i hate you - (aonung X neteyam)

pt.13

Neteyam's Pov:

We walked along the beach, aonung stared out at the water. "Want to go swim?" I asked him, he shook his head, looking down at the sand. "I actually wanted to tell you something" aonung said, he looked over at me and he looked... Lost.

"What is it?" I asked him, feeling worried. He took in a deep sigh. "Rotxo will become leader not me" aonung said. I felt shocked, I could see aonung start to cry. "Why?" I asked aonung not understanding. Aonung wanted to be the greatest leader ever.

"Things change neteyam" he smiled but it looked sad. "And sometimes there's nothing you can do to fix it"

"What do you mean?" I asked him, I felt fear.

"I'm not going to get better neteyam."

Those words struck me like a knife. I looked over him. I thought he was getting better. He looked better. "That's not fair" I told him, my voice raised for some reason. "Life doesn't program around fair" aonung told me, I shook my head, stepping away from him.

"But you are better!?" I told him. He was standing, he was breathing. It wasn't fair to him.

"I can't swim neteyam!" Aonung shouted, I could see the tears falling from his eyes more clearly this time. "I can't go past that damn reef without wondering if one bullet will kill me!"

"It's not fair neteyam but that's how it is" aonung hissed, the tears we're falling faster. I was crying too.

"I'm sorry aonung" I whispered stepping forward, he let me embrace him in a hug, I could feel his shoulders shaking. "I'm sorry too" aonung cried into my chest. It wasn't fair.

But do we really know what fair means In our lives?

I hugged aonung, I would stay by his side for however long he needed me too. I would be there for him.

"It's okay aonung" I whispered to him, rocking back and fourth. "I'm scared neteyam" he told me, I looked down at his sadden face. It's okay. I wanted to say, but that wouldn't make it better.

"I'll stay with you" I said instead. "So you don't have to be afraid"

Bit of a really short chapter but 😞👍

Word count: 376