Divided by Kaesey Stobaugh & Hannah Chumley

Author:Kaesey Stobaugh & Hannah Chumley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kaesey Stobaugh
Published: 2016-12-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Willamina

That was the most awkward half hour of my life. I had high hopes for Mia and Nate. I wanted them to be friends more than anything. But I think deep down, I knew this would happen. Mia always guarded me fiercely when a Teck boy showed any interest in me. Not that I ever cared much for any of them. But of course she would be hostile when the boy was a Worker. Still, I’m disappointed in her and in Nate too.

Nate’s already on his way home, on his side of The Wall. Mia is disappearing ahead of me into the trees.

“Oh no, you don’t!” I call, running into the underbrush to catch up. When I’m walking along beside her, she still doesn’t look up. “Would you like to say anything before I get into it?” I feel high-strung and angry. They behaved like children.

“I have nothing to say.” She says without looking at me.

“Alright then,” I have so many problems with what happened tonight, I’m not sure to begin. “Was this your plan from the beginning? Was the whole reason you wanted to come so that you could, what, scare him off or something?”

She stops suddenly and spins around to meet my gaze. But I’m so mad I don’t even notice the burn of her eyes. “In a way, yes! Is that a problem? Maybe you didn’t notice, but Nathan was being a bit of a jerk too. But I didn’t see you ranting at him!”

“Nathan was willing to be friends at first; you were the one who decided to be enemies. And for your information, I did tell him that he was being rude to you. I don’t know why I bothered! You were the instigator in all this!”

“Willa, he’s a Worker! What do you expect to come out of this? I was trying to protect you because you’re my best friend!” Her voice falters and she looks down quickly.

“Mia,” I speak gently this time. “Nate’s no danger to me. He’s a really fantastic person and you would know that if you gave him a chance.”

“I’m sure he is! I know you well enough to trust your judgment of people completely.”

I’m confused now. “If Nate’s not what you’re worried about, what is?”

“Don’t you see? What the two of you are doing is dangerous! And not just for him. You could be taken away from us. Maybe you’d be put in prison or maybe…they would hurt you. I figured if I could sabotage your and Nate’s relationship, you might stop coming and then you wouldn’t be in danger.” She’s not apologizing to me, just explaining her reasoning. I can tell by the determined look on her face that she stands by her decision.

We look at each other for a while then I continue walking. She follows me closely.

“I’m not mad at you for caring about me.” I say after a few minutes of silence. “I’m mad because you tried to take the decision out of my hands. This is my choice and you didn’t even think to give me any say.

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