The 11th Hour

Chapter 1: Freak

"Olivia, go get the water bucket like now seriously!" said Anne angrily. She may have been reckless and outgoing, but she was very realistic. Anne had blonde hair and icy penetrating blue eyes that showed she wanted to be in charge. Anne was unbelievably tall for her age, which also gained her more respect then she needed. You would often find her hands on her hips frequently while she bit her lip to keep from yelling "Olivia like go like get like the water like bucket like right like now like seriously!" I mimicked her.

"I don't sound like that, or at least THAT low of a pitch like you. Your voice is hideous by the way." she replied. I walked away as the water supply came for the day. It was held up by 1 long rope that had been there for years. There were two sides to the stretched out rope. We would pull down if we wanted the bucket to go up. We would pull up if we wanted the bucket to go down. It was part of the mechanism Evan made up. The famous Evan was the best inventor known to the tree runners. Evan had dark hair and dark small brown eyes. He was so pale, that you would think he was a vampire. In fact, there had been rumors going around not too long ago about him being a vampire. It had amused all of the tree runners for a while until he had banished rumors .He was also very short, so he didn't seem like the intimidating part Anne plays. His water mechanism was amateur hour, seeing he created bigger and better things, such as the 3D invisible high tech floating phone. He'd gone all the way down from the trees for a whole month just to get the materials he needed. Commoners like us weren't even allowed to near his house, let alone look at it. It had been a controversial action that definitely wasn't appreciated, but every month a group of tree runners would get to sneak into his house and look around. After waiting a year, tonight was my night, and I heard he changed his house. Anne, Laura, Jessica, Dan, Tanner, and Morris are going with me. Only 7, always had been, always will be. As I pulled the rope up down I glanced over to find Laura smiling and waving at me, as I walk over to her.

"Why are you so happy?" I wondered curiously.

"Why aren't you so happy? Tonight is the night we sneak into Evan's house! I can't wait to steal a couple of his inventions." Laura said excitedly. Laura was extremely fidgety and couldn't stay still. She was always thinking happy thoughts, but commonly unrealistic ones as well. Laura had short curly brown hair and light brown comforting eyes. She was a regular height and always had something to talk about. Just as I thought she would start doing cartwheels I responded

"Steal his inventions? You must be kidding me. You REALLY think you will get away with that. You do realize he has protection systems, he's a famous inventor." I said incredulously. She was being unrealistic if she thought she could steal of his prized possessions. If she did get away with it they would hunt her down, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Stop worrying so much, it'll just be something little, like a bracelet. I might be able to sell it to the tree whisperers!" Laura replied as I rolled my eyes.

"You really don't get it do you. They will tell Evan on you, getting them a lot of money. You know the tree whisperers. They will do ANYTHING for money! It runs in their obnoxious blood." I replied angrily. "I don't want to be tied into this so you know what, I'm leaving, and if you get caught I was never there." I said turning around and going back to getting water. If she wants to get into trouble then she can, but that's not going to be happening to me. I realized I tugged at the rope too high, and it reached the end of the line spilling over, and before I knew it the water spilled over onto me.

"I tell you to get the water, and then you shower in it! Thanks a lot, OLIVIA! That's the days hard work gone, creep." said Anne.

"Will you ever let anything go? Seriously, relax. At least I don't have to shower later on" I replied with a smirk.

"I can't even believe you. If this keeps up, Evan will catch us. This is something we have been doing for 9 years! If he catches us tonight were dead." she replied angrily and walked away, hands on her hips.

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As I dried myself with a towel I decided to read a short digital book. Spying 101, with 101 tricks on how to sneak in and out of places I had to trade it with the Tree Kickers for a lot of tree, but in the end it was all worth it. I turned on the digital book as it came to life in the air. I swiped through the pages and learned more and more about stealth. Sticking to the shadows seemed like a good idea since we were sneaking in at night. Another trick is to run and tiptoe which goes faster and quieter. Evan was in for it tonight. Laura would steal one of his belongings, and a prank would be held for the first time in 7 years. Tonight is the night we sneak into the self indulgent Evan Yung's house, and get away with it.