Safe and Sound~ A story
In the world of Abbot, love is a disease. Love can lead to dangerous and crazy things and in order to prevent it, Abbotians have developed a cure. Everyone is forced to take the cure at the age of 17. Perentice James is now 17 and it is the day of her procedure. There is just one problem, Perentice doesn't want to take it.
She has joined the Rebels' side. The Rebels' are going inside the perimeter of Abbot, risking it all in order to allow love to return to society.
Chapter 1
I remember tears streaming down your face when I said I'll never let you go
by:
safeandsound101
safeandsound101
My parents were raised to believe that love is an epidemic that needs a cure. In fact, my great grandfather was the creator of the pointless cure. I was raised as well to believe that love was a poison.
So why does it feel so great? Every night I want to tell my mother I love her, I want to tell my father I love him, and I want to tell my little sister to keep me safe in her heart. Well, I do tell my sister that, since she still has the ability to love.
That's why I ran away. I still remember the night. Everything was quiet and no one was going to be awake that late at night. It was the perfect enviornment to escape with my two best friends in the world. That's before I heard my 5-year old sister's voice in the dark.
"Perentice." I turned around as if I was caught stealing all the cookies in the cupboard. She was standing in the dark, clutching her blanket to her chest and sucking her tiny thumb. I rushed to her, dropped my bag, and wrapped her in my arms. Her golden hair smelled of strawberries. "Don't leave me Perentice." For a little girl, she tended to know a lot.
"I'm not going to leave you, Sapphire. I'm going to stay right here." She begins to cry.
"I thought you were going to leave me here all alone. I love you Perri." I quickly shushed her.
"You know what Mommy and Daddy think of that word." I paused and I heard some ruffling in the bushes. My friends arrived on time that night. "I love you, too Saph, but you need to go back to bed. I am just going to go for a walk."
"Really? You promise you won't leave." I smiled as best I could and wiped the tears raining onto her cheeks.
"I promise Saph. I promise I will never let you go," I lied. I motioned her to the direction of her room and I picked up my bag, watching her close her door.
I promised myself to keep that promise. My friends and I were joining the Rebels' for a reason. We were joining to help the ones we love, to help them love back. Now, I have a new reason and that reason included Sapphire.
So why does it feel so great? Every night I want to tell my mother I love her, I want to tell my father I love him, and I want to tell my little sister to keep me safe in her heart. Well, I do tell my sister that, since she still has the ability to love.
That's why I ran away. I still remember the night. Everything was quiet and no one was going to be awake that late at night. It was the perfect enviornment to escape with my two best friends in the world. That's before I heard my 5-year old sister's voice in the dark.
"Perentice." I turned around as if I was caught stealing all the cookies in the cupboard. She was standing in the dark, clutching her blanket to her chest and sucking her tiny thumb. I rushed to her, dropped my bag, and wrapped her in my arms. Her golden hair smelled of strawberries. "Don't leave me Perentice." For a little girl, she tended to know a lot.
"I'm not going to leave you, Sapphire. I'm going to stay right here." She begins to cry.
"I thought you were going to leave me here all alone. I love you Perri." I quickly shushed her.
"You know what Mommy and Daddy think of that word." I paused and I heard some ruffling in the bushes. My friends arrived on time that night. "I love you, too Saph, but you need to go back to bed. I am just going to go for a walk."
"Really? You promise you won't leave." I smiled as best I could and wiped the tears raining onto her cheeks.
"I promise Saph. I promise I will never let you go," I lied. I motioned her to the direction of her room and I picked up my bag, watching her close her door.
I promised myself to keep that promise. My friends and I were joining the Rebels' for a reason. We were joining to help the ones we love, to help them love back. Now, I have a new reason and that reason included Sapphire.
112 Comments
It's good! I like it! :)
oh! thanks for reading both chapters!! :)
What did I comment? o.o What ahppened/
This. Is. Amazing. O__O Brilliant! I didn't even know you were this good. Please do write more!
ohmyjollyranchers... that comment just made my day brilliant. Thanks sooooo much!!
You're welcome! You'd better write more, or I'll...er...stalk this story until you put up another chapter?
My friend recommended this to me and I'm really liking it so far! I wish all stories on here were as creative as this. I can't wait to read more! :D
Which friend? Oh that doesn't matter!! Thank you for commenting!!! I usually never get this many reads, so it means a lot to me!
_Linde__ did. She's amazing.
Awww... that was awesome of her :)
Oh, you flatterer.
I love this :)
Thanks my friend!!!
You know, this is totally going into my favorites. XD Please keep going! The new chapter was amazing. The way she responded to seeing her sister was so genuine!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! THANKYOUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!! OHMYGOSSSSSHHHH~~
thanks for your comment and for reading!!
Your welcome!
You're welcome and awesome new chapter! I don't think it will show up on my list, though. D: It must be some kind of error.
Thanks!! The new chapter just came up, tell me what you think or whatever....
It's fine that it doesn't show up on your list. It's the thought that counts!!
This is incredibly cool!!!!! I could never write something this creative!!!! I gave it a five-star rating and added it into my favorites!!!! I totally loved the way you made each chapter's name a part of the lyrics from Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift!!! Brilliant!!!
Ohmigosh!! Thanks soooooo much for your comment! And thanks for giving it that high of a rating along with adding it to your favorites!!
Cliffhanger, much? D: There were some mistakes (only two, actually! XD), but it was awesome.
Yes, I did leave a cliffhanger. Can you tell me my mistakes so I can fix them? And thanks :)
Yeah, please put up the next chapter soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You put camaras instead of cameras and in the first sentence, it should have been, "I motion for them to follow me" instead of, "I motion them to follow me". That's it! I think you knew both of those but forgot for a split moment. :D
askjdarvnlskjt... I hate it when I make mistakes. :( I was trying to get the chapter out fast. I can't believe I missed that. Let me go change it. AND THANK YOU!!
Hope that you have enough patience to wait for the next chapter because I feel like I am creating too many chapters. XD
You're welcome, and I often have the same! XD And I do. :) As long as it'll be as amazing as the previous ones!