The Land Beyond The Waterfall

Chapter 25 [Edited]

Chapter 25 - The Silent One Bursts And It's Not Nice...
*Sobs In Corner*

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"Where are we going?” Helly groaned.

Our shot legs were not helping.

Tethra had made sure to shoot all of us in our calves or thighs. The bullet went inside mine and Nelv’s calf while Naya and Helly got shot in their thighs.

We stopped, and with much difficulty, Naya somehow managed to take out our bullets. We’ve not been taught how to heal so we all tied a hanky around our wound and avoided applying pressure there.

My calf ached because it was bleeding and I was beginning to feel light-headed.

“We’re going towards the Amazon Rainforest.” Naya replied calmly.

Helly stopped short.

“Why the heck are we going towards the Amazon Rainforest using our poor, shot feet?” She thundered.

Her words didn't sound very coherent to me.

“It’s like 200 kilometres away from the Amazon river.” She said incredulously.

“You’re exaggerating. We only have to walk another kilometre before we reach there.” Naya said, not giving three shits that Helly was infuriated.

This flared Helly’s anger but I grabbed her hand to stop her from snapping.

“Think about Nelv.” I whispered.

At that, Helly calmed down.

Right now, I felt guiltier than ever. Nelv was giving me and Naya silent treatment and only responded to Helly, that too in the shortest answers possible.

That broke my heart. I regretted saying all those things before.

Nelv was walking beside us, his hands in his pockets. He had changed into his clothes. Right now, he was wearing a T-shirt and jeans with his light-purple hoodie, since it was dam freezing.

(Hehe dam—no, I shouldn't laugh at this time)

I don’t know why South America was freezing in December. It should be hot but no.

He had tucked his hands inside his pockets and was staring at the path on which we were walking.

His backpack hung on his shoulders and his face held absolutely no emotion.

It would have been much nicer if he threw things at me or insulted me but instead of all that, he chose to give me silent treatment.

I sighed.

I freakin’ hated the silent treatment.

I walked beside him but he completely ignored my presence.

“Nelv.” I softly asked.

As expected, he pretended that I didn’t exist.

“I know that you’re mad at me for not telling you. But, discussing your death in front of you would not be very nice. Naya suggested that we should talk on our own. I'm sorry. I didn’t know that Tethra would come so suddenly. I was just doing guesswork. She turned out to be your sister. I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart.

Please punch me or hit me or insult me. But don’t shut me out. Please. I beg you.” I said, my eyes filling with tears.

But Nelv turned away, not answering.

If he didn’t talk when I pleaded, then I would anger him.

At least, he’d shout.

“Nelv,” I said in a much carefree voice.

“By the ways, I don’t care that she turned out to be your sister. I don’t know why it hurts you that I didn’t tell you about her. You both were separated for about two years or something. The accident was not even tragic!” I instantly knew that I’d lost my friend as soon as those words rolled off my tongue.

They were the exact opposite of what I’d said before. If he grew angry, then he forgot about them.

Nelv’s head snapped towards me.

“I assumed that she was freakin’ dead. I was separated from her for eight freakin’ years. You all know that she’s alive and nobody gives a shit about telling me that she’s alive. How would I feel when I know that my best friend is lying to me about my sister? You’d feel betrayed. Backstabbed. And that’s exactly what I'm feeling. I want to be alone. Please, for gods’ sake, don’t talk to me.” He finished and then squeezed his eyes shut.

A tear trickled down his cheek.

This was the first time I heard Nelv curse.

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Sup! I'm back. I changed my ID name. This was a shortie, I know. It was just a filler.

I'm totally squealing because SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 2 has been released!! BTWS,

QOTD: What was the (cough, full, cough) name of the god who transformed Nico into a corn?