“NaNoWriMo 2020 Pt. 31”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Additional note: This is a continuation of the NaNoWriMo 2020 TTtW story.

Read the compiled NaNoWriMo TTtW story here!

SKYE’S POV

I grab Maddie’s arm and stop her.

“Ryan’s flying,” I hiss in her ear.

Maddie glances back quickly and her eyes widen.

“So that’s what he can do,” she murmurs before shaking her head. “We’ll deal with him later. First, we get Mason.”

I nod and follow her up the stairs.

Let me tell you, pre-apocalypse me never would’ve made up it to the top floor. So I’m pretty proud that I’m able to make it all the way up without really breaking a sweat.

We stop in front of a pair of double doors. Maddie steps in front of me before I can knock.

“We’re not supposed to be up here,” she whispers, holding a finger to her lips. “It’s best if we wait for Mason to come out.”

I sigh but nod. “Fine,” I say.

Just as I’m about to step away from in front of the doors, they swing open. Maddie lets out a startled yelp and jumps out of the way.

And out walks the one person I thought I’d never see again.

“Garrett,” I whisper as I stare at him.

He glances at me but doesn’t say anything. He just walks right past, completely ignoring me.

Mason hurries after him, pausing beside me. He looks back and forth between Garrett and me, the confusion clear on his face.

“Mace, you coming?” Garrett calls.

“Y-yeah,” Mason replies, looking at me for a moment more before following Garrett.

Maddie steps up beside me. “Mason knows Garrett?” she whispers.

I nod, trying to hide the fact that my heart completely shattered. “Yeah, they’re brothers.”

“Oh wow,” she breathes before pouting. “Well, that’s just not fair.”

“What?”

“Mason gets an automatic promotion from room cleaner to royalty,” she says with a huff.

“Why?”

Maddie glares after Garrett and Mason. “Because he’s Winston’s second-in-command.”

Final Comments: I decided to make the prompts optional rather than killing myself trying to include them in the story. If I end up using the prompt, I’ll include it at the top of the post like usual.

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