Contacting Space

Chapter 20

The next morning everyone ate breakfast, but there was tension in the air. Everyone was nervous for the next few hours they would have to experience, not knowing how the world has changed since they left. They sat silent, a noise so quiet as an ant marching could be heard. Their breaths were so light you wouldn't be able to see the rising and falling of their chests as they filled them with the atmosphere. "I cant stand this anymore. "Wendy said. "It's too damn quiet." She looked towards Jasper and Dan. "So, how was last night in the woods?"
"Fine." Jasper said.
"Yeah," Dan responded. "Nothing special."
"Could you grab me that pen?" Wendy pointed to a green pen that laid at the other end of the bus.
"I'll get it." Jasper said moving to get up.
"No no no." Wendy said. "I want Dan to get it."
"Wendy." Jessica side eyed her girlfriend.
"What?" Jessica continued to stare. "Fine." She dragged out the word. "I'll get it myself." She got up walking to the pen. "But you should all know they had sex last night." She quickly said.
"Why? Why can't you keep your fucking mouth closed?" Jessica asked.
"I don't know. I just have to say it."
"But you don't! It's their information to give if they want to."
"But I know the info too so shouldn't I be able to spread it?"
"No! It's not your story to tell."
"But I can't control myself."
"Well you'll need to learn. Unless if you want you know what then you'll have to try to do better."
"Damn it. You know what I like too well."
"What?" Ms.Moor said.
"Nothing." All the teens said in unison.
"Ok." They finished their breakfast returning to the deafening silence. They could hear their hearts beating out of their chests as they got prepared to leave their currently safe spot. "Before we go let's listen to the radio." Ms.Moor said. She flipped the box on and it buzzed.
'Good morning current survivors. It's another day of the alien invasion. The army has currently found that the aliens are now at both poles of the Earth moving closer in. They think that they are not able to handle heat because they have not tried to go to the equator at this point. Yesterday we saw what looked like a space ship and were able to determine that it was going directly magnetic north. The military has advised that everyone should try to go south before things become too bad. Keep safe and keep faith in the government. Have a good day.' The radio made white noise.
"That settles it!" Ms.Moor said. "We gotta go south. Now sit back and get ready to go." Everyone grabbed a weapon and sat in their seat.
"I'm gonna miss this place." Eli said.
"Me too." Michelle and Finn responded.
"There's nothing we can do now." Mr.Moor said.
"We just gotta pray." Jasper said.
"Or hope." Dan continued.
"We will make it." Ms.Moor said. "Hopefully..." She finished under her breath as she ignited the engine of the bus and pressed her foot on the accelerator, leading out of the woods leaving impressions in the ground where the bus had been parked for the previous days.

On the drive everyone was looking out the windows fidgeting with either their hands or weapons. "If we don't make it," Dan said to Jasper. "I want you to know that I've enjoyed all the times we've gone to your house after school to finish our chemistry work. And I've wanted to ask you, why did you keep taking off your clothes?"
"I think I just wanted to expose myself to you. I don't know why. I think just knowing that you liked dicks made me want to expose mine to you. And I've seen how you look at me on certain clothes. I know you love when I wear the tank tops without the sides. Whenever I looked at you your eyes were always looming into my shirt rather than to my face. Also I may have noticed the boners you've popped while looking at me."
"W-what?" Dan chocked on his spit.
"I've seen you get a boner before while looking at me. It's not too hard, especially when your always wearing sweatpants. Those things always show your bulge unless if you make sure to cover up." Dan blushed. "But whenever I saw your hard penis in your pants, I always tried to get as close as possible. I always wanted to touch it and to pleasure you. But I didn't realize how much religion had been twisted to make me believe that touching another man in a pleasure way was wrong. But now we can have sex! And we don't have to worry."
"Well, we have to worry about death. And I want to say I love you in case if I never get to say it again."
"I love you too." Jasper said as they began to see the light of the sky from the clearing to the town.