Differences

Chapter 31 - Luke

New Chapter!!!

I reckon this chapter will be the beginning (or like part 1) of my most awaited chapters of this story from what I can gather from the comments here and on tiktok. IFYKYK. 😏💗

Warning: within this chapter there is a lot of inappropriate langugae and mention of drugs. Please read what is comfortable for you.

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What had prompted me to join her on her daily walk in the garden was unknown to even myself, but I didn't have it in me to turn her down. I didn't particular enjoy walking aimlessly around the garden. Especially when my mother had always forced me to go with her because apparently, I don't get enough sunshine. I absolutely do not need the sun shining on me, they cause skin cancer.

But walking around the garden with her, seemed as effortless as breathing. It came naturally, and I enjoyed it, for another unknown reason, or at least that's what I told myself.

She walked in front of me, pointing at flowers and plants she recognise, which was pretty much all of them, and I occasionally asked her about flower meanings. And every time I asked, without a fault, her whole face lit up like fireworks on new year's, only making me want to ask about every single flower meaning just to see those big brown eyes sparkle and her soft pink lips pull into a smile. Those smiles were deadly. They owned extreme power over me, and god forbid if they're ever stolen away from me. I'd never survive.

Our walk to me, only seemed as though we were there for about an hour tops but turns out that we had been walking around the garden for four hours when we returned back inside the home. Four full hours. I didn't even feel tired.

We spent the rest of the afternoon to give ourselves time to rest for tonight. But with very little time to spare, we were already at the quarters getting ready to leave.

We had already prepared everything we were going to need prior, so all that was left was everyone to gather and go over our plan, routes, actions, and all. Within an hour at 9pm, we were all in our vehicles, ready to hit the road.

The drive in itself was peaceful, but the convo I had with my father last night intruded inside my head, making the trip anything but peaceful. I was quite literally having a conversation with myself in my head, and I was sure I was becoming insane.

Well fuck it, if being insane proved that Alaina has nothing to do with this mission, than so be it.

Despite the two-hour long drive there, it flashed before me in a blink of an eye, all of us arriving half an hour to midnight. The now full moon casted its silver glow to the now unused, obsolete two-way tunnelled intersection to which we believe is the meeting point. I called for us to split into 4 groups, ready for all possible sides to which the supposed MeX would come from, but for now, they were no where to be seen.

Anticipating for action in the next 20 minutes or so, everyone on guard with a weapon of our choosing within reach, we waited.

Minutes pass, silence stretching. Only the soft sounds our breathing mingling with the late spring breeze fiddled with the silence. I push up my sleeve to check the time, now 11:58pm. Two more minutes. Two more minutes till midnight.

From behind, Alaina taps softly on my shoulder.

"They're here." She whispers, and then the rumble of vehicles from a distance could be heard.

Faint, but clear.

I press up to my earpiece, "They've arrived. Be ready for action when necessary."

The plan was to first grasp what this group wants from us, if that were possible. The muffled roar of vehicles came closer, followed by a screeching.