The Outsider by S. Renea

Author:S. Renea [Renea, S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-seven

Nova

Icouldn’t breathe.

Scout was trembling, his knees almost buckling as he held himself up by the metal bars, his eyes blinking heavily as if he was trying to stay awake. Yet he still managed to spare me a grin, the same boyish grin that he had on the Outside, only this time, it was filled with pain.

“What did they do?” My words crashed from my lips and shattered onto the concrete along with a few tears. My hands came up, gripping the bars just slightly under his pale hands only to finally come up and cradle his shaking hands.

He looked broken, even as he smiled. But as soon as he opened his mouth, his eyes darted over my shoulder to his brother. I immediately stepped out of the way, the silence causing me to break as I glanced at Caspian. He was still running, still frantic, but as soon as he looked up and caught the eyes of Scout, it seemed that all of his worries just fell to the ground. He ran. His long strides took only seconds to get there before he shoved his arms through the bars, his hands clasping his brother's cheeks as he stared at him.

“Brother, are you okay?” His words were frantic, his eyes shooting over Scout quickly and gauging every little thing that the Insiders had done to him. He was angry, so angry. The fury in his eyes was enough to cause me to step back, I hadn’t seen that anger before. Not the overbearing rage, not the flames shooting off the waters I once knew. No, this was different. This was family. And the ones who did this were going to pay.

I finally took my eyes off the brothers, my eyes darting behind Scout to the rest of our people. They were pushed against each other, some with their eyes closed, some open and staring at us with blank stares as if they didn’t recognize us. They were quiet, but even if they were able to speak, I don’t think they could have lasted long without falling over. They were as good as dead. The Inside had left them to rot. After all the lies I had been fed since my birth, I couldn’t understand what was real and what wasn’t anymore.

This was no longer the home I once knew. No, this was a savage place filled with hate and spite and vindication. And all of it seemed to be at the hands of my father or Dr. Carter. The man I once loved, once trusted with my life. My father had lied to me. For who knows how long.

I stood there in silence, barely able to brace myself up on my trembling legs. Caspian was searching every bit of Scout, his hands traveling over his face and his hands and his arms. I could have sworn I saw the glimmer of tears in his eyes, but as soon as I saw it, it was gone. I glanced behind Scout, my eyes darting over everyone before the bile rose in my throat again.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.