Hatred - 2

LiLi washed her face with the water that she

fetched with her palm from the river and ran a hand across her face to wipe out the water drops off her face.

"It's kinda odd that we're the only girls in this group. It makes me feel dumb" Chloe said as she stood on her two feet and stared back at where they had laid and slept last night.

Even if LiLi hates to admit it, it is the truth.

It is odd. Two females and five males on the journey, including little Salient. It made no sense!

But what if it's fate and destiny? What if they're the people that will help to get those innocent lives out of danger, bondage and Peril City.

She just had no idea.

"Yeah... It kinda makes me feel the same too" LiLi said in a whisper.

Chloe noticed something. Something that changed immediately she said that it felt odd.

"Everything okay?" She asked, staring directly at LiLi.

It was a type of shock to LiLi because she never expected that anyone will notice her mood like that.

LiLi sighed, with closed eyes as air escaped her nostrils in deep thoughts.

"Yes. Everything is fine" she replied and stood up.

"Let's go. They might all be up by now" LiLi said and started walking away from the river.

But Chloe didn't want to give up on her just yet.

She made it for LiLi's hand, causing LiLi to stop walking but instead turn to face her and talk to her.

"What's wrong?" she asked again, aggressively.

LiLi didn't expect that act. It was like they had given her a very difficult part to play in a drama.

"I said noth-"

"I've seen ladies that are jerks, LiLi. Jerks that acts like they don't need concern"

WHAT THE....

LiLi stared at her and wondered why Chloe was concerned about her the way she is now. It's suspicious.

"I'm not a jerk and I don't need you to be concerned about me" LiLi said in a calm but harsh manner.

"Then what is wrong? We suppose to be happy that we have left Peril and heading to Perilous!" Chloe said.

But that was what they were all missing.

"That's what you don't- Hmmph!"

From behind, LiLi felt a hand hold tightly to her mouth, not giving her the space to breathe nor continue what she was saying.

Also, from behind Chloe, Ryan's face showed as he did the same to her and together, they were dragged to a place that was hidden.

When they got to a place that seperated the beautiful outside world with Peril, still feeling a hand holding tightly to her mouth, LiLi saw the others sitting down and waiting for them.

"Oh, there they are" Liam released a sigh of relief.

Finally, LiLi's mouth got freed and when she looked back at who it was...

Yup, your guess is right. It was Leo.

"An open place is a good area to start a fight, huh?" he asked. His voice is hard and he sound a little bit harsh.

"We were talking about something. It wasn't an argument" Chloe said.

"You do know that the fact we are outside the wall, doesn't mean we are the only people outside that wall!"

"So? What will be their business if they find us talking to each other?" LiLi questioned in a harsh tune.

Leo looked at her and for a moment, a little smile shown on his lips.

"You weren't talking to each other, you were arguing" Leo retorted, in a funny way.

"Oh I'm sorry, who's the know all here?" LiLi asked with a mocking tune.

"Call me all you want. You were arguing!"

"Guys!" the rest yelled and everywhere grew silent.

Leo and LiLi staring at each other. Leo having calm eyes was what was making LiLi more infuriated and confused. Leo knew what he was doing though.

Joe kept his head high. In the scene, he was growing suspicious because his siblings knew him to be an extrovert, but with the way he's acting...

"We followed you out here to gain freedom too you know"

"I'm aware. I can do this on my own if I want to. Since talking to someone here is an offence!" LiLi said and turned her back on them.

Leo wondered what he did that was wrong.

LiLi really wished she just knew how to turn the hands of time back to when they met so that she would avoid all these.

But that wasn't going to happen so she just maintained. She felt a pang of cold breeze blew across her as she folded her arms, backing the rest.

"I don't know why this is happening. But if you have another place to go to and a different thing to do, I think it's better you leave I and my problems"

Even LiLi knew that was not possible, but she just have to say it to make it known to them that she feared nothing and no one.

Leo turned to look at Joe and Joe shook his head.

He didn't like LiLi.

And that was what he wanted for Leo.

LiLi's confusion was at the highest order now. They started pretty well and now when they haven't even gone anywhere, fights are coming up. What is happening?

But she, neither do any of the rest knew that this was a prophecy. Everything that was happening was upto the details given in the prophecy.

LiLi walked past Leo and the rest but she had not gone far when she felt someone grab her hand.

She turned to face Ryan. To her, he was the only one she had as a friend right now.

"We will go with you, LiLi. I don't know what's happening and why it's happening, but all I know is that it's for a reason. Please be patient with us" Ryan said.

His hand was shaking and LiLi felt sympathy pass through his grip to her skin, and into her bones.

"But your brother don-"

"Don't mind what my brother minds, LiLi. We followed you out of there, we didn't follow him"

LiLi stared at him and then at the rest behind her.

Leo didn't turn to look at her, but his head was bent.

It'd take God to know how this guy operates.