm sure it will." He reasurred me.
Suddenly exhausted, I rested my head against his shoulder. "How come we never ever talked? You're a really cool person to have around."
He gave a deep chuckle. "Let's just say, time found the perfect time to bring us together. But I always knew you were cool, way too cool for me... And I can't talk to girls too, there's that."
"You're always shy?" I asked.
"Sort of... But I don't think that's the case anymore, since I started a conversation with Fiona, at Janie's party."
I smiled. "You two would make a great couple."
He scoffed. "I honestly doubt that. We're from different worlds."
"You never know."
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Ethan
"I got here as quick as I could. And I checked the school, neither Ivy nor Caramel are there." Fiona said, slipping her phone into her pocket.
I shook my head in frustration, anger, and every other fucking word you could associate with depression, as I slumped down on the couch.
Control was one thing I didn't have right now.
The moment I called Fiona to confirm if Ivy was at hers, I realized she had never reached there.
It was either something had stopped her from reaching or, Caramel.
Or maybe she even lied.
But then, Ivy would never lie to me... So it had to be Caramel.
But then again, Caramel wouldn't hurt Ivy without concrete evidence... And I was pretty sure we didn't slip up.
So where in hell is she? Where are you Ivy?
I had searched this whole fucking town, but I couldn't find her, I couldn't freaking find her.
My fingers raked my already messed up hair, and my eyes remained pinned to a particular direction in the living room.
My jaw clenched from time to time, and the vibration on my left wrist increased by each second.
My heart wouldn't calm down, and I forgot how to breathe from time to time.
"Are you okay?" Fiona asked with caution.
I remained silent.
my emotions flipped every second, and it felt like someone was seriously messing with them.
I shut my eyes, trying to calm myself, trying to breathe and then think. But it wasn't working- it wasn't freaking working, and I- I felt like-
"Ethan?" She called quietely. "Just tell me how you feel? Okay? You'll hurt yourself with your emotions... Our kind can't take that... So freaking let it out."
I remained silent.
"Etha-"
"I wanna kill someone." I blurted out.
"What?" She asked with disbelief.
I looked up at her. "You asked me how I felt? I feel like killing someone, anyone... That's the only thing I want to do."
She remained speechless, as I returned to looking back at that spot.
Slowly, she crouched in front on me. "Ethan."
Silence.
She cupped my face. "Look at me."
My jaw clenched.
"Look at me." She repeated.
I hesitated, but then, my eyes met hers.
"I'm here with you, and I know this is troubling you... But I'm sure you don't want that."
"That's the thing... I don't know what I want. I'm messed up! Ivy is messing me up, I'm so fucking worried about her and it's messing me up, it's making me think things!"
"Ethan, relax... We'll find her."
"Where? I've searched everywhere! I even went to Kyle's and Janie's... She wasn't there... Where are we gonna find her?"
"Ethan-"
"This... This is the reason why I didn't want any of this... This is why I hate getting attached...things like this happen, and I get so fucking confused and it messes me up."
"Ethan, she's fine-"
"She's suffering, she's in danger." I said.
"How do you know that? She might be somewhere, wanting to be alone-"
"No, Fi, I can feel it, she's in danger, where ever she is, she isn't happy... I don't know how I know but- I just do." I said. "I don't know where to search for her, and it's killing me, Fiona... It is."
"She's fine... I can assure you that, okay? We just need to think and-" she stopped, due to the sound of my phone blowing up.
I reached for it quickly, in hopes that it might be her... But instead, Malcolm's name flashed on my phone screen.
Why the hell is Malcolm calling me?
"Pick it up." Fiona said.
I groaned, dropping the phone on the table. "I don't have time for Malcolm right now."
"It might be important."
"Help yourself."
She exhaled sharply reaching for the phone.
"Hey Mal-" she stopped, listening to whatever Malcolm was saying.
Suddenly, her eyes widened. "What?" She snapped.
I furrowed my brows in attention.
Did something happen?
"Okay... Okay... He'll be there." With that, she ended the call, staring up at me.
"What's up?" I asked. "Where would I be?"
Silence at first.
"The Inc." She finally said with a straight face.
I furrowed my brows, confused. "What? Why?"
Silence again.
The frown on her face told me I wouldn't like what she was about to say.
"Cause Ivy and Roman are currently locked up in there."
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