Riot

Chapter 5

January 4th, 2016 9:50 am

" You sure? what about the rules?" mark asked for the twentieth time this morning, I haven't gave him a answer just a shrug. but this time I was going to give him what I was thinking.

" Screw the rules, mark, we need to do something about this"

"Whoa, hold on-"

" I'm not going to hold on, mark" I cut him off, " your the one being hunted! I'm in this mess with you"

" Are you blaming me?"

" No, I'm saying I'm being hunted now that I'm helping you! I'm not blaming you at all."

" Okay, okay, but we have to calm down and think this through..."

" Calm down?!" I yell and was about to add more until there was a knock on the door, I glanced at mark and saw him freeze, I motioned for him to hide and saw him jog up the stairs. " Coming!" I yell as I walked to the front door, nobody, there was another knock and it was coming from the back door. what? I thought as I went to the back and opened the door. there stood my best friend Jake,

" What are you doing here?" I asked as he walked past me and motioned me to close the door. I closed it and looked at him, his greenish blue eyes and brown hair was reflecting off the light coming from the window. " You know the rules" I say, I shouldn't be speaking about that rule ' no human contact' a small smile formed on my face, I was scared of course, getting caught and killed but I was also filled with excitement.

" I came here to warn you, they're checking houses in the afternoon"

" Why would you warn me? I'm not hiding anything" I say, liar, I thought.

" I know because your afraid of the rules." he says, I narrow my eyes.

" And your not?"

" No, I am but right now I'm breaking a rule." he says, I'm also breaking three rules. a idea formed in my mind, I trust Jake enough, he is my childhood best friend and we share and keep each others secrets. but the idea would also put him in danger, but I also promised mark I would protect him as long as he is in my house.

" Jake, do you trust me?"

" Of course" he replies without hesitation.

" Can you keep a giant secret? and help me, uh form a plan?"

" Yeah, I always kept your secret's and it depends what plan."

" Then follow me." I say and walk upstairs and into my bedroom checking my closest, he wasn't there, I went to the guest room and found him in the closet. " Mark, my friend wants to help" I say and open the door. I look at Jake with a slightly shocked look on his face. he opens and cl0ses his mouth and until he finally says:

" Well looks like my best friend has broken three rules." and then he recites the rules by heart. I slightly smile and look at mark to see him a little afraid.

" Its okay mark" I say and turn towards Jake. " What's your idea?" I asked and saw Jake look mark up and down.

" Well, lets tell him the situation were in and then go from there." Jake says. we tell mark about the house search and how we need to hide him or something.

" I could leave and come back later tonight." marks adds to the list of ideas.

" Jake, don't they have these gadgets that scans houses for finger prints and stuff?" I ask and Jake nods

" They have a gadget that searches for stuff like extra people or people that have been here not long ago and then it would name the person and what they look like." he says.

" So, you two need to get out and run." I say and watch jakes face fall. " I'm not leaving you to die and besides life wouldn't be fun without another rule breaker." he says with a small smile." Plus, mark here-" he waves to mark " He needs a smart girl who, I would like to see, rebel and see another day."

" This is my house Jake" I say and he opens his mouth to reply but mark cut in.

" Yes, but you have to keep your promise." mark adds on Jake's side,

" I promised to keep you safe as long as your in my house." I say to mark

" Besides" Jake says " I would make up an excuse or something, and see a little action, maybe I'll get lucky and fight."

" They will kill you within three seconds" I say.

" Maybe or maybe not" mark says " Some people look weak but they're actually strong" I look at Jake, he looked offended but also pleased at mark's comment.

" Go" Jake says and stands up from the floor we've been sitting on. I stand up also and walk down stairs to the hallway closet and grab a backpack and then I walk up stairs and toss it to mark.

" Take what you need " I say and mark nods, walking out of the room.

" You better go" Jake warns, I look at his face and see ,for once, that he is serious.

" I don't think your life is worth this." I say as he pulls me to him and hugs me.

" I think so, protecting my best friend as much as I could and her new friend."

" I'm not mark's friend" I say into jakes chest, he was a foot taller then me, he played with my chestnut brown hair, twirling it around his finger.

" Your protecting him, right?" I nod. " Your his ally, his friend" Jake says and pulls away looking down at me.

" If your suggesting that he's replacing you, your wrong" I say and saw him give a sad smile.

" No one can replace me" he says and then adds " I'm unforgettable". I let out a small laugh and then smile at him.

" Of course" I tease making him smile.

"Now go, before I have to carry you out the door."

" I wouldn't mind the ride." I joke and he picks me up, putting me over his shoulder. I smile as he walks down the stairs and into the kitchen, setting me down on the counter.

" Mark" Jake says and I glance behind me to see mark stuffing the backpack. can he even carry that? I thought as mark, with jakes help, zipped the bag closed. " Okay, so remember run into the woods and don't look back and rations, also-"

" Jake" I cut him off " I got this" he nods as I got off the counter and hugged him, he hugged me back, mark coughed as he told us he'll be at the back door, and then there was the knock and some officer yelled about needing to check my house. Jake and I pulled apart and he walked with me to the back door.

" Be careful" he told me with a sad smile

" Always" I say

" You too" mark says and shakes Jake's hand.

" Well" Jake says " I cant keep the show waiting" I smiled with sadness as mark opened the door.

" Goodbye" Jake says, this is it, the last time I'll ever see him.

" Goodbye" I whisper as Jake walked towards the front door, I closed the door and I ran into the woods with mark.