I didn't know what was going on around me. I heard voices and I felt the warmth of people sitting around me. I open my eyes seeing two men sitting in front of me. One around my age and the other probably going into his 60s. Proved by his shaggy white mustache in his Balding scalp.
" Piper, you're awake. Harley said cheerfully jumping from sitting by my feet to on my lap and hugging me.
" huh," who's the only thing I was able to say.
Sarah smiled at me and patted me on the back.
" we thought you were never going to wake up, sleepyhead," she teased.
The three curly haired kids from earlier looked up at me and smiled and clung to my legs.
" where is Matt," I asked Sarah.
" over there,"She pointed to the boy sitting in front of me with Matt sitting on his lap. He was rubbing matts back as he slept.
A sigh escaped my mouth.
" Young lass, would you like something to eat," The old man asked me in a kind voice.
I looked at him suspiciously.
" don't worry so much Lassie we ain't going to harm you, you're here to help you," he said." eat some beans and drink some broth." he told me grabbing two Silver flask out of a cardboard box.
He open the first one and poured some beans into its lid. Then he stuck a spoon in it and handed the makeshift bowl to me.
When was the last time I had anything. I will go over to the others.
" we already had some and it was really good," One of the kids at my feet told me.
I nodded and gobbled down all the beans I could eat. After I was done the old man filter makeshift bowl with a ground to be a liquid that sounds like heaven.
I quickly gulped down the bean broth, and handed the lid back to the old man.
" thank you Mr.," I said the old man.
" you can just call me bill, little miss," he smiled at me.
" OK, thank you Mr. Bill, but I have to ask you where are we." I questioned.
" we are in a transportation truck and going far away from the people that took you all."
" they used to be like us, Pyper." Sarah reassured me.
" oh, thank you for saving us, quotation mark I said to bill.
He smiled at me then asked the younger kids if they knew how to play cards and if they wanted to play. Harley hopped off my lap and the triplets who names were Jess the oldest Jen middle, and Jasper the youngest all sat on the floor to play cards.
I looked over to the boy and Matt the boy had black hair and green eyes. He started to slowly shut his eyes indicating that he was about to fall asleep. I got up and took matt from the young man then sat back down. Letting the boys sleep. I looked at Matt he started to wake up.
He looked up at me sleepy eyes and smiled. I smile back.
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Along the way to our destination a small camp that homes others who were taken by the army. We stopped several times to get more food, water, blankets etc.
