Controlled

Part 2

   I wake up with puffy red eyes. I look at the time and realize the bus arrives in five minutes. I scurry out of bed and rush to get dressed. I skip breakfast, grab my bag, and quickly run out the door. I make it to the bus stop panting and just in time. My parents both have morning shifts so they could not of woken me up. My friends stare at me as i catch my breath walking to our regular seats. " Are you okay?" carl asked as we sat down. " uh yeah i'm fine. I just woke up late is all." Lynn looks at me with a skeptical look on her face. I break and tell them what happened. They both support me and make me feel better. Lynn reaches over and touches my shoulder and continues to say supportive things. I begin to get the strange feeling again and my heart races. I backed away and ignored her until lunch.

      At lunch i go sit at a table with no one there. I would normally sit at a crowded table with my friends. I eat my lunch and begin to think about why i did that. " lynn has touched my shoulder when we were kids, so why did i freak out? why was my heart racing? Ugh i should just ask lynn even tho it will be awkward. She is really smart. i rarely see her get below and a B an assignment." Lunch ends and we all go to our first afternoon class. I sit in the back of the class next to lynn. The teacher begins teaching the lesson and i try to get lynn's attention, " psst Lynn.". Lynn looks my way and whispers, " what?".  " i'm sorry i freaked out earlier. it's actually what i wanted to ask about." i said, while feeling kind of nervous. " what about it?" lynn replied. " whenever i'm around you my heart races, this funny feeling occurs, and well, you saw what happened earlier." Lynn looks at me with this concerned look. "meet me after school in our hangouts spot in the woods." " ok." i responded.

      The rest of the school day went slow. The only thing i could think about was meeting up with lynn to see why i do and feel those things. The bell finally rings and we all go to our lockers and get on the bus to go home. Lynn, Carl, And i reach the bus stop, Carl waves us goodbye and walks to his house. Lynn then grabs my hand and runs into the forest. We reacher the little meeting sport. It's just a large stump with a little clearing of trees around it. We sit down on the stump and lynn begins to talk. " Elora those things you are feeling is you crushing on me." 

        I look at her shocked, " W-what." I stutter and i try and process it. " don't worry. I am not going to report you. I mainly brought you out here to tell you that you are not the only " Illegal human" there is around here." I stare at her confused, wondering what she means by that. "I am in a group who protects and hides people who are considered illegal humans. I am Non-Binary. That's why i am in this group." I calm myself down and ask, " Can i join this group. I hate the governments ways and want to help other people who are in need." Lynn responds, " Of Course! We are always finding and accepting new people. When we get enough people we hope to overthrow the government.". "Great." 

The next day at school Lynn walks up to me and says to go to the hangout spot again. I happily agreed and went on with my day. Later after my first three classes, the principal came on the announcements. " instead of going to your fourth morning class please all students head to the auditorium.". Everyone starts making there way to the auditorium. I meet up with lynn and carl on the way there. All the students take their seats the the principal and my last period teacher walk up on the stage. " So i have gotten some reports from Mrs. Jenkins on how her students have been acting." the principle said in a stern cold voice. " multiple students have protested against her about how the governments laws are wrong. If i catch any of you doing it again you will be expelled." The whole school starts whispering to each other most likely about who were protesting against the laws. We were allowed to leave and everyone exits the auditorium.