Hope wasn't made for us

chapter 24- Old Friends

Dean Pov

I made my way to the city. Once i arrived i couldn't help but be in shock of how nice it was. Even though I've been here before. But i never stayed long or got to explore. I stopped at a crowd of people, thousands of people. They had fires to light up the night sky. I got out and made my way to the entrance.

"You tore down our city" a woman yelled. people from cities and towns were here, this must had been the rebellion. 

"Cowards!"

"You don't deserve to live!"

"We are all dead!"

Rude things were being thrown out. At the people who ran the city. I don't blame the people. They build their buildings and grow their food. Yet they are casted out since they aren't important enough for them. My great grandparents, my grandparents, my parents, me......we weren't important enough.

"Sir we can't let-" a man stopped once he saw my face.
"Sir" he saluted letting me in

"I thought he was dead" one guy whispered making me continue to walk in. headquarters was in the middle of the city but i wasn't getting there fast on foot, now that he knows I'm here, it's not safe. Time to visit an old friend.

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I made my way to my old friends' set up; he hides out under the city. because of how cruel people really are.

I spotted him. making my body instantly light up to see him.

"Hey Benny," I say, making him get scared and hide behind a table. Benny was a little crazy. Ever since his accident. People casted him out so he started living under cover.

"It's me, dean" I say as he held a huge sharp knife. i put my hands up to show i wasn't going to hurt him. I'd never hurt benny. 

"The Dean I know is dead!" benny yelled sweating, as his breathing was heavy. i couldn't help my heart dropping to think he didn't recognize me. i reached in my shirt slowly grabbing my dog tag to show him, it was really me.

"d-man?" his face lit up once he saw it was really me, he stopped for a moment, silence grew as we just shared a look, tears fell from his eyes as a smile appeared on his lips as he ran over to me, hugging me tightly as i hit him on the back showing him i really missed him as i hugged him tighter, some part of me didn't want to let go.  

"How you been benny" I smiled into the hug, missing my old friend, we had a lot of history together ever since we were kids. And we served together. I helped him, benny was small and still is, he had a temper and wasn't all the way there.

I grew up in a town. Not a city. But I never complained. Sometimes farming was a nice thing I enjoyed doing with my brother. But school was the worst.

"Hey wuss, why you are running away" a boy called out for me as i ran from the group of boys that chased me.

"Wuss!" a boy snickered.

I ran till I found myself in a dead end.

"Shit" i whisper as they cornered me, i was breathing heavy from fear.

"Nowhere to run now, boy, or should i even say that.... you're not one of us" Noah laughed at me, i tried to run past them but one of them pushed me on the ground.

"Nice try" Noah said, kicking me and the other joined in. The taste of blood formed in my mouth before Noah got hit with a rock making the other boys stop and Noah hold his head.