Words Unspoken - Book One

Chapter Fourteen

A few weeks had passed, and we all got adjusted to our schedules on what we had to do. Jill was always monitoring the newspapers and the radios to make sure there weren't any sudden changes. If there were, we'd be back to square one. Right now I was just laying in bed, Noah, Ben and Krista were out for the day, of course I still couldn't be seen in broad daylight, which was fine since I got to go out at night. I quickly got out of bed and stretched my arms over my head as my eyes scanned the room. Only a few stayed back today, Jill was at her desk so I decided to go sit with her and keep her company. The radio was behind her, on a lowered volume so she could hear of any news.

"Nothing new right?" I asked as she glanced up from what she was reading and gave me a smile.

"Thankfully not." She said as she closed the newspaper and placed it to the side. She opened the drawer in front of her and pulled out a large piece of paper before opening it. It was a map of our neighborhood. I sat down in the chair and scooted closer to get a better look. There were red markings on houses and other buildings, my guess was that it was the houses that they tagged with spray paint.

"This is just our neighborhood." I said as Jill nodded her head.

"Yeah, we still have a few more houses to hit and then we're done."

"Well what about other neighborhoods?" I asked with a raised eyebrow and Jill let out a small sigh.

"I wish we could, but unfortunately for us we don't have the manpower to do that." She said, shaking her head as we both stared down at the map for a good few minutes. A second later I heard the door open and glanced up to see that Noah, Krista and Ben were back. Noah made his way over to me and Jill.

"Well? Anything?" She asked him and he shook his head. "No news out in the world." He said as he turned his attention to me. "I have a surprise for you." He said with a smile. I raised my eyebrow and he motioned for me to follow him. We made our way to the door and up the stairs. I raised my eyebrow, Johnny was standing at the doorway, his back turned to his us. I glanced at Noah, a smile on his face as I made my way up the stairs. Johnny turned to look at me before stepping away. My eyes widened at who I saw. Kyle.

"Oh my god.." I breathed out and I quickly rushed over and pulled him into a hug, he immediately hugged me back. A minute had passed and we let go of eachother, but I was still in shock, a smile spread across my face.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked as I looked between my brother and Kyle.

"Ask your boyfriend." He said with a smirk and chuckled. I raised an eyebrow and glanced at Noah who was smiling at me.

"I knew you were worried about your brother, so Ben, Krista, Jill and I made a plan. Jill obviously knows where you live so we knew which house to look for. But your brother was on his way home from school-" He said but got cut off.

"When they jumped me, I swear to god, I thought I was being mugged or something." He said laughing, Noah laughing along with him. I looked between the two of them and gestured for them to continue.

"So anyways, we grabbed your brother, told him we knew you and that you were alive and safe and he demanded to be brought to you." Noah said, finishing the story. My arms were now crossed over my chest as I looked between the two of them. It was quiet for a minute before Kyle spoke up.

"Sooo...am I clear to come in?" He asked as he looked between me and Noah. "Well your sister told me that you feel the same way as us...so...yeah." He said smiling. The three of us then made our way downstairs. We were then greeted by Krista, Ben and Jill. I glanced over at Kyle who was in utter shock at what he's seeing at the moment. He looked over at me and smiled before turning his gaze over to Jill.