Trees, lavender, blood. As I ran from the burning buildings and shattered glass I smelled all of these things.
My name is Chase Rizweld, identification number 3920, I'm a marked.
I came to a stop by the gates of the city, I knew what would happen if I stepped past it, I grabbed my collar and looked back as Jeremy ran after me, panic in his eyes
"what are you doing? If anyone finds us out here...." his voice trailed off but I knew the sentence and how it ended.
"I did mean to my legs just moved, besides its not like I hurt anyone. "
"but we might be seen and-"
Sirens. Shoot. I turned to Jeremy.
"We gotta go"
"We can't Chase, they've already seen us."
They stepped out of the car, shiny boots, New uniforms. Ugly. Absolutely hideous.
"What are your going out of you're region marked?"
Marked? Was that an insult? If it was I could have done way better, but it wasn't an insult and I was in no position to backtalk. After all, I am just a marked.
"Answer me marked!"
He raised his hand only to have it grabbed by a higher ranking officer.
"Watch it Jerry"
Was she trying to be intimidating? Because I think you have to be tall to do that.
"We...we got scared... by the, by the explosion." A voice said behind me.
Jeremy? Talking to someone other than me?
"W-we wanted to hurry and.... m-move to our new district m-ma'am, honest we- "
The officer lifted her hand and Jeremy fell silent.
"Were are your owners?" Jerry said
He grabbed my collar smirking and looked at me with a look id rather not discribe.
Owners? I'm a pet now? I wear this collar for identification! Not for Jared, or lilina and DEFINITELY not for you!
"They haven't met us yet to take us to our new home... they should- "
A car in the distance. Prefect timing. The car rolled up to us and stopped as two people got out. I smiled slightly at the two officers then at the people approaching.
"What are your smiling at? You think this is a joke!"
He struck me with the back of his hand and I fell into Jeremy. who caught me but fell over in the process.
"Jerry Dammit! Go wait in the car!"
He glared at me and moved closer.
"Now Jerry"
The car door closed and two figures got out. I looked at them and stood up as Jeremy looked at me concerned.
"Are these two yours?"
"Yes that's right I'm lilina and this is is Jared"
"They ran. Should you like to have them.... reestablished?"
"Oh heavens no. They probably just thought that we forgot about them they both suffer from code #374"
'abandonment issues with slight paranoid sprinting tendencies'
"Understood. Well then take care, sorry for the confusion"
The officer got in her car and they drove off. Jared turned and looked at us.
"Well get in the car we're off to the new district!"
"Were is it this time again?"
It was lilina questioning. She was a nice young women, wide hips, high ponytail, thin-ish frame. she had brown hair down to her lower back and green eyes that sparkled all the time with excitement, she was the closest thing to a mom I have ever had.
"Let's see"
Jared took out the paper dramatically and Jeremy chuckled quietly. Jared, the life of the party married to an excitable young lady, he was older but not by much. he was tall, Handsome and had black hair a grey eyes, not exactly the most serious person but knew when to act the part. Closest thing to a father as I'll ever get.
"Due to over population in your current district you and a number of others have been assigned to be moved to district #46"
He rolled up the paper and shoved it back in his pocket.
I looked up. New Jersey? But... why my home town?
