Unmatchable

Chapter Six

The lights are dim inside the house. Outside the sun is setting.

It's time.

Running away seems so foolish, but I have to. It's my only choice if I want to survive.

I grab my bag and exit.

Lillian and Sam are sleeping.

A tear slips down my cheek as I think about the fact that I might never see them again.

But this has to be done. I wipe the tears away.

Stop crying Teresa. I think. You have to do this.

And it's true. If I don't leave I could put my family in danger. I could never let them suffer because if me.

In the old stories we read as children, there were unmatchables.
They're feared by all. But no one ever thought that they were real. After all, the Society never make a mistakes with matches. Or do they?

I'm almost to the wall. The trouble?

Getting over.

If I'm caught I could be removed. My body shivers at the fact.

The Society rarely removes a citizen, unless they break these rules.

1. Killing another citizen.
2. Stealing from another citizen on more than one occasion.
3. The attempt to get over the wall.

Like they always tell us,

"There is a reason we are in these walls. They protect us from the outside. Outside these barriers is damaged earth. There are people out there who are infected. There are unspeakable creatures outside these walls that haunt innocent people. We are here for your safety. Therefore you all must obey our rules, because we want no one hurt."

I could almost hear Yvette Beckandsale saying those words inside my head.

She was the leaders assistant.

Benjamin Hartley. The leader of the Society. I shiver at the thought of him. The way he spoke made me feel wrong. He always looked, well, off to me.

My bag thumps against my hip as I make my way down the road, towards the wall.

I look back at my section. The houses glow in evening light.

I might never see this place again.

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As small children we observed the wall from a distance, but no one ever dared get close. There were tall tales of men who were killed because of touching it. But there was something more than the story that made us feel uneasy about getting closer. There was some kind of little force that made us feel odd. Some invisible power. Maybe it was just the height, but who knows. All I know is one thing;

I've never been this close.

There are, sure enough, ladders attached to it. Father told me about this earlier. They were there for special workers who needed to observe the outside.

He also told me I would need to climb these ladders. I walk over to one, slightly uneasy. I place one foot on the rung, and a hand on another. Then I pull myself up.

I climb, not daring to look down.

Adrenaline runs through my veins, and then suddenly, I look below.

As soon as I realized how high I am, I grasp on for dear and hug myself close to the ladder.

My stomach flips.

Just keep moving. I tell myself. You have to do this.

I reach very close to the top. My hand finally grips the last ring and I hurl myself on the top of the wall. As soon as I'm up I lay down on the ground, panting. My heart is about to jump out of my chest.

Then it comes to me, I have to climb back down.

I have to hurry before it's pitch black.

I start making my way back down, being careful not to slip. I make sure not to look behind me since I want to be surprised of the outside.

When I finally reach the last rung, I flip off and turn around, excited to see this "New world".

And the sight is horrifying.

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HAHA! Cliffhanger! So sorry for that! I'm also so sorry for not updating sooner:( life gets busy and I've been focusing on other things. Hope you guys liked it!
-KG