District Shade

First Light

Steve's POV.

This guy Alex,..Wait a minute, oh yeah its Max not Alex, he asked something about why a bunch of people are missing. Its really hard to explain the phrase "I don't know" if you're a mute. He tried to teach me sign language but I couldn't really see so I pretended that I did learn something. How the hell did he learn sign language? Ahem, so anyway I don't really need sign language since these people can't see. Maybe.
Ok let's go to the real topic shall we?
The people are missing he say?
How could he tell in only 2 days?
Well whatever I did seem to notice as well.
It has been months living with him.
Maybe even a whole year now.

I'm not gonna ponder for now,
I'm gonna take a quick walk on the street.
Something is echoing, its a voice.
I hear a lady announcing, its the same lady who keeps announcing but suddenly stopped for what seems like months. Its the first time in this month that she finally starts talking again.
"Attention, Attention all citizens, because of all your hardwork there is to be something special from the goverment, all of you will see your first lights, that is all that I could tell now,goodbye
P.S your prizes are to be placed at the hall for all of you by sundown"
Oh yeah the work, Max and I totally forgot about that ever since that guy left.
What did she mean by first light?
I couldn't tell, but I have a good feeling about this.
Maybe they will give us sight now.
I'm so excited maybe a little.

Max heard about it I think
Or I'm probably gonna drag him over to the hall.
I'm just gonna go back home.
I think I left Max all alone by himself.
He doesn't really wake up so early.

But I think it's already night time.
I'll call it a day, I got back home eventually.
Hopefully Max doesn't need me anymore to tell him where home is. He can go home by himself
I feel like this is a dark haven.
They give you three meals a day.
Its like being a prisoner in heaven but with more food. They/The Government installed codenames on us. Literally codenames with numbers.
Mine is BS-064 were like robots with these kinds of names. Max is actually the last one who came here.
No new people came after Max arrived.
He's EU-112 so does this mean there only 112 people here. I always wondered how big is this place. Is this a village? Its a district..
But really..how big is this place.

Wait a minute
Free three meals everyday.
Code names
Field work?!? This isn't what I'm thinking is it?
Is this a real prison?
But I'm wondering..
Why a prize?
Maybe it's just a coincidence.

I sighed, I didn't notice I already passed by my home. I turned around and walked into that direction. I walked on the mat.
And swiped my feet. But the door already opened itself, odd I walked in anyways, looking down thinking about earlier. There I saw a small light
I crept closer. "Its a lantern, do you like it?" Max in the shadows said. He wasnt near enough in the lantern so I couldn't see his face.
But my focus was on the lantern.
My eyes dazzled in surprise and awe.
I felt a tear rolling in my cheeks for that,
It was a tear of joy. But my eyes can't handle it.
I shoved my hand over my head to prevent light.
Even if I liked it for some reasons. Like literally it felt like the most first light I've seen.
Its like a reaction of a vampire in the sun. He saw my reaction but I assume he can't see my face. I assumed because he would've been shocked if he knew i was girl this whole time. I knew I would if I was he.

My body didn't look so feminine with that large coat I had on. I saw it myself. Instead of showing myself to him, I grabbed the lantern from the table.
In a split second when I did that his half of his face was frowning. Maybe he really wanted to see me.
But I held on to the lantern still, turned my back quickly and looked for a mirror.
How do I know mirrors? I'm not a caveman dude its not like I didn't learn. Besides its just dark its not even one fact about it that we were blind forever.
Ohh wait.
When we came here how did we all know these things? Doesn't matter jeez.
Where were we now.
Oh yes the mirror, I found one.
I went closer, the lantern on my hands.
The lantern was lowered down, my face had a shadow on it. So I heaved the lantern to my face a little.
I was stunned of how I looked.
I actually look so pretty.
Max could easily find me by now.
I hear his quick and heavy footsteps by the stairway. I hesitated, I didn't move.
I was still looking at the mirror.
Then at the side of me he was 5 feet close.
I shot him a glare, he stared back.
The lantern was near to my neck my face is easily seen now. We stayed like that for awhile.
Then he finally talked,"wh-who?..who are you?"
I did my usual response. I didn't say anything.
Its not like I didn't want to.
Dead silence.

He knew it now.
"Steve?"

I lowered the lantern, and put it on a table.
I looked down, I stayed like that for a minute or less. But finally my nod helped me.
Max still confused not knowing what to do when he found out he has been living with a girl in over what feels like a year. He probably assumes us as best friends. Max calmed down and said.
"Steve, you're a pretty Man" he almost chuckled.
But also I felt myself cringe when I heard that name. Something tells me he felt the same.
I passed the lantern on his hand.
I finally got to see him in a closer range.
His face blushes red. I feel like he's nervous about his own appearance.
And yeah its a bit weird, I did think of that too.
"St- can I still call you steve?"
I was silent, I began to think of it.
Because I always felt irritated when they call me that and tell me that they know me.
But I don't have a choice for now.
So I nodded.

"Ok...the government lady is gonna have another announcement they said"

My usual response.

"Oh hehe...the government didnt leave you a lantern"

My usual response.Wow.

"Oh right, umm I thought it would be funny, and no the government still has lanterns for each person, don't worry I got you one"

Not funny.
Even I could make a better joke than he.
If only I could talk."Right, so I'll just leave it here for you then I suppose. I prepared tea so you can just come down and maybe have a little chit chat?"
You idiot
"Oh right he he you can't talk".
Rude
"Ok, ok that was a little mean."
You call that little?
"Ok maybe not that little, I-I mean..just do whatever you like here"
Wot? This is my house, I do what I want.
Ok I think he doesn't take me as 'Steve' in this new view of mine. Like Steve was not her or something.
Hmm, Come to think of it, what is my name?
I wonder what the people think of me around with the lanterns. I'd find out right now.
I went downstairs and see Max rather amused at his lantern sipping his tea. I waved my hand trying to get his attention as I greet him a hello.
Well he's too busy looking at his lantern like it was so special. Stealthily I walk down and like a quiet fox that I am speeds without sound through the door. But Alas when the door creaked.
Max just took a short glimpse and greeted.
I wanted him not to invite me to his awkward yet MEANingful conversations and I assume they're mostly about stuff I care not about.
And he didn't, Thank Lord! His speeches are very unsteady and boring.
As for l, my curiosity got the best of me.
What would me curiosity get me if I was so curious about this district.
Doesn't matter I know every government doesn't reveal.
They always have secrets.