Happiest Eastern Living Population

Chapter 6: Escaped

[Authors note: may delete later!]

It was now late at night, not a noise stirred in the house. I could feel Xo's eyes on me staring making sure I was asleep, or at the very least trying. But my stupid insomia kept me awake for as long as I could remember until I heard something. A loud siren, one I've never heard before but one, as I turned to look at him, Xo seemed to. He looked at me.
"WARNING, WARNING", The robotic voice said, for once with emotion. Urgency. "ESCAPED "TAKEN", I REAPEAT WARNING, WARNING, ESCAPED "TAKEN" PLEASE STAY INSIDE AND DON'T LEAVE." It finished. I rolled my eyes and huffed, it acted as if every single person who wasn't re-eduacated was an escaped convict. I never know what that word meant saw it in an old book that was taken away for negativity. But from what I can tell it's an insane person. I stared at Xo, he was called to stand outside the house to keep watch. He nodded and when he was gone I looked out the window. Guards lined the homes but I saw something in the distance. A struggle. The sound of pain and screams yelped into the quiet streets. I wanted to know, but I was so close to the edge. So close to being taken, I liked how I was I didn't want to lose my memories or who I was. So despite my mind screaming to go check it out, I lied back down. But I couldn't sleep, curiosity kept me awake so I did the unthinkable, and escaped.

I went out the back window, and hid in the shadows as much as my dark clothinh would allow and got as close to the ruckus as I could. It was a young male with fluffy almond hair, a white turtleneck sweater and white cuffing with yellow smiley fces as the buttons, a brown painters apron pulled over a black smiley face printed in the pocket. And different stained paint splatters, black shorts pulled up to his stomach with white on the top and at the bottom, and yellow boots. His outfit was kind of like mine, dull not to many colors or add ons. He stuggled against the Guards who tried to restrain him, and then Mister came out.
"Sulfur, you know better." He said, his voice laced with such malice, "We're just trying to fix you!"
"NO!" The male the named Sulfur yelled, "YOU WANT TO SILENCE ME! FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN!"
I stared in shock, I now became worried. What did they want to silence him for?
"...Your delusional." Mister stated. But his gaze turned toward the house I was hidden behind. I shoved my back against the wall, praying, he didn't see me. But my hopes were crushed when he walked over, I curled in on myself as he grabbed me, and, sat down? He shook my shoulder.
"Well hello there Oxy!" He stated.
"DON'T TRUST HIM OX! YOU REMEMBER ME RIGHT!?" Sulfur exclaimed. But I didn't. I was in shock and fear and didn't know what to do or say.
"Ignore him, he's cranky." Mister said. He phoned Xo over, and before I knew it, I was shoved against Xo's chest, his arms wrapped around me. Rubbing his hand down my arm. I shook from fear, my legs seemingly forgetting how to work.
"I'll let this one slide Oxy, only this once, it's a first time experience and I asume you were concerned." Mister said gently.
"I-is he ok?" I asked, I didn't sound like myself, I wasn't acting like myself caring about others and expressing fear and concern. But Mister -who obviously knew it- nodded.
"He's fine, he saw something... like you did! Haha, anyway instead he went up to it and it drove him insane. It's fine."
But I didn't believe him.