Sunlight, Star-bright [alex]

I was surprised by the voice that came behind her. i spun around to see a boy, close to my age, handsome, standing there. "Stay out of it, you could get hurt." I said under my breath to him.

I turned back around to meet the peacekeepers face which he had adjusted to my level. I gasped in surprise and gripped the slingshot again.
"Please sir, I spent all my allowance on this, and it is not illegal to bring a slingshot into town." I said roughly. "And you should no that."

"Lass, just give me the weapon." he said getting irritated. He grabbed my other hand with his firmly. Every second I didn't let go, he gripped my hand tighter. I let out a small whimper as his grip started to hurt my wrist.

The peacekeeper gave me a firm, cold stare and I returned it sharply trying not to show the pain in my eyes. He griped my wrist so hard I swear it was about to crack. I couldn't show I was weak though. I used to be, but wasn't anymore. Suddenly, someone's arms came around my waist and hugged me. At first i was a bit surprised, but then someone whispered into m ear.

It was the boy from earlier. I rolled my eyes in frustration. i told him to go away, I could handle this. He said sorry, to grab and run when he says. I nodded slightly and concealed enough for the peacekeeper not to see. I grabbed onto the weapon tighter and firmer, which only made him grip my wrist tighter. I felt a stab of pain and knew that he had fractured it. I hid my pain once again quickly looking to the ground. I held back the tears and the whimper and awaited for the boy's signal. I steadied my position...

When i heard him scream now I grabbed the slingshot with the remaining strength in that hand and ran towards the marketplace. It was selfish of me to not look back to see if the boy was alright, but there would not be much that I could have done with my limp hand. As i ran the world around me was a blur, I could see just enough to dodge obstacles in my way. i couldn't smell, nor hear the happy chat of the citizens nor sorrowful cries of the fallen and poor. All I could hear was my heartbeat. Adrenaline pumped through me though keeping me running. I neared a couple stores and veered into the alley way. There were a couple large crates stacked against the wall. I darted behind them and sat down. I then broke.

My hand was searing in pain and i could feel a hot tear run down my cheek. I clenched my jaw trying to forget about the pain but it would not leave. I cursed a couple times under my breath before I just lay back against the wall and tried to breathe steadily for once. Thoughts ran through my head and the boy came back up in my rushed mind. Was he ok? Who is he? Why did he do that? He was stupid enough to mess with a peacekeeper, stupid just like me. He was going to be hunted down now, punished. It was all my fault. I should have not let him intervene. I should have just let the peacekeeper take the weapon. I looked at the slingshot laying coldly on the ground next to me. I pushed it away with my foot in anger. What have I done?!

I hid my tears in my hands, hoping to god that no one saw me. I heard some commotion back out in the market place and prayed that he was not hurt. I felt so bad. I felt horrible. I tried to stop my tears. they were not tears of pain but tears of shame. I tried to be strong, i really did! The whole thing disgusted me. I looked at my wrest, it was very swollen and red. I knew it was fractured, not only because of the pain, because I heard the crack when the man grabbed my wrist tighter and tighter. It horrified me. What was I going to do? If I go to the hospital, most likely no one will be there. Unfortunately in district seven, we don;t have those luxuries. Doctors and hospitals and such. I guess i would have to find a cloth or something to wrap it in.

Soon a face appeared behind the corner of the building. It was the boy, I could recognize it. I just tuned my face away shamefully. My face red, my wrist swollen, my happiness broken. I could barely make out a sorry. I saw scratches on his arms, he had gotten hurt. It made a knot form in my stomach, he should have just gone away, but no, I let him help, and look what it caused.

He sat down beside me and handed me the slingshot. I gripped it loosely with my unharmed hand and set it down on my lap. i couldn't bare to look at him though. The guilt piled up inside me, building a skyscraper. He asked how bad my wrist was hurt, I could barely let out a couple of words through my shame. "F-Fractured. It's fractured, I heard it crack." I said hesitantly and with a shaky voice. Who even was this boy?

I kept my eyes trained on the ground beneath me as he spoke and looked at my hand. '' its not your fault. Maybe I should humor the guard more. And I am ok... you never told me, What is your name? I am Lucan.'' he said probably trying to make me feel better. It wasn't working though. I have never encountered anything like that before, never hurt anybody with out actually touching them. Well, he asked me for my naem so I might as well have responded. "I'm Harmony." I said my voice steadier than before. My eyes felt puffy, probably from crying, i'm so weak.I took the slingshot and handed it to him looking at him for the first time, "Here, have it, you deserve it, I mean, you took the brunt of the beating and, and stood up for me." I said sympathetically and generously. I pushed it towards him to encourage him to take it. I already had a knife at home, so I guess I really didn't need a slightness. I was planning on using it just to practice aim, maybe get a bird or two, but that wasn't my future now. I just steadied my gaze on the wall infront of us now across the alley way, and spoke softly, "I forgot to mention thank you."

He wouldn't take the slingshot. I just threw it against the other wall frustrated. If he wouldn't take it, then I wasn't going to, I might as well give it to the damn peacekeeper. I curled my knees up and rested my elbows on them, I placed my face in my hands. I was having bad day, a horrible cursed day.

"' I think my mom can help. She helped me with my accident I spoke to you about earlier.'' said Lucan sympathetically. He could probably seen how swollen it was, and thankfully, I could barely feel it unless I moved it. I looked back up at him a frown on my face, "I-I don't know, won't she be mad at you? I don;t think she'd waste some precious supplies on me anyways, I mean, look where we are, barely anything for us!" I said my pace quickening at the end with a tang of anger to it. I was so fed up with my life, I just wanted to go crawl into a corner and sit there for the rest of my life.

Was I depressed or something?Bi-Polar? No, I was just shocked. Shocked from the break of my wrist and the event that just happened. I looked to Lucan once again. "I'm sorry. I'm not always this upset." I apologized moving my hair out of my face. I looked at my wrist again, now turning purple. I looked at it a bit disgusted, "It's getting worse!"