LILLY IN THE VALLEY Makayla Bellamy
An excerpt, inspired by the shows Attack on Titan and Darling in the Franxx “Some sunny day, We’ll meet again.” “See you later Krista.” She awoke, gasping for air, hot tears slipping out of her eyes leaving a burning sensation on her skin as they fell to her comforter. “When was the last time—” she muttered, scanning the room as if she didn’t fall asleep in there the night prior. “Krista!” a voice called as they knocked on the door. It was silent for a few seconds as the noise echoed through the dimly lit room. “It’s time to get up, I’m coming in.” The door softly creaked open to reveal the person. It was Yvette, Krista’s best friend. Her blonde hair swayed as she moved to close the door behind her. “What happened, Kris?” Krista swiftly wiped the remaining tears off her cheeks before hopping out of bed, shooing the other girl off, “I’m fine Yvette. I’ll see you at breakfast.” She smiled before pushing the blonde out of the door. ***** The day began like any other with early breakfast and morning combat training, where Krista was once again paired with the one and only, Kaden Izumi, the Black and Asian boy, with dyed dirty blonde hair. Every day prior had been remotely the same since she joined the cadets: early mornings, long training, and hellish circumstances. “Yo, Kris.” The false blonde smiled as he approached her. “You missed dinner last night, where’ve you been girlie?” A flirt, that’s what Kaden was. She rolled her eyes. He was repetitive 51
