The Mystic Hearts Series

Chapter 16- Nora

That night, I can't help staring at the ceiling wondering where we're going to go from here. Cal will get the plans from Indie tomorrow, but I already feel we've moved far away... I can't believe my brother isn't coming with us... I mean, I understand why... But... I'm really going to miss him...

It seems like... up until this point... the 3 of us were an unstoppable & inseparable group... We'd done almost everything together... & now that we would be leaving without Amery... It was going to be hard... He was my twin brother, of course I'd miss him... I just hoped he was able to stay safe with us gone, & make the changes we all wanted to see... & that... things could get better for others like us out there...

& maybe someday... when things had died down &... people had become more open-minded, thanks to Amery... maybe we could return... Back to our hometown... But until then, we would just have to stick it out, wherever we ended up... missing each other from far away...

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Indie tells us that the sooner we act out our plan, the better. If it continues far too long, Mom & Dad will start to suspect things. On the night we are planning this in question, me & Cal alone will sneak out our bedroom window at midnight, out through the backyard garden, dressed in dark clothes & bringing essential stuff in backpacks. A few pairs of clothes, any non perishable food we can find, a flashlight, stuff like that. We'll have to sneak across town, which shouldn't be hard. Most people will be in bed by then.

We'll take the path over our secret hill, out past the fields, & jump the fence on the edge of the forest. Once we get far enough in there, we should be in the clear. Seems simple enough. As long as Mom & Dad don't wake up, we should be fine, hopefully...

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When the night finally arrives, a few days later, I can't help feeling anxious. I know it shouldn't be that hard to sneak out, but I'm still scared... Scared that we'll get caught, found out & punished somehow... I know that's probably an irrational fear, but it still crossed my mind multiple times...

We try to act normal at dinner, though Mom & Dad do give us a few questioning glances. Amery keeps the conversation on him most of the time, sensing our nervous energy. Afterward, it seems almost unbearable to wait for when it's actually time, my nervous energy building until at last, the hour arrives.

At midnight, we slowly ease the window open, which is harder than it seems, considering how squeaky the window is. There are a few moments when I cringe at the noise, thankful that Mom & Dad haven't woken up, when we ease ourselves slowly out the window, 1 by 1. When our feet touch the grass, I feel an overwhelming sense of relief, but have to remind myself that there is so much further to go. It isn't over yet...

Oof. Hope it goes well for them, am I right? :/ :I

Welp, I don't really have anything to add so... See ya guys later? Bye :D