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close?”
    “Yeah that’s
great. I will be here, ready.” I almost fainted from the relief that washed
over me. I was determined to make Hugo proud by proving that I was serious
about work. More than ever I was desperate for the money and I didn’t know how
long I could carry on like this, knowing that my dad had been speaking to
everyone about my ‘suicide attempt’. All I could do was just move on positively
and successfully like the real me, not like a person with suicidal tendencies,
not like the weak person my dad kept on making me out to be.
    However, Hugo
had been my boss for almost two years and he had always been really
understanding and supportive of me balancing a part-time job with my studies.
Hugo never was one to judge and I only hoped that whatever my dad had told him wouldn’t change his impression of me.  
    As soon as I
left to go home, I found myself power walking down the high street, not
realising that I’d walked past the bus stop about ten minutes ago. I decided to
continue as I didn’t fancy facing all those faces on the bus again plus it was
only a 25-minute walk. The autumn air stroked against my cheeks like a soft
make-up brush; it was refreshing. Focusing on the weather, rather than the
tightness in my chest and the fear of bumping into someone I knew, was the
plan. Being outside and amongst people after everything that had happened, felt
strange. I felt exposed.
    Thankfully I was
able to get my job back and had the rest of the day to pull myself together, in
the hope that I would have gathered the courage to face college tomorrow!

Chapter
7

 
    Night time was the only time Christian could be alone with his thoughts. Starlight
filtered through the waters, an effect that Christian found quite tranquil, enabling his mind to flow with ease. Magically the
stars would highlight the array of colours from the coral reef. In Orsa this
was equivalent to a rainbow, embedded with the beauty of sapphires, pearls,
gold and lost treasures from above. All of these beautiful surroundings made up
their world and no single one of these riches was given a status more valuable
than the other; they simply lay where they lay.  
    This was how
they believed the world was meant to be. Also that the environment should stay
natural and respected, not exploited or used for personal gain.    Christian understood why the Children of
Orsa had the right to replace a human as he believed that they were on the
right side and would eventually restore the Earth as it was meant to be (a
natural, warless paradise).
    However, the
image of Isabelle’s face as she fell wouldn’t leave his mind. This made him
question why their aggressive yet strategic methods would need to be used to
replace such a frightened soul. What injustice could she possibly bring to the
world, when she could barely fight for her own life? Suddenly all that he had
been trained for and everything he had been taught about the human race was
under question. That was after meeting just one of them. Christian tried to
block these ideas but his mind just wouldn’t stop. He believed that everything
the elders had been teaching them was the truth, until now. If the teachings
were correct then why couldn’t he sense the ugliness of humanity when he met
his first human? Instead he was touched by the sadness and vulnerability that
she unknowingly expressed. Were these the qualities of a destroyer? This was a
word that Sebastian often used.
    Such thoughts
were highly forbidden and would be given the sentence of death but Christian
could not fight himself any longer. For the first time in his life his heart
and mind were telling him one thing. To find her and seek the truth for
himself!
    Adrenalin was
pumping through his veins. Was it possible to secretly leave Orsa without
betraying his world? The answer was no: he would be disobeying the elders just
to pursue his curiosity… a human.   Sebastian was in charge of all of their training and he was ruthless.