Facade

Chapter 20- An Idea.

>.< I'm going to come back to edit this later

I pace back and forth in my room, the fear dissipating and instead is replaced with worry. When is he going to call? Is he alright? Was he okay? Did he make it home in time? Did the jopers get him? I groan in frustration. I can't even go out right now. I quickly change out of my clothes and shove them in the back of my closet. I can never wear those again, not if jopers can find me.

I worry through dinner and Mikael asked why I was so impatient today and I just told him that I was worried about the test scores which my parents accepted with ease. As always Mikael was suspicious. I couldn't have cared less in that moment. All my thoughts were transfixed on the safety of Matthias.

After dinner around nine my phone rang, I immediately rush to it. I push the accept button and run up the stairs, pratically slamming my door behind me.

"Matthias, are you okay?" I ask as I collapse on my bed.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he sighs "I'm sorry I didn't call you back, I don't know whether or not they're looking at phone records and they might've gotten suspicious if I called you right after."

"No, it's okay. I'm just glad you're okay." I whisper softly, closing my eyes and I let out a breath of relief, my worries rolling off of me. "What are we going to do?" I ask as I place my arm over my eyes.

"Just lay low for now, they're going to be looking for us." He says with a frustrated tone "we can't see each other for now."

"I know Matthias." I quietly say and I add something else before ending the call "I love you, be safe."

Matthias manages to chuckle "two times in one day, love you too Lilith." With a click silence creeps in. I let out a big sigh as I turn around in my bed, letting the tears finally flow out. Nothing is ever permanent.

A few days has passed, school finally ended. Unfortunately, I snapped at Nick, it was the day after we had almost been caught and I just had enough, with all the anxiety and feeling that I was going to be caught any second I told him to leave me alone. I immediately regretted it after though, saying I was going through a bad day and that I was just exhausted. He looked as though he understood but his eyes had not changed. They were curious.

I couldn't sleep at all, I drifted in and out of sleep. All I can do is hope, hope for our safety. These past few days I've just been in the house, literally doing nothing. Surprisingly, neither my mom nor my dad has commented on my behavior, my brother, well he never said anything.

I lie down on my couch and sigh as I watch my brother eye me walking across the living room. "Lils you need to go outside and soak in the sun."

I grumble something inconceivable at him as he comes up to me, grabbing my hand and pulls me up.

"If you're going to lie down all day you might as well do it outside." He sighs as he opens the backdoor, pushing me outside "I'll get you a drink."

I groan as I take a seat on the chair. I appreciate the gesture but I'm too tired and lazy to bask in the sunlight. I might as well ask him to bring some fruit too if I'm going to be out here. Maybe oranges. I smile a little at the fact that my little brother is worried.

I slide the door open and I start to step in but stop as I hear a voice coming from the front of the house. "Hello, I am with the government of law and consideration, have you seen any strange occurrences the past week?" A feminine voice asks.

I lean in closer as I hear my brother answer "not around here, no, what do you mean by strange though?" I close my eyes, please to be asking about it.