Chapter fifteen

(Drake’s P.O.V.)

I watched as she told the story of how she found Garrison, and how we helped the prisoners

She glanced around the room and her eyes landed on me, she smiled and looked back at Lamina, “Lamina here had a plan a week before I got there, they had them all taking these white pills, which prohibited them to use their inner animals, Lamina stopped taking them, planning her escape, the day I found her was the day they found out she wasn’t taking them” she explained, a saddened expression taking over the smile

I looked out at the forest, guilt overtaking me

I looked back at them just in time to see Lamina take Jenna’s hand on top of the table and squeeze it

“It’s okay, I’m alright now, and the wh- it didn’t hurt that much” Lamina comforted, changing what she said at the last minute

Hurt that much? What didn’t hurt that much? Jenna snorted, “sure Lamina, sure” she said sarcastically

Lamina sighed and ran a hand through her orange and black hair

Jenna sucked in a breath and let it out slowly as she looked around the room, her eyes met mine for a second, but it was enough to know that she needed to be alone, and not to follow her when she left “well, I’m not very hungry anymore, I’m just going to…go” Jenna said, getting up

She walked passed me and I brushed my hand along her arm

I watched as she walked away with a solemn expression

“Drake, I need to speak to you” Lamina stood in front of me

I avoided looking in her eyes

“Okay” I murmured

She walked down the hall, the opposite way of Jenna

I walked behind her for a while; she got to her room and opened the door, gesturing for me to go in first

I walked in and leaned against the wall

“Drake, Look at me” she ordered

I looked up to see her frustrated face, leaning against the door

“I

Am

Fine” she said slowly, crossing her arms

I sighed “I know that” I said

she threw her arms up in the air “then I don’t get why you are still feeling guilty?” she asked me

I looked out the window “you wouldn’t have been in that mess in the first place if I hadn’t fallen asleep” I muttered

She growled “I am fine, and so are my friends, those three that died were my best friends, but you are not the cause of that death, what would you have done? Huh? Answer me that” she said

I thought long and hard about that “I would have fought him off until the headmasters arrived” I decided

She snorted “sure” she said sarcastically

“why didn’t you wake me?” I asked finally

She went silent “he told me that the headmasters needed to see us, I was about to wake you when he stopped me, telling me that they only needed to see us” she murmured after a long silence