The new ones

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

It's been months that I have been here keeping to the routine of hardly any sleep. 37 people have been saved from being taken and about 10 I helped save I felt really good I came see why other people love doing it.

Each night a dream sequence has been accruing from the time Ebony and I went on the run to the time we were separated. Once it got up to the time we were separated the dream sequence would restart.

The last night of my dreams when I see Ebony being taken away I can hear her screaming out.

"Family is love and love keeps family safe" she keeps screaming out until I wake up.

127 people have been sent out over the past few months out of those 127 only 93 remain we may be getting more but so is the Shalom army.

It's scary knowing I could be next to be changed. I have been doing research and have found out what the change is. Before all I knew was that the change wasn't good and people who have had the change are called new ones.

But the change makes you into a zombie sort of thing and makes you lose your memories so I guess if Ebony has been changed I'm never going to get her back.

Today it was pouring with rain so we haven't been able to save many people. So far we've save a boy named Daniel and a girl named Rose. They still don't trust us but I don't exactly blame them.

I am getting sick if staying in this tree week after week, month after month so tonight just before my shift ends I'm going to sneak out and get some fresh air.

I woke up a little before I was suppose to to pack my bags. I packed some sandwiches and a couple of water bottles than hide them right near the exit so it would be an easy grab.

I did my shift and for once nothing exciting whatsoever happened. No one was out they were either hiding, been captured or saved by us.

It was around 5:39am when my shift ended so if I made it up to the top of Cazin hill in half an hour I should see sunrise I was super excited.

I got up and when everyone was saying hello to each other I snuck up the stairs and out of the tree. I knew where each camera was set up so I was able to duck and dive from their view.

I looked at the watch Jess have me mine was midnight blur my favourite colour. It was 6:15an I had 15 minutes to get to the hill that was still another 20 minutes walk so I had to run even if the cameras saw me I just had to get up there for sunrise.

I ran and ran I felt I was running faster than ever even faster than when I was running from those two men.

That thought made me freeze in my tracks. What if I was being followed and I hadn't even realised it.

I stop and looked around the wind was kissing my ears and cheeks but other than myself and nature nothing else was around so I took off running.

I got up there just in time to see the sun rise over the mountains ahead. I sat down on a rock and took it all in. This is what made being on the run worth it.

That's when it hit me no one had come after me yet so I could leave head bee the mountains to another safe zoom where the shalom army never goes if I left now I could be over there in 3 days.

I'm going to do it I told myself. I got up and looked around again. I new this was my destiny not to take orders from other people and not to fight good people but to be my own person.

I took a deep breath and ran towards those mountains without a second thought. I could feel the wind on my face and it felt really good.

I went down the hill than over another and down another. My legs were sore and my lungs were empty but I didn't want to stop until I tripped over a boulder.

I went into the dirt ending up with a moth full of grass. I spluttered it all out and was about to pick myself up when I heard a twig snap behind me.

I held my breath even though I knew they could see me. I rolled myself over and saw a woman in a black jacket standing over me.

The jacket coveted her ace but it didn't hide the swift symbol burnt into her neck and the chain. She picked me up by the collar of my shirt making me gag a little.

She whispered something into a communicator. I saw a gold ring on one of the fingers that held me up in the air.

The ring looked really familiar scary familiar even. I closed my eyes and could see that ring on another hand.

It took me a second to recognised the hand.

"Mum?" I asked through chocks.

She looked at me than took off her hoodie. It was my mum. Her eyes were different colder even but I don't think the change did this to her.

"Hello dear" she said menacingly.

"W-h- what happened and how?" I asked.

She placed me down on the ground.

"I have not had the change by force I choose to be this way and I love it" she grinned at me

"And so does your father and your sister" her grin was filled with an evil purpose

"You know where Ebony is?" I said slowly and cautiously

"Yes everyone knows where your sister is even your little friends but they won't tell you and I won't unless you join me" she said to me as she reached for my hand

I pulled away and screamed

"Never"

She chuckled at this

"Have it your way but we won't stop until you join us. You have 24 hours to decide lets hope you make the right choice" with those words she put her giddier back on and ran in the opposite direction.

Over her shoulder she yelled

"We'll be watching you very closely so don't even think about running away" than she disappeared over the horizon.

I sat there and thought

'What should I do'