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There was one thing that Chiwa hated in the entire world and that was trash. That trash was surrounding her everyday, and it stank. Trash was the people, the rules and everyone in that piece of shit they call a city. Everyone was trash, they lied, they were dirty especially the apostles.
Why should they choose who lives and who dies, why should they eat luxuriously while I have to strive to find food to wear nice clothes and to not worry if she would live the next.
So she hates this shitty life, she hates where she lives (the slums) and she especially hates the people above and the apostles. She hates everyone but can she show it NO because if she does she can be sent to the pit and die a shitty death. So she walks around and becomes the kind of girl everyone that everyone loves, one who everyone won't doubt, one who they can trust and vouch for her.
LIES, LIES, TRASH that's all she thinks because none is ever truly kind they only help when it benefits that.
That's Chiwa's life until she meets a boy, one who's truly kind, who sees worth in things like trash, like people the only one who's truly kind is her light in this pit of darkness she calls life and from day on she promises that she’ll protect him she'll protect her light whatever it takes.
15 year old Chiwa is now walking through the filthy streets going to one destination. Why you might ask is because she has heard about another trash raid from her mom and she had an inkling who it is and she's here.
“RUDO!!!”She screams and the culprit looks up and here with his beautiful red eyes, white hair and black tips.
That's Rudo the culprit and her one and only light in this god forsaken place. Did you go dumpster diving again she says with her hands on her hips and her best disappointed face.
“Chiwa.”, Rudo replies before going back to his lamp.
“Don't Chiwa me, you know how strict the apostles are about their trash, what will happen if you get caught, you know how they already look at us would it all be worth it if you end up dying.”
“It's not like that…”, Rudo splutters
“Then what's it like ha”, Chiwa says as she looks over Rudo and is that blood?!
“It's just that rich people are throwing all of this away and it can still be fixed that's all and i feel bad about it that's it”
“Gross, do you guys smell that stink? Ew.” Great, it's that asshole Ita and his idiots for friends. She had met him a few years ago when they were bullying Rudo and he is one of the trash bullies of this place. She hates dislikes him alot.
“Hey Chiwa”, Ita says, that idiot had now developed a crush as if she would ever look at him if it was her choice. GROSS
She decides to ignore him and turn to Rudo and as expected he freezes up and wont say or do anything
Cause if he does everyone in the slums will say he's just like his father not ringtone his bastard of a sperm donor
“Go away Ita”, I finally says as i turn away from rudo to this idiot
“You know you'll only stink if you stay next to him”, he says with a wink
“EW as if ever and even if do I’ll jump of to the pit myself”, I think to myself but refrain from speaking
“Like look at those gloves he's wearing, they probably carry all kinds of diseases.”
During this time Rudo still keeps quiet.
“Leave Rudo alone, how is he different from all of us”, Chiwa says. Everyone here in the slums are descendents from criminals just because Rudo's sperm donor one became one doesn't change anything
But everyone here is like the trash the rich throw away and prefer to have an escape goat.
“It's because of his dad that our reputation has plummeted and everyone knows that he's also gonna become a mu…”
Ita is silenced by one of Rudos scary glares. Rudos sometimes scary when he wants to but he's never to me that makes me feel special ????
“Geeh, Look at those are the eyes of a criminal, a killer”, comes Ita’s unneeded opinion.
“Yeah! What he said”, pipes in one of his lackeys.
“Idiots”, she sighed and turned around to look at Rudos at his toys stuff. Dont listen to those idiots Rudo i know who you are and you could never be a murderer.
She send a smile to him and looks back at his stuff missing the pink hue on Rudo's check
“Aw this dog is so cute did you fix it as well, woah you're getting good at this”, I say observing all the details.
“… it's actually not for sale… it's for…”, Rudo continues with his face turned away
“Chiwa, come on, what are you doing there?” It's time to go home.
Shit she was caught, great now she has an earful coming from her mom.
“Bye Rudo”, she says as she stands up to leave, see you tomorrow.
She holds the dog close to her, her Light Rudo has given it to her after she practically confessed.
“I wish a hole could bury me now”, she mutters, grinning like a fool as she walks home.
As she continues, she feels her breath quicken. “Why is there a crowd in front of Rudo's home? Did something happen?”, she wonders, worried.
OH god i hope not she says ass she pushes her way to the front until she stops when she hears.
DID YOU HEAR, THAT SCUM RUDO BEEN ARRESTED FOR MURDER LIKE FATHER LIKE SON THEY SAY.
“What no that's not right, he was with me this morning he had no time to kill Regto.
He could never kill anyone, especially Regto.”, she thinks while she sprints and pushes through the crowd to the execution site.
Chiwa stops in her tracks as she looks up to see Rudo hanging by his arms, blood on his clothes. “NO that's not right, Rudo would never do this, he couldn't do this, so then why is he being hanged like a criminal.”
"You have committed a grave felony in this beautiful , sacred land…"
NO NO NO NO NO, he wouldn't do this her Rudo wouldn't do this. She looks down at her stuffed dog, the one Rudo gave to her this morning stitched up and brand new, she presses it down to her chest trying to breathe.
He has committed the filthiest act of all, murder! Even if that person is a lowly tribesman we will not tolerate murderers living on this land , not even for a moment."
She thinks she gonna vomit now, her light Rudo is about to be thrown down to the pit Rudo who is the kindest in this world where people are never truly kind, Rudo who is innocent
Therefore you are sentenced to death!"
The people shrieked!
"Send the filth to the pit!"
DIE, DIE,DIE, DIE
"Send the filth to the pit!"
EVERYONE HERE IS FILTH THEY DONT DESERVE TO LIVE
"Send the filth to the pit!"
TRASH, FILTH, TRASH, FILTH, TRASH, FILTH
"Chiwa!" She looks up, snapped out of her trance to look at Rudo calling out to her, desperately.
“You have to help me! Regto's killer is still out there!” Rudo pleads with tears in his eyes.
Rudo she mutters, pushing through the crowd trying to reach him
RUDO! She cries out louder, not caring about the looks she is receiving: pity, disgust and many more, why should she care that she needs to help Rudo.
Chiwa is stopped as she is pulled back into someone's grasp.
“Chiwa what were you about to do you, stupid girl!”, her mom screams at her
“M-om, I its Rudo…he needs me…help-”, Chiwa tries to speak out but the words not coming out properly.
“What helps is that he's a murderer just like his father and I told you to stay away but you always say that's not how he is. Now look at him now he murdered his own father.”-her mom says as she begins to drag her away from the scene
“NO he wouldn't", she says as she struggles to escape the grip her mom has on her before she decides to push her away. She falls down in the process but quickly gets up and sprints in Rudo's direction with the plushie in hand.
“Chiwa!” Her mom screams but she doesn't turn back or hesitates she need to get to Rudo before it's too late.
She looks up as the priest raises his hand and slowly lowers it.
NO!
NO!
NO!
NO!
NO!
SNAP!
“RUDO!” She screams as she watches him slowly fall down into the pit.
Someone tries to hold her, who she doesn't know as she pushes the person down as rushes to the pit thinking only about Rudo.
It's not too late if I get there fast enough. I can still save him, grab his hand and pull him upwards.
She runs and runs until she reaches the edge where Rudo was dropped.
Chiwa jumps of the city into the abyss and all she sees is… DARKNESS.