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Chapter 2 - survival in an enigma

I woke up in the morning like always nothing new just same day , same faith , i got up from my bed or should I call so called bedroll made from animal fur and leather as i head out of my small tent barely covering anything,i opened the flap of my tent ....

Outside of the tent (sizzle of campfire burning) murmur sounds of people talking

I looked around here there everyone is busy in there own works and gossips , suddenly someone taps my shoulder,i turned to look

Well good morning luena! Said the men .

Good morning Edward! I said , we'll yes my name is luena and yes i am the girl and main protagonist of this story before we had on to next part of the story , my name is Luena surname no longer exist for livestock like me , the men standing infront of me is Edward one of the rebel human like me , unlike other rebel who doesn't like me Edward treats me fairly, now you all readers must be thinking, i must have develop feelings for Edward so no , i like him as a friend but sure in future i sure would like to his wife .

Description of Edward (average height men of 5 feet 8 inches , brown hair with beard offcourse in swamp where would you find trimmer , kind smile on his face , black colour eyes, is strong and a guard at the outskirts, dressed in white shirt now is yellowish and brown grey pants with leather boots and a dagger fixed in his belt .

Resume to story

(Luena) Good morning Edward, i smiled at

him .

(Edward) You sure a sleep head everyone is already up and finished with breakfast and here you are now waking up , he grins at me

(Luena) Sighs ... Can't help it can we .. i grins back at him.

As they both head towards the feeding area of the camp just two barely holding table eaten by termites but usable, is small clay pots filled with strew made from local herbs , in the middle is the chair for the leader of the rebel camp, an tall men with long beared with muscular build and broad shoulder hands covered in marks . Right side of him sits the men who protects the camp while on the left side sits the women who do chores and collect herbs for everyday food and take care of newborn and little one's of the camp .

In this camp men and women choose there partner to sleep with eachother, not marry just for pleasure so they don't feel alone

(Author thought: weird but I add it anyways)

Both luena and Edward sits across eachother.

(Luena) Stares here and there ...

When suddenly very feminine voice comes from the side of the rebel leader it's a girl silver hair with white pale skin with blue eyes and offcourse she is beautiful and fragile , gigles at something her minions told to her , every men sitting at the table melts at her gigles , she is the women wanted by every men in our camp

(Luena) Stared at Edward, he was also looking at her like a lovesick fool

(Luena) sighs... But continues too eat the strew anyways.

(Leader) Anything funny my dear he says while patting the head of Isabelle the beautiful girl . With very soft voice .

(Isabelle) Nothing max just some joke ..she continues to laugh .

After eating everyone resume to there work i was in the cleaning part i used to clean the tents while other womens cook or take care of children well for Isabelle she was most time being groomed by mens or leader himself.

(Luena) Stared at her tattered shirt and pants and sighs ...she continues to clean the sheets of the camp ...

Same routine goes for everyday

On the day of Saturday (it is a special day when leader choose one lady from the group to sleep with and this time he doesn't choose Isabelle strange instead he choose martha one of the minion of Isabelle and they both head to the leader camp .

Other men also choose other females well for luena... She is not interested in sleeping so she denied leader since that day everyone avoids her .. Edward doesn't sleeps with other womens either maybe he has feelings for someone, he says most of the time when lady approaches him.

Secne shifts towards the campfire everyone is busy in there tents while luena is sitting outside the camp near the campfire alone .

Someone sits beside her she tilt's her head offcourse it's Edward.

(Luena) Anything important you want to say Edward.

(Edward) There is something i wanted to tell you luena.says Edward

(Luena) Hearts started to thumps but offcourse she is sensible women ... Is it about love or something..she asks.

(Edward) Suprised offcourse, you sure can read mood huhhh says Edward.

(Luena) Who is it about says luena.

(Edward) I think I am in love with Isabelle

(Luena) Not shocked at all offcourse it's about her . Ahh then ask her says luena.

(Edward) It's not that easy you know, i mean how perfect and pretty she is while compared to me .

(Luena ) Sighs .. though a little heart broken..ask her she is alone in her tent says luena.

( Edward) Looks at her with unreadable face... For sometime you really sure you won't mine luena me sleeping with other women.

(Luena) Grins at him why would I idiot instead i am happy if she says yes to you .

( Edward )stared at her for sometime, than clenched his fits and got up from the seat and walk towards the tent of Isabelle.

Time shift ( next day )

Luena wakes up and walks out of her tents and what she saws makes her suprise she saw Edward kissing Isabelle... She remained frozen for a minute while others are clapping for them ..luena walks past them towards the dinning table Edward suddenly breaks free from the kiss and walks towards luena it's not what it's looks like .

( Luena) Looks at him it's alright you like her no need to give explanation Edward

(Edward) Clenchs his first again he was about to say something but leader arrive at the table and everyone take there seats ..

At the table everyone was having there food Edward was trying to make luena look at him so he can talk to her but she kept eating without looking typical luena behaviour..

(Luena ) Looks at him ... Anything you want to say Edward... Says luena while looking at him

(Edward) Before he can say anything Isabelle kisses his cheeks and than walk towards her chair .

(Edward) Tried to say something but suddenly leaders starts to talk about the sudden about how food stalk and herbs are about to finish

The conversation at the table

(Max) : herbs and vegetables are about to finish so we have to send groups for herbs and vegetable collection.

Suddenly everyone tense ofcourse why they won't be outside the swamps there are many dangers including getting captured by monster which is more worse than getting attacked by animals ..

(Max): so who were responsible for collection of edible items .

Everyone states at Isabelle and someother women with children.

(Max): so today these ladies will go at night to collect the vegetables while mens will guard from the watch tower, (watch tower nothing but a big oak tree with a big lense and an big solar light with some bows and arrows for the guards.

Isabelle's smile fades and other womens too cause outside the swamp every step is like an death trap you don't know who will emerge fromnthe shadows

(Max) : so you will go to collect the food supplies says the leader.

(Isabelle): starts to cry ...

(Max) : sharp voice becomes gentle what happened my dear why are you crying.

(Isabelle): i am tired my body is sore from yesterday night with Edward..says Isabelle.

Everyone stares at Edward including luena , Edward face flushes but he tries to say something but one of his friends interrupts him

(His friend 1): you got a stamina of monster better than our leader huhh no wonder she is looks tired.

Other people in the camp laughs and Isabelle she blushed like an new bride .

(Max) : sighs so you can't walk fast ... Than he looks at other girls and women most of them were tired ..than he choose some women with toddler kids and he points at luena like she is some pest you look fit to me you will go with others in place of Isabelle with these ladies.he tone says to further discussion.

Everyone stares at luena , one of the max comments on the luena about her being useful in some way now after how she does nothing.

(Luena): looks up from the her food to say something but leader dismiss her without even looking at her .

Luena gets frustrated but no one was on her side so she accepts her fate .

At midnight the time to go and collect vegetables .

Luena and other ladies get ready to with big basket on there back with a dagger and some talisman to avoid ghouls.

As luena and others were about to head out someone calls luena's name .

(Luena): tilts her head to look yes it was on one but Edward, he was panting.

(Edward): grabs her hand luena there is something i want to say to you he was about to say it suddenly leader barks from the behind .

( Max): shouts it's not the time for chatting let her go to bring herbs.

(Edward): luena there is something i want to confess to you when you comeback I'll wait for you he smiled at her and let go of her hand ..

(Luena): nods to his words as she turns to leave but her heart was beating fast from the curiosity what he wants to say to her .

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