The Difference

Chapter 7 A Change

I walk slowly down the flooded streets. It stopped raining last night, that night The keeper and I stayed up on the roof talking getting our thoughts out. By the time he left and climbed down we were both soaked head to toe and me realizing white is the worst color to wear when it rains because once its wet you can see everything. This morning my father told mother and I about a meeting that is held world wide and how its going to be broadcasted all over the world. They are going to tell people what the ordinaria carcere is. Father says it would be a idea to help keep down the protests. If they describe how bad it is people won't want to go there. I don't think that is such a good idea because it is causing fear. Peace will only be kept out of fear in this world. Another reason why its simply a bad idea is because it could make them protest even more saying that the system is why they would send us to the ordinaria carcere and they are right. 

"Good morning." The keeper says without looking up from his book. Acting like nothing happened yesterday and nothing really did, but for a girl who has never felt anything from anyone it is something and it has to be something. 

"I have news." I say, knowing now that I have his full attention. He closes his book and looks at me right in the eye just like yesterday. I like it that he dose, it shows me that he thinks we are equal even if he is a little older and probably wiser. 

"Whats the news." he says "Are they going to cut out our tongues so we can't have a opinions." 

"Haha to be fair we still would have a opinion we just wouldn't be able to say what we think , so not much would change." He smiles at me and then I resume "But they going to hold a meeting telling us what the ordinaria carcere is." 

"What why would they tell the biggest secret about of nation?" He say and looks puzzled. 

"Out of fear, they think if people knew where they would be going to and how bad it is they would stop the protests witch seem to get bigger and bigger everyday." 

"Sounds like a bunch of horse crap to me." he says with a tone in his voice I have never herd before. 

"Do you really think they are telling this or making it up?" he asks me. It never occurred to me that they could be making it up. Then it starts to come together. Everything that my father had told me about. I want you to know more than the others I want you to have that advantage. At the time it never occurred to me what he was talking about. But now I realize that he gave me the biggest hint. They don't give us all the same education because they want us to be the same, they give us all the education so we can be controlled easily. Making people believe what they tell them. Not giving them a chance to even have a opinion. Now that more are starting to get a opinion they don't like it one bit. There is change and its coming quickly I hear my fathers voice in my head say.

"Halyn? are you okay." I hear The keepers voice say. I realize that I was standing up but now I have sunk down to the floor.  He gets up and helps me up off the ground. 

"They...are tricking us don't listen." I say. He looks at me in the eyes trying to uncover every little thing about my face. 

"Thats not what I am I asking now I asked if you were okay?" He says and just keeps staring me in the eye. Then moves his eyes down towards my mouth. I open my mouth about to answer but instead he leans in close to me. Our lips touch. At first I am shocked and then I realize that I am kissing him. Slowly our mouths move together like a slow dance. I feel the redness on my cheeks they grow warmer and warmer as we kiss and then he pulls away, away from me and we just stare at each other but this time our eyes don't meet. 

"what time is the announcement?" He asks me like nothing just happened. 

"Noon."I say calmly. but inside I don't feel calm I feel awake, I just had my first kiss and I don't even know his real name I think.