confront him; at knowing it was all over and he was going to serve his punishment outright with no second chances.
“Devalynn?” I turned my head and Kellin was next to me.
“How long have you been here?”
“Almost the whole time. You were so upset and I needed to make sure you were okay so I followed you. Wow, you really wanted to get away didn't you?” he cracked a half smile in my direction.
“Yeah, I couldn't take the stares from everyone after my outburst. Do you think the Creator is mad at me?”
He laughed, “Oh no, he told Cristen that his punishment would be severe and gave him a taste of his own medicine. That last one, number ten, she got away and she's the one who killed him finally. The Creator feels sorrow for you, not anger. He watched you die and he doesn't want you to remember that pain.”
“How do you know that if you followed after me?”
“Once you're here long enough, you'll be able to feel his emotions when he lets you. That's what I felt from him.”
“Oh.” I brought my legs up and wrapped my arms around them. “This sucks. How long do I have to be a Collector? I don't want to do this anymore.”
“Until he's ready to let you go and given how fast you've picked it up and outshined everyone, I don't see it happening anytime soon. Sorry, Dev.”
I growled a little, “Can I request to do something else?”
He laughed, “Like what?”
“I don't know...a desk job like you?” I smiled.
“Trust me; you don't want to do my job. It's so boring. You get to have all the fun.”
“I wouldn't exactly call this fun. It kills me seeing someone cry so hard knowing they messed up and someone is coming for their soul. Some really are mistakes and the Creator won't even allow room for one error. He's not the one down there having to clean up the mess from his choice to let them try and live again.”
“You better watch what you say. He might not like what he's hearing from you,” Kellin warned me.
“I know and right now, I don't care. I'd rather serve out someone's hell than to keep doing this.”
“Keep talking like that and you will be. Come on, let's go back.” He stood and waited for me. We slowly made our way back. It seemed a lot longer to get home than it did to get out there. I'm sure my anger driven fuel is what did it though. We walked through the streets that were finally filled back up. Everyone stopped and stared at us as we walked back to the portal.
“Why are they all staring at me? Jeez, you'd think they'd get over it by now,” I grumbled.
“I'm not sure why they're staring at you, really,” he responded, confused as much as I was.
“Where have you been!?” Lexie waved us down and ran over.
“What's going on?”
“I think you need to come with me.” She took my hand and dragged me away from Kellin who stood in the street just staring at us as we ran off towards the judgment room.
“Okay, so once again, what's going on?”
“He's here, Dev.”
“Who's here?”
“Kale. He's been reclaimed by another because you wouldn't do it.”
Chapter Five
“Devalynn Rose and Kale Evans, come with me, now!” a voice boomed down to us.
Kale spun around and locked eyes with me. Everything around us drifted away and out of sight as he became my focus. I didn't reclaim him. Someone else did. Did that mean I was going to serve his punishment? What was going to happen to him? We didn't speak to each other but he locked his hand with mine and we walked out together to follow the Creator. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat.
“Devalynn, I never had my doubts about you being a Collector. Maybe it was wrong to pair you with you love from your living life, maybe it was wrong to assume you could do the job,” he rubbed his temples with his fingers while he closed his eyes.
“I haven’t been here very long! How could you possibly think I could handle damning him to an eternity of hell!?” I yelled at him.
“Watch how you
“Devalynn?” I turned my head and Kellin was next to me.
“How long have you been here?”
“Almost the whole time. You were so upset and I needed to make sure you were okay so I followed you. Wow, you really wanted to get away didn't you?” he cracked a half smile in my direction.
“Yeah, I couldn't take the stares from everyone after my outburst. Do you think the Creator is mad at me?”
He laughed, “Oh no, he told Cristen that his punishment would be severe and gave him a taste of his own medicine. That last one, number ten, she got away and she's the one who killed him finally. The Creator feels sorrow for you, not anger. He watched you die and he doesn't want you to remember that pain.”
“How do you know that if you followed after me?”
“Once you're here long enough, you'll be able to feel his emotions when he lets you. That's what I felt from him.”
“Oh.” I brought my legs up and wrapped my arms around them. “This sucks. How long do I have to be a Collector? I don't want to do this anymore.”
“Until he's ready to let you go and given how fast you've picked it up and outshined everyone, I don't see it happening anytime soon. Sorry, Dev.”
I growled a little, “Can I request to do something else?”
He laughed, “Like what?”
“I don't know...a desk job like you?” I smiled.
“Trust me; you don't want to do my job. It's so boring. You get to have all the fun.”
“I wouldn't exactly call this fun. It kills me seeing someone cry so hard knowing they messed up and someone is coming for their soul. Some really are mistakes and the Creator won't even allow room for one error. He's not the one down there having to clean up the mess from his choice to let them try and live again.”
“You better watch what you say. He might not like what he's hearing from you,” Kellin warned me.
“I know and right now, I don't care. I'd rather serve out someone's hell than to keep doing this.”
“Keep talking like that and you will be. Come on, let's go back.” He stood and waited for me. We slowly made our way back. It seemed a lot longer to get home than it did to get out there. I'm sure my anger driven fuel is what did it though. We walked through the streets that were finally filled back up. Everyone stopped and stared at us as we walked back to the portal.
“Why are they all staring at me? Jeez, you'd think they'd get over it by now,” I grumbled.
“I'm not sure why they're staring at you, really,” he responded, confused as much as I was.
“Where have you been!?” Lexie waved us down and ran over.
“What's going on?”
“I think you need to come with me.” She took my hand and dragged me away from Kellin who stood in the street just staring at us as we ran off towards the judgment room.
“Okay, so once again, what's going on?”
“He's here, Dev.”
“Who's here?”
“Kale. He's been reclaimed by another because you wouldn't do it.”
Chapter Five
“Devalynn Rose and Kale Evans, come with me, now!” a voice boomed down to us.
Kale spun around and locked eyes with me. Everything around us drifted away and out of sight as he became my focus. I didn't reclaim him. Someone else did. Did that mean I was going to serve his punishment? What was going to happen to him? We didn't speak to each other but he locked his hand with mine and we walked out together to follow the Creator. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat.
“Devalynn, I never had my doubts about you being a Collector. Maybe it was wrong to pair you with you love from your living life, maybe it was wrong to assume you could do the job,” he rubbed his temples with his fingers while he closed his eyes.
“I haven’t been here very long! How could you possibly think I could handle damning him to an eternity of hell!?” I yelled at him.
“Watch how you
Similar Books
