After settling down, Diamond realized that she hasn't seen her little brother ever since they were kidnapped and held hostage.She didn't know if he was okay, if he was being treated well just as she was, if he was feeding well, if he was feeling lonely, she needed to know. So she decided to add that to the end of her bargain because she can't be in the same compound with her little brother and won't be allowed to see him.
How would she even survive like that without knowing if her little warrior was okay, comfortable and healthy? What if they didn't keep to their own end of the bargain?. Ugh, why didn't she think of this in the first place? silly her.
She assumed that Ivander was still outside so she opened the door only to discover that her assumptions were wrong. Nobody was there at the passage. She thought they would still keep a guard with her in case she decides to run away. Well, they didn't think a little girl would be able to run and escape from them when her little brother was still with them. This showed how little they thought of her, or maybe it was because they had her little brother.
Laugh out loud, she shouldn't even be thinking of escaping now for some certain reasons which revolved around her brother. If it was only her, she wouldn't still be here. It's either she escapes or she's dead already because she was caught by them or probably shot by them but escaping now has its own repercussions especially on the side of her brother. She decided to go see the boss on her own. And maybe survey her environment, it would be useful for her when she finally decides to escape with her brother.
On her way she met one of the men at the end of the passage. But he didn't spare her a glance. On a normal occasion, she would also ignore him but this isn't a normal occasion since she needed his help right now.
She had to stop him herself.
" Can you please take me to the Boss?" She asked trying to look cute and innocent.
" Too bad Boss isn't available" the man declined her request trying to resist her charm by turning away.
"But, I just met the Boss now, please it is something urgent" She tried persuading him.
"Like I said earlier Miss, Boss isn't available. You should have told him your urgent something when you met him, for now, he's no longer in the meeting room" the guard replied her laying emphasis on 'urgent'.
" Can you take me to see Ivander then, Since he is the second to Boss then he can help" She pleaded hoping she had gotten the name right. She had marked his voice and had constantly heard them call him Ivander.
To her, it seemed like it was difficult to see the Boss unless he asks for you and it seemed to be on a rare occasion, or maybe because she was still new here that's why she is not allowed to see him. She cared less because she was determined to see him.
Hence, she asked to meet Ivander, which he obliged to. Of course, after a severe nagging from her.He was trained not to leave his position but no, this was Diamond, the pest. Diamond wasn't the type to take NO for an answer . You can't say no to her except of course you don't cherish your peace of mind. She was taken to Ivander.
Immediately Ivander saw her, his expression changed although she couldn't see it due to the mask he was putting on. He didn't want to see her. She was like a lice in his head and a stubborn one at that which refuses to leave even when harsh hair treatments were used. She was sucking his blood. But there was nothing he could do. Diamond got to him but he didn't even react.
Nevertheless, Diamond proceeded to tell him her reason for looking for him.
"Please, can you take me to see the Boss, I know you can" She said trying to sound polite.
"No" came his rigid reply.
Diamond was taken aback but she didn't back down. She must see her younger brother today. She wouldn't take a no today because no meant that she was losing or giving away the opportunity to always see her brother and she definitely can't live that way.
She turned to talk to the guy who brought her but he was nowhere to be found. She didn't notice when he left. She turned back to face Ivander but he was already leaving her behind. Was he planning on leaving her stranded here because if so, then he had lost but he wasn't getting rid of her that easily. She ran to meet up with him and tried to convince him because he didn't bulge.
Ivander was gradually losing his temper. He doesn't like the way Diamond was stressing him out. She was nagging and pretending to be crying in a loud voice which was a nuisance to him and was definitely stressing the living daylight out of him trying to calm her down. Therefore, he decided to communicate her request to Boss.
" Boss, the little girl requests to see her brother" he said into the intercom.
Diamond only saw his mouth move but didn't know who he was talking to so she assumed it was her. She asked him what he said but was completely ignored. Boss told Ivander he could let her see her brother.
So he turned to her and more like commanded her to follow him. Although she was confused. She still obliged.
She was surprised to find herself in another part of the compound. She was taken to a room. Ivander asked her to knock and left her there. She knocked and Ruth came out. Ruth looked confused. Was she another victim? She asked herself. But she wasn't in charge at this age.
She was in charge of 1- 15. Seeing her confused state, Diamond stated her reason for being there. Ruth became protective and refused until Diamond explained herself and relationship to her. She took Diamond inside to see Nova playing with toys.