The Alien King's Alluring Obsession

Edna

"What do you mean by that?" Tyler asked with a frown on his face.

His brows was furrowed tightly.

He was voicing what I was about to ask.

What did Penelope mean by her words?

"I want one of your quotas. You should have two right?" She said softly.

With her confidence and ease, it seemed Penelope didn't know what was wrong with her statement or her mentality.

If Tyler gave her one of the quotas, that would mean leaving me behind to die.

My palms clenched into fists as I stared at her.

I won't lie, when Tyler said two quotas were given to each family, I was happy.

I was joyful because we were only two in our family. Nobody gets to be left behind.

I was also happy that Tyler and I hadn't married anyone yet.

Leaving people to die wasn't something I wanted to experience or face.

The thought of Penelope crossed my mind briefly. I didn't focus on that thought.

Since she had a family of her own, there were viable ways she could get her quota.

Her family was made up of three people. She had a mother and a brother.

Someone was going to be left behind. Still, I didn't want to spoil my mood with those kinds of thoughts.

As long as Tyler and I made it to the spaceship, I can think about things slowly later.

My thought process might be selfish and conceited. Even if it was, there was nothing I could do.

I wasn't about to lose my only family to the maws of the earth.

"I have two. Those quotas are for me and Edna. I don't have an extra one. Why aren't you going with your family?" Tyler questioned slowly.

Veins were jumping on his forehead.

I could see that he was really trying to keep his mood under control.

Penelope's first question and words had already hinted at what she was thinking about.

She wanted to leave me to die while she rides off into the sunset with my brother.

I could notice her nuances and Tyler could see them too. We weren't stupid.

"Edna? S-she can't go! If she goes with you, I'll die!" Penelope stammered out.

I had to look at her again.

Is this the woman I knew?

Is this the woman I had been calling a sister-in-law in the making?

Penelope used to be so kind and gentle.

Any time she drops by to see Tyler, she would bring a batch of cookies she baked.

Tyler's room was next to mine so it was easier for her to visit me.

The times we spent together seemed like a joke now.

Resources were things that were hard to get in this perilous times.

I could see her efforts.

I had approved of her as my brother's other half too.

I feel so foolish.

This was the kind sister-in-law I had praised to my brother numerous times?

What a joke!

Death and threats of death would really bring out the worst side in people. Wow.

I stared at this strange Penelope with my green eyes.

"That would not be possible. I can't let Edna die. I'm sorry. Family comes first." Tyler said.

I could see that his decision was painful to make.

His jaw was tight.

"Penelope, you want to take my quota and leave me to die? Why?" I asked, "What did I ever do to you?"

"Edna, don't blame me, blame the government. I don't want to die too. Do you want your brother's wife to die?" Penelope sent a barrage of questions to me with no shame on her face.

I sneered, "I should blame the government that provided a way for me to survive this catastrophe? I am not ungrateful. I can't give you my quota. I don't want to die too. Besides, you aren't even my brother's wife yet. My decision might have been different if that was the case. Please leave."

Penelope had a small bag with her.

Something was tucked under her gown.

Frown the slight shape, it should be a vertical object.

"Don't be selfish and ungrateful! You are not considering your brother at all. You have always been like this." Penelope yelled.

Some of the spittle flying out of her mouth landed on my face.

My insides curled up in disgust.

I unzipped a small pocket on the travel bag I was carrying. There was an handkerchief inside.

I wiped my face and threw the handkerchief away.

Dust particles dyed the plain and pink handkerchief grey.

"Did my brother tell you all this? Don't obstruct us. Please, leave us alone." I spat.

"Leave you alone? Never! Tyler, you claim to love me but you want to abandon me. I won't let you abandon me like my mother and brother!" Mania coated Penelope's face and her pupils moved erratically, "Girls have uses too! Take me, I have plenty uses. Your sister can't give you a child, I can. I can do many things. Bring me instead."

Penelope looked like she was going crazy.

"Brother." I called Tyler.

When he looked over, I pointed at the sides of my head before rotating my finger.

He nodded.

Penelope confirmed what I had suspected.

Her mother had abandoned her in favor of her brother.

I met Penelope's mother before. She had always liked male children more than female children.

Her bias wasn't very harmful and noticeable in the past though.

Now, she was basically sending Penelope to die.

"You can't leave me here, Tyler! I love you and you love me too. Don't do this to me, don't do this to us." Penelope continued her crazy rant, "Edna can find one of those people with extra quotas like widowers. She will be safe." Tyler's frown deepened, "So, there are ways to survive without a quota. Why didn't you take those options instead of pushing it on Edna? She is entitled to one of the quotas in our family."

His right eye was twitching.

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I could tell that Tyler was very pissed.

I wasn't happy too.

Penelope was basically telling me to sell my body to a widower or any other person with an extra slot.

To get an extra slot in this period would be tedious. The terms and conditions that would come with it would not be a joke.

That wasn't nice.

The last bit of pity I felt for her drained away.

"I can't do that because I love you!" Penelope said.

She walked closer to Tyler.

He took a few steps back.

"Tyler, we are going to miss the spaceship if we keep going like this. Penelope, there is nothing we can do. Find a solution yourself." I said to both of them.

Tyler nodded before turning to his girlfriend.

"I'm sorry, Penelope. I can't leave Edna. Forgive me. Trust me, if I have three quotas, you will surely come along." He said in a soft tone.

Suddenly, Penelope launched herself at him.

In the midst of her movement, she removed something from her body. The thing had been covered by her clothes.

I thought she wanted to beg him while holding his clothes.

I was wrong.

Tyler let a painful groan out of his lips.

"If you want me to die, we are going to go down together. Isn't it beautiful to see the world's end with me? It would be as beautiful as the sunset we use to watch." Penelope said in a joyful tone. I looked towards Tyler.

My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach.

Penelope was hugging Tyler and a knife was between them.

Blood was seeping out of Tyler's shirt.

I can't believe it.

Penelope stabbed Tyler.