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Chapter 9: 131045

{Chapter 9} Book 1: Forced to do Chores
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Aviana dashed forward and grabbed Ray's arms. ''You have to come to grips with this Plan, Ray! Just stop Jabbering and help us, already!'' She yelled out, only to have Ray pull his arms away from her, making her spin around until Emma finally helped her stop. The three then heard a laugh make it's way from Norman's direction. Ray looked towards him with an irritated look on his face whilst the two girls had a pout, though a determined one. ''Why are you laughing?! You should stop them! Their plan is suicide!'' Norman grabbed his stomach, wiping away his tears. ''Maybe so, but I'm glad that they're their cheerful selves again.''

''You're missing my point! Stop them or you'll all die!'' Ray said. Both Emma and Aviana nodded to each other before standing firmly on the ground and waving their arms in the air. ''We're escaping here with everyone, if not we won't escape! We won't, we won't, we won't!'' They both called out. Ray dragged Norman away. Aviana and Emma decided to look at the wall and try to think of something, anything, that could help with all thirty-eight of them escaping.

''Could you whack some sense into those idiots? They're being unreasonable!'' He paused. ''You knew from the very start, didn't you?'' Norman looked down. ''You didn't see the way they cried.'' Ray froze. He looked over to Aviana with a worried expression. ''Emma and Aviana rarely ever cry, Aviana rarely cried when she's in pain. I thought they were scared of dying. But I was wrong. I was scared, sure, but it was the thought of their family dying that scared them. They're amazing, don't you think? Being able to think of protecting others in that situation...''

''But it's not the logical thing to do! It's like making a boat out of mud. If it's just the four of us, we could make it! Don't distort your decision based on your emotions!''

''It's not that, Ray. I also want to make a boat out of mud!''

''Why? You're supposed to be different! You're more cool-headed and you always think of the best decision. That's right, more than me, more than anyone here. You're the one who... So why?!'' Ray now held Norman by the collar of his shirt.
''Because I like Emma and Aviana is the closest thing to a real sister I've ever had. I don't like it when they cry, That's why I want both of them to always be smiling.''

''You're crazy... And what if they die because of it?!''

''I won't let that happen. I'll utilize myself to make sure of it. Luckily, I've always managed to accomplish what I set out to do! And I know you won't Let Aviana die, either.'' Ray slightly blushed. ''If you bake mud, it can become a vessel, so a boat made out of mud won't necessarily sink.''

''You're being foolish!''

''Maybe... Emma, Aviana, and I are all foolish, we're crazy, out of our minds even. You can't let us do this on our own, right?''

'Damn, He knows I won't.'

''Damn... What kind of friend would I be if I did?''

The two then walked back to their two other friends. ''Look at this.'' Ray said as he held out his book. Aviana grabbed onto it and read the title out loud. ''Mechanical Engineering and Human history?''