The Lost Ones

3

  I wake up to the bright sun on my eyes.I get up and look out the window,noticing it might be just around 8 am. I realized I wasn't in my room as usual but in Aliza's room, that's when I remembered I came down last night.

I didn't feel like going back home today but I knew I had to at least later on during the day. I get up and get a clean pair of clothes from out my bag and start walking to the bathroom. I quickly get changed and return to the bedroom.As I'm putting away my pajamas I can hear Aliza moving and groaning from behind me. I turn around to see her all of a sudden open her eyes and put a hand on her head. I turn back around and then I heard a big THUMP!

To my surprise Aliza had fallen off her bed and onto the ground. I couldn't hold my laughter so I let it all out until my head started to hurt.

"How......did.....yoooooouuuu..even......faaalll!" I said in between my laughter.

Aliza gave me a I-will-kill-you look and started laughing too.

"I don't even know......" She said.

"Your crazy" I said.

"I know, let's go down for breakfast and then we can talk" she said.

The thought of food really pleased me , but what did she mean when she said ,"then we can talk"?
I walk down the stairs and see Aliza's mother already cooking breakfast.I walk towards her to greet her but she seemed to beat me.

"Hello...Ethel" she said.

She didn't even have to look at me to know it was me she just sensed it....I guess.
Her voice had a hint of suspicion though which made me feel strange.

"Good morning"
I really didn't know what to call her, I never called her by any name.

"It's not a surprise to see you here, your mother will not approve"she said

I know my mother gets disappointed in me for "running away" but I just need to clear my mind sometimes it's not like I won't come back.

"You may stay for breakfast but right after you must leave, officials are searching house to house for any clues of "The Lost Ones", if they see you here they will report me and send me less food for my children to eat" she said with a hint of fear.

I began to wonder what was the so called "The Lost Ones"? Why were officials searching for them?

"What are "The Lost Ones"....?" I asked

Right after I said that Aliza turned on their small projecter and the news was on saying the lost ones were hitting harder every time in the capital. No one spoke at all but my question still needed to be answered.

"What are they?" I asked again.

Aliza looked at me and sighed.

"They are a group rebelling against the government ,they destroy and kill everything in their way, trying to get to the dome.Officials are trying to figure out where the rest of the group who is not hiding somewhere in the capital are at to destroy them and for not agreeing with the capital" she said

That's when I remembered what I was discussing with my mother and Roman about a group rebelling. I think it's good for them to because of all the horrible things the capital has done, they almost made me lose my mother, make her go......crazy.Thats why she's so into the government because they did that to her when me and Roman were younger ,back when our father was with us.If they hit the dome I will be more than happy ,we could start off brand new with the past behind us.

Breakfast was ready and Aliza's mother set up the plates. I sat next to my best friend and began to eat, noticing Aliza was not eating.

"Come"  Aliza's mother said.

Aliza's mother was half Hispanic and once in a while spoke to her in Spanish. I understood only a little bit , but I tried.

"Eat" her mother said again.

"Fine but only a little bit" Aliza said with a little bit of an angry tone.
It's funny to me how she still has to be told to eat like a little child.But you know that's typical for her.

I was finished eating and said bye to Aliza and her mother and thanked her for breakfast. I went out through the front door and started walking home.
I turned back almost at the end of Aliza's block to see officials already at the door of her house to search "The Lost Ones".

I wonder how it would feel like to fight for what you deserve , your freedom?
I thought as I walked home.

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btw "the dome "is like their White House sorta.