“Oh? What about,” I said, acting confused. “Is everything
okay?”
“Well,” my father said, “I know what you’ve been up to
lately. I know you’re part of The Coalition.”
Faking confusion I said, “I don’t know what you’re talking
about. Why would you say that?”
“Oh, come on. I know you’ve been spending more time out than
usual. I hear things at work, I know the times you’ve been out of the house the
last few weeks coincide with the meetings. I know you were at the protest
today, too. I’ve been invited to join so I know all about it.”
I sighed, knowing the charade was over and said, “Okay
you’ve got me. James and I started The Coalition the night Paul died.” I
started to tell him everything- about my feelings about Paul’s death and how
well we’ve done- and he took it surprisingly well.
“Well, there is something you need to know. While I disagree
with how our government’s run, I’m worried about your safety. There’s no way
you can end this without you or somebody else you care about getting hurt or
even killed.”
“I know what I’m doing. We’ve done amazingly well so far, I
mean-“
My father interrupted, “Yes, so far. But how long do you
think this will last? I know that what happens in these situations. Anytime
somebody leads a rebellion of some sort they do well at first and then they are
savagely taken down. I can’t let that happen to you.”
I turned in disgust and walked away. I looked back and said,
“I can’t stop. This is too important. I’m not fighting for me, I’m fighting for
everyone.”
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“Azrael, How did it go?”
“Not well for us Commander. Morrigan and her ‘Coalition’
made us look disorganized and idiotic.”
“Good.”
“Good, Commander? How is this good? We need to maintain
power over these people if we want to keep our district running smoothly.”
“We will definitely be maintaining power. I know what I’m
doing, Azrael. What have our moles in The Coalition told us?”
“They will have a protest in the district hall plaza right
after you speak to the people on Sunday. I’ve heard that they will come with
demands for a better government as well.”
“Great, choosing the district hall plaza will let many people
see what is about to occur. Now Azrael, this is the time to show our strength.
I can’t let the opportunity pass us by. We can get her if things go to plan.”
“’Get her’, Commander? You can’t tell me she’s ready. She has
potential, but do not think the time is now. ”
“Well the time is not now. When we put down the rebellion
and bring Morrigan to her lowest point, then we will prevail. By the way, let
me talk to you about how we’ll stack all the chips in our favor.”
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