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We walk in to the room the very same people let my parents murdered, my body already feels uncomfortable. Their eyes glued to me like im road kill, trash on the side of the road, like I have no place in this world.
Caitlyn speaks but honestly my mind keeps blanking out, I can't look at anyone's eyes, especially those idiots in those chairs.
I know I should listen, so I try, and I know this is important to save zaun, yet why does my brain instantly feel numb?
Her voice is muffled by my buzzing ears yet I can just about hear her next words, "this is vi." I feel nothing. "She was born in the undercity." They're staring at me. THEYRE STARING AT ME. THEY PROBABLY WANT ME DEAD. "Eventhough we have failed her.. in countless ways.." huh? I'm looking at her, and she really tries to get that in my head, "She risk everything to show me what was really like down there" why do I feel so shaky? Fuck stop.
Caitlyn then raises her voice slightly and turns her face to the council, "people are starving. Sick. Ravaged by shimmer." Why can't I breathe??? Fucking stop vi. Stop. Stop. Stop.
"They live in constance fear of Coordinating efforts of violent crime lords."
No no im sinking SHIT SHIT SHIT BREATHE FUCKING BREATHE VI
"One man leads these efforts." I'm gonna crack. They're FUCKING STARING AT ME.
"Silco."
That's it. I cant do this anymore, escape, go.
But caitlyn,
BANG BANG I tense up, nonono im not- I'm with caitlyn. Not-
A piltover councilor whose robotic speaks, "we've done
Intervestigations of silco. They held no such level of redessation"
"And who led those investigations?" The room goes silent for everyone but me. I flinch. I'm no longer in the place of my worst dreams anymore, now I'm back in my nightmares. I flinch again and stare at the ground.
The council look at each other, seeing if anyone had the answer to caitlyns question yet, everyone is left in an embarrassing silence of mind.
Then Jayce finally speaks up, "what does this 'silco' even want from us?"
"He believes the undercity should be independent. He calls it the nation of zaun."
My eyes look up then down, time froze
I then see jinx's empty bomb, "what about these?" Jayce questions "do you know who made them?"
"No. Well.. uh.." caitlyn freezes
I look up and come back to the present, walking forward grabbing cupcakes hand, "her name is jinx." I tell them. My heart breaks and starts racing, was it a good idea telling them?
"This jinx has the gemstone?" Jayce asks
I sigh and look away, caitlyn nervously nods
"Then we have to go in by force" I freeze at him standing, SHIT NO I WAS JUST- CRAP. I look around yet again in that dumb cell.
The guard in front of me yelding that bat like a sword. He steps forward and chuckles, "pathetic you thought you could get away with it. Yet again you zaun-folk are awfully naive aren't you..?" He smacks me, with that metal bat. I flinch. Breathe. You're not.. my eyes widen slightly. No no I am. I definitely am. I fall on the ground struggling to breathe. On my dang knees, the world itself spins. My body screams me to do something, yet now I am bruised and beaten in that box, with no way out, no one but this middle aged man beating me till blood and cold spit floods my vision.
I flinch again once hearing the council bicker and argue about the "nonsense" and shit.
Yet I can't break out of this cell. I feel a person in front of me, kneeling? Holding my hands and trying to soothe me. I then hear her shouting at the council
"THIS IS WHAT I AM SAYING, WHAT SILCO AND ZAUN HAS DONE, BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE US STICK OUR HEADS IN THE DIRT!!" Cait glares at the council as they go quiet and looks at me as caitlyn protectively holds me, my vision goes back and forth, not sure what's real and what's fake. "Vi was beaten in stillwater since 14. 14 YEAR OLD IN WITH ADULTS!! SHE HAD NO RECORDS OR ANYTHING!! SHE WAS CHUCKED IN LIKE AN ANIMAL!!"
I shiver, but cait tries to cover my head and ears whilst screaming.
"Enforcers please escort them out" the blonde council says after raising himself out of his chair
Caitlyn helps me up, "you are the worst council" She spits out before helping me to her bedroom and shutting her door.
As I sit on her bad, she sits beside me, I flinch then melt into her touch, as she caresses my face then hair gently, "shshsh.. you're okay.."
I look at her then start breaking, "i-im sorry.. i-i really tried-"
"You have nothing to be sorry for.. it's the others who should be apologising.. never you.."
I feel tears fill my eyes and I lean forward into her arms, she immediately holds me and rubs my back gently.
"I'm here.. always will be here.. I would never let a soul hurt you again.."
"I-i know.. I just.."
Caitlyn hums softly, then nuzzling her face into my shoulder, "I will always be here to pick you up.. you deserve the world.. and more.."
I sniffle and cling to her body, how did I manage to pull her? This beautiful angel of a woman.
"How about we get you cleaned up and rest a bit.. I'm sure the council will discuss more whilst we aren't there.. I won't stop till things are made right violet.. and I promise on that.. deeply promise.."