Welcome To The: BUNK

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             I sipped on the liguid that burned my insides and numbed my brain, sadly lately the effect hasn't been as great as before. It just caused me vomit in the morning more with the after math of really bad breath. I mangeded to grab a silver elevator before the rush flooded thru the white double doors. As i pressed the button of a unnone higher level of the compound i felt the silver panel for the familiar scratches. I found the poorly scetched indent and pulled the bag Travis slipped me out and tore open the helm. I clawed my hand in feeling for anything when something smooth caught under my finger tips, i grabed it and tore it out.

      Taking another sip of the burning liquid, i unfolded my fingers to reveal a slip of a white sheet, paper was what the adults had refered to it as, and three small silver bullets. Bullets. . . A little laugh left my loose ips, just thinking about how that big, soft hearted, threatening looking, lunk could even get a bullet let aone three bullets?  I set my brink between my feet incase this elevator shifted harshly like others white bunk compound elevators did. I pocketed the bullets into my left back pocker, and  carefully un folded the wrinkled, smooth, flimsy sheet of paper. Scurried letters where in rows on the white sheet to form words and sentences. Shes planning something

        I read it once, twice and another just to make sure i remembered how to read correctly. Maggie was going to hack into Jane's computer. This is the chance i need, i could find the lay out of the entire building, research the other bunk inmates! I ripped up the peice of paper and shoved the peices back into the black bag, picking up my drink, the other bag. I slammed my fist into the red button above the panle to halt the elevator at a random floor. The silver doors slide open as a red light flashed above then dissapeared. I pulled my self thru the tiny opening and sprinted past a small clump of startled inmates.  I ran, the liquid slopping out to wet the side of my shirt as i took off in search of a silver stair exit door. I found it, the door at the end of the hall hidden in the shadows of a flickering light. I charged thru the shadows and slammed into the door, it flung open sending me tripping into the white metal railing on a platform.  I didnt know or care what floor i was on, i swung my legs over and started my claim down on the metal bars, almost slipping a few times in my haste. My foot landed on the bottom concert floor as i launched off the second to last railing, i staggered then caught my self as i moved behind the shelves of white bunk supplies, the two panles i memorized feom before as the secret entrance to the enclave came into view.

"Tip-p?" a slurred heavy voice rang out, thin hands gripped onto my shoulders as i was spun around, tripping over my own still running feet. I grabed into the soild form as i blinked stars from my vision. A pair of dazed auburn wide eyes met mine as the round face of Lacy came into view.

"Tip, t-tip, tip," she repeated as her eyes ran over my body for inspection. As she swayed on her feet, she was drunk.

". . . Lacy, Lacy oh god, im so sorry im trying to find Maggie. I-i was just. . ." i trailed off trying to defeand my actions, maybe she doesnt know maggies plan? I released her arms as my ancher to gravity as i stepped back.

"Maggie?. . . oh, Maggie! WW-hy, shes, Maggie-"

"Right here" my head snapped up from looking down at lacy, know up to the shaved head of Maggie her eyes narrowed to thin dark slits. The dark skin of Ronnie was peeking out behined her, her dark eye brows raised up to her curly hairline. A head of long thick black hair of Sheen came thru the door laughing, holding his thin stumic then froze, as his head slowly came up to see the gathering.

"Oh no, is this about that time I left a moldy sock in Ronnies room?" Sheen whispered, his brown eyes widened, as his hands slide up to show a stance of tense surrender. Ronnie unpeeled her self from Maggies side, as she wiped around to storm back to Sheen, as he cowered back in fear.