Cold Truths

-Broadcast Message-

IRAS POV
As soon as I got home, I flopped onto my bed and scrolled through my phone. Before I knew it, it was already 1:30 Am. I had a really bad habit of doing this. I knew my sleep deprived gremlin twin, Ollie, was still awake so I messaged him on discord.

I can't sleep
                                                                         Me neither lol
Yeah but you never
Sleep
                                                                          Rude >:(
I shut off my phone getting ready for bed when I got an alert on my phone.
*THIS IS NOT A DRILL*
*THIS IS NOT A DRILL*
The whole broadcast was speaking too fast for me to comprehend but when I heard sirens everywhere across the neighborhood I started to freak out a bit.
I unlocked Nuggets cage and grabbed her in my pockets. She would always calm me down.
As the sirens were blaring I hear my mom grabbing my big brother and comforting him. They're couldn't be an emergency right? If there was, my mom would have told me...
No she wouldn't.
I didn't know what to do so I just called Ollie.
"OLLIE WHAT'S GOING ON!?" I yell on the verge of tears.

OLLIES POV
I get the notification and try reading most of it even though I am a slow reader. I then hear my brother begin to freak out and my mom rushing up stairs and swinging my door open.
"Ollie! Get to the basement NOW!!" My mom yelled and I was confused but she seemed to be scared. I grabbed my phone and a blanket then ran down to the basement. My younger brother was already there, crying his eyes out. I guess the sirens scared him when they began. I mean they were pretty loud. Soon my sister came in with some blankets and pillows. She glanced at me and gave a slightly scared and confused look before tending to my brother. I waited and saw my mom coming down with a few snacks and what she could carry. I then feel my phone begin to vibrate and ring. I went to a corner of the room that was farthest away from my family.
I answered and I swear my eardrum was almost blown.
"OLLIE WHAT'S GOING ON!?" Ira yelled into the phone and I could tell they were either crying or about to with their voice shaking.
"I'm not sure! I'll ask my mom and call you back ok?!" I asked and Ira sniffled on the other end.
"O-Okay.." They muttered into the phone quietly. I hung up and quickly walked over to my mom and sister that were talking.
"Mom, what's happening?" I asked. She looked at me and shook her head. My sister looked at both of me and my mom before going help my brother calm down more. "Mom, I'm not a child anymore! Tell me!" I demanded. She looked back at me for a minute. She then pulled me closer and whispered to me.
"A very dangerous killer is on the loose, there were either two or three others and they shot and stabbed a few people." She explained quietly. "Then they went off and began killing more people." She whispered and I looked at her in shock. I moved away.
"Thank you." I muttered quietly and went back to the corner and called Ira again. "I found out what's happening!" I said into the phone.

IRAS POV
While I was waiting for Ollie to get back to me I grabbed a backpack filled with some survival things just in case.
Then after that I was anxiously pacing around my room while I heard lots of screams from around the neighborhood.
Finally after what seemed forever I get a call back fim Ollie explaining that the world's most dangerous killer is on the loose IN OUR TOWN. I know if anybody showed up to my house I would be left to die by my mom and brother.
"Hey Ollie?" I asked.
"Everything okay?"
He asked with panic in his voice.
"I know where the government bunker is! My stepdad used to work for them before he died. But I think I know where it still is! And if we get there we could have protection from the freaking government.!" I tried to hype up what was basically a suicide mission.
He sounded very unsure about leaving his family but he knew his family would want him to be safe.
Plus all children are supposed to go to different groups protected by different branches of the military.
So in a day the separation would happen where families would split up based on age groups and go to a bunker. Eventually they would all reunite but not for at least a month.
I just gotta hide under my bed for the night then the officers will come pick us up one by one.
"Ira, stay safe until I see you tomorrow.. Okay?" Ollie asked, sounding really worried knowing my mom doesnt give two shits about me. "I-I'll try." I gently laughed crawling under my bed into a fetal position.
After we both hung up I drifted off to sleep.

OLLIES POV
After we both hung up I went over to find my brother fast asleep. I noticed my sister was next to my brother on her phone and my mom on the other side of my brother trying to sleep. I breathed out a sigh I held in. I quickly walked and sat against the wall that was close to the door and threw my blanket over me. I closed my eyes but didn't actually fall asleep. I couldn't fall asleep with  some anxiety creeping into me about what was going to happen next. First it was the bomb threats at our school and now it's a killer? Something or rather someone must be connected with it somehow. I opened my eyes after a while and saw my sister and mom both asleep along with my brother who fell asleep earlier. I quietly got up and walked to the door and opened the door and I was glad it didn't squeak when I opened it. When I closed it I did it quickly but quietly and held my breath when it squeaked. I quickly went up the steps. The floors creaked a little as I went up but soon I managed to make it to my room. I emptied my backpack and packed the things I needed like clothes and whatnot from my room before going around the house to gather more things. I breathed in and out before looking around for my cat. Of course I wasn't going to forget about Paris. Paris is the best pet I have ever owned. I don't know but it seems like he just gets me. Cats can be soulmates right? Well if not I sure think that Paris is mine. I finally found him and picked him up. I inhaled and went back to my room. Some people think cats are stupid but Paris, I think he's really smart. On my way to my room I shut all the doors quietly then shut my room door and set Paris down on my bed. Hopefully this is over soon..

Hopefully you guys enjoyed this chapter! What do you think will happen to Ira and Ollie?
Have a great rest of your day/night!
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